Example sentences of "[adv] [be] set against [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is generally argued , however , that the meaning " world " of is a post-Biblical development , and a mere possibility in the relationship of parallelistic lines ( " greater precision " ) can not be set against a linguistic certainty . |
| 2 | If ACT can not be set against the balance on deferred taxation account and recovery is not assured without reasonable doubt the balance must be written off . |
| 3 | The tax is not in fact ACT , so can not be set against the company 's mainstream corporation tax liability . |
| 4 | The argument that ‘ conversion ’ to tuberculin positivity by BCG may hinder diagnosis of tuberculosis should surely be set against the laborious surveillance by periodic tuberculin testing and treatment with ( not entirely innocuous ) drugs if positivity should develop . |
| 5 | The Soviet Union 's clear lead over the USA in manned , especially long duration , space flights on the Mir space station , the ninth of which began on May 18 , 1991 , was increasingly being set against the scientific value of cheaper unmanned space probes , even though these were also subject to financial cutbacks . |