Example sentences of "[adv] set a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in reaffirming it as an objective , Mr Kinnock was careful not to set a timescale for reducing unemployment to between 750,000 and one million , depending on circumstances . |
| 2 | Because of this , she would not set a date for the wedding . |
| 3 | They applied for judicial review of the Secretary of State 's decisions and sought orders of certiorari to quash those decisions and declarations that the Secretary of State could not set a period for retribution and deterrence for a mandatory life sentence greater than that recommended by the judiciary , that he was required to tell the applicants the period recommended by the judiciary , and if he departed from it his reasons for so doing , and that the applicants were entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before he determined the period and for that purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State would act which was not in the applicant 's possession . |
| 4 | The head office golf society has a big season lined up this year , so are hoping that the wet weather on March 31 at Langley Park will not set a precedent for its forthcoming dates . |
| 5 | LEBANON 'S Christian leader , General Michel Aoun , last night denounced a draft peace agreement produced by the country 's parliamentarians in the Saudi resort of Taif on the grounds that it did not set a timetable for the withdrawal of Syrian troops occupying the country since 1976 . |
| 6 | We continue to accept the long term UN target for aid of 0.7 per cent of GNP , although we can not set a timetable for its achievement . |
| 7 | We have not set a date for the completion of the exercise , but I shall bear what he said very much in mind . |
| 8 | Opposition protests were voiced in the days before commencement of the 30-day period of voter registration , set by the government for June 8 although it had still not set a date for the elections themselves . |
| 9 | Gatt simply replies : ‘ Just get on with it , I am not setting a field for bad balls . ’ |
| 10 | To do so will effectively set a precedent for other dischargers who will soon discover that McDonald 's is operating at an advantage . |
| 11 | An Ishiguro School Tsuba from the Edo period ( circa 1850 ) , signed Ishiguro Masaaki with Kao ( lot 187 ) also set a record for a sword guard at $80,000 ( £45,000 ) ( estimate $40–60,000 ) . |
| 12 | It could also set a precedent for other governments — like Thailand and Malaysia — which have both pushed boat people back out to sea . |
| 13 | ‘ It also sets a benchmark for future improvements , which we are working on now . ’ |
| 14 | There was still a flower-and-citron fragrance in the air but as Tjerssen fussily set a chair for her , she realized the fragrance was coming from him . |
| 15 | I did n't set a deadline for that though did I ? |
| 16 | For example , you should n't set a goal for a 10-minute improvement in the 10K . |