Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] set by [art] " in BNC.

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1 The second day continued where the first day left off : four catches by Hick to equal the record for a Test against Pakistan originally set by the little-remembered spinner Jim McConnon of Glamorgan in 1954 , and then my researches led me to the remarkable fact that John Birch , who played for Notts from 1973 to 1988 , was known as ‘ Bonk ’ .
2 The benchmark now set by the Halifax is certain to influence how other societies respond to last week 's 1-point increase in bank base rates to 15 per cent .
3 Normally a rubber-stamping exercise , representatives from all over the country come to discuss an agenda largely set by the party .
4 In 1981 , during the Committee stage of the Bill , the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment said : ‘ For the purposes of pest control , especially control of foxes and rabbits , there is no practical alternative to a snare well set by an experienced person and regularly inspected . ’
5 Reference can be made to standards usually set by the agency ‘ in cases of this kind ’ , or attention drawn to practice in past cases .
6 The precedent thus set by the commons became of great significance in later political crises , for it gave the commons a means of dealing with unpopular royal officials and ministers , with the sanction of nonco-operation in the business of parliament if their charges were not heard .
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