Example sentences of "[noun] and set a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An important measure to encourage this trend was taken in October , when Iran 's central bank ( Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islam Iran ) doubled the foreign exchange quota available to all private-sector enterprises dealing with the public sector and set a new special exchange rate of $1.00=1,000 rials ( a fall from $1.00=1,250 rials ) . |
| 2 | On Feb. 20 an agreement with Germany first planned in April 1991 was officially finalized , forgiving half of Poland 's DM9,100 million ( about US$5,520 million ) debt to Germany and setting an 18-year repayment schedule for the rest . |
| 3 | The recent Indian Supreme Court judgement that the US Multlnational , Union Carbide , pay $470 million by way of compensation to the victims of the world 's largest industrial accident , elicited sharply polarized reactions and set a dangerous international precedent . |
| 4 | I certainly agree with my hon. Friend that we need to pursue those who do not pay the community charge and , in particular , we should pursue those Members of the House who do not pay the community charge and set a bad example to everyone else . |
| 5 | The increase was a carbon copy of Halifax Building Society 's increase on Monday and sets a firm benchmark which most other societies will now follow . |
| 6 | His work broke all the conventions of size , style , and technique ; his imagination lifted textbook material to the level of a flamboyant , romantic art and set a brave new standard for subsequent bird illustrators . |
| 7 | The following six points form the essentials of funboard sailing and set a good funboard sailor apart from a bad one . |
| 8 | FIFTEEN steps to be implemented within a month of taking office in order to reverse the Conservative health reforms and set a new direction for the NHS were outlined by Labour yesterday . |
| 9 | Anglers Choice starlet Graham Metcalfe topped the proceedings for the second successive week and set a new five-hour best of 16–8–0 . |
| 10 | The WHO report says we do n't need sugar and sets an upper limit of 10 per cent of total calorie intake from added sugar . |
| 11 | In view of this , and to settle the negotiations as soon as possible , I suggest we ignore the principle of a rising royalty and set a flat rate of 7% of our receipts on all three titles involved . |
| 12 | In its place the aim was to build up communities on the periphery equipped with all the necessary facilities , including local employment and to set a firm limit to the size of these communities . |
| 13 | The parliament met in Luxembourg to establish a European pressure group for the rights of pensioners and to set a common standard pensioners could use to lobby their own governments . |
| 14 | Forston Asylum was one of the most advanced in the country and set a new example . |
| 15 | He won gold and silver at the gala , and is likely to be replaced as one of the region 's stars by John Purvis , 15 , of Hartlepool who won three silvers and three bronze , and blind Christopher Ross of Ormesby who , in the youngest age category , won four golds and set a national record of 24.31 seconds for the 25 metres freestyle . |