Example sentences of "[verb] [be] set [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 17 are binding on us and , if the cases in which security over property has been given are set to one side , there are no counter authorities which weaken their authority , save , perhaps , Chaplin & Co . |
| 2 | A target of recycling 50 per cent of recyclable household waste has been set for 2000 and recycling facilities will be a requirement at new shopping developments . |
| 3 | A ceiling of 638,800 square metres has been set for 1992 , including timber from plantations . |
| 4 | The Council , and subsequently the Group , gave their approval and the target date for bringing the new system into service has been set for 31 May . |
| 5 | The quota for this year has been set at 120,000 tonnes ( compared with 235,000 in 1989 ) , with a proviso that only 25,000 tonnes can be caught before July , at which point the report of a new study may trigger further cuts . |
| 6 | There are good reasons — nothing to do with prudishness — why the age of consent has been set at 16 , and the risk of cancer only adds to the dangers of Aids and unwanted pregnancies . |
| 7 | In 1985 there were 791 cataloguers , two administrators and 169 photographers ; in order to carry out the current drive the number of employees has been set at 4,463 . |
| 8 | For 1990–1 , the Total Standard Spending has been set at 4.9 billion , of which the Standard Spending on education is 2.2 billion ( 45% ) . |
| 9 | The risk-free rate of return has been set at 9 per cent and two security returns ( 14 and 21 per cent ) have been indicated on the line representing the relationship between expected return and sensitivity . |
| 10 | ( vi ) If the date for the first review is fixed 17 years after sentence , the prisoner is told that this does not necessarily mean that the period for retribution and deterrence has been set at 20 years . |
| 11 | However , it is apparently the practice that if the prisoner inquires in such a case whether the tariff has been set at 20 years , he will be told if it has been set at that period , but not if it has not . |
| 12 | Even then Wilson refused to sign the budget bill until congress had passed enabling legislation which provided for a suspension of the minimum school financing requirement ( which , under the terms of a 1988 initiative , had been set at 40 per cent of the state 's general fund ) should the education loan be ruled unconstitutional in court . |
| 13 | A place had been set for one and I was given bread and a bowl of goulash . ’ |
| 14 | When she emerged , the wall-lights had been dimmed and the polished table by the french windows had been set for two . |
| 15 | A little after 3 o'clock this morning he rapped at several doors in Marlborough Street ( adjoining one of the piers ) and informed them that fire had been set to one of the ships in the harbour [ and ] matches were laid in several others ; the whole world would soon be in a blaze , and the town also destroyed … |
| 16 | A speaker had been set in one of the trees , like some modernistic bird's-nest , and Sara noticed the long snaky trail of the cable connecting it with the hi-fi in the house . |
| 17 | Since April 1989 all firms " competitive on foreign markets " could apply to register for independent foreign trading rights , although a ceiling of 6,000 companies actually registered was set for 1989 . |
| 18 | ‘ The standards for cab design have been set for one person , so we foresee problems with having two seats , ’ says Mr Boswell . |