Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] be set [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The machinery of identifying and training field workers from among the community groups , and in some areas , college students , of the selection of regional staff and State co-ordinators was set in motion even though the ARC delayed in granting approval for the funding .
2 Pricing arrangements are set to be finalised in New York tonight and announced in London tomorrow morning .
3 Total claims from spending departments were set against expected growth targets in the economy to check their feasibility .
4 Very broadly , what happens is that the budgeted amounts of expenditure are credited to appropriation accounts and then as expenditure is incurred debits are set against these credits .
5 You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) .
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