Example sentences of "[be] [adv] set by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where it is not supported , the reason is often , as suggested by Rundquist ( 1980 , 1983 ) , because the spending patterns are already set by the geography of demands ( one would not expect large spending on subsidies for cotton farmers in New Hampshire , for example ) and the goal of the pork barrellers is rather to get plenty of money for the programme than to direct it to certain areas rather than others . |
| 2 | Nursing homes are still registered by the health authorities , so their ability to meet , and setting of standards that they 're required to meet , are still set by the health authority , registered by the health authority , and monitored by the health authority . |
| 3 | It was explained that this was because the company was perpetually producing new products with life-cycles of two to four years and that the product mixes over the narrow product range in current production were largely set by the available type of capacity over such periods . |
| 4 | The rates are ultimately set by the individual authority , but usually within the bands laid down by the National Joint Council for Local Authorities ' Administrative , Professional , Technical and Clerical Services ( LAAPTAC ) . |
| 5 | As C. D. Burns remarked in 1924 : " We have … developed in England a compromise by means of which the educational system is in great part a State system and the standard of education is largely set by the universities free from state control . " |
| 6 | Community liaison committees tend to steer clear of contentious issues , and the agenda is usually set by the police . |
| 7 | Each candidate has a score associated with it , which is initially set by the pattern recogniser and then updated by each of the analysers ( this score is not shown in the example below for reasons of clarity ) . |
| 8 | State policy is instead set by the impersonal logic which drives government in a capitalist society to develop the economic base and coercively maintain social stability . |
| 9 | The scene for the election to the Constitutional Convention was formally set by the British Government when it published its White Paper " The Northern Ireland Constitution " ( see above page 8 ) which was almost immediately followed by the passing of the Northern Ireland Act 1974 on 17 July . |
| 10 | But I think in the few months that this administration has er , has been in office , it is encouraging to see that the county council is operating inside the budget , er , which I believe was actually set by the previous administration , erm , er over which we had no influence whatsoever . |