Example sentences of "[be] set [prep] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The farmer sent him to keep a flock of larks off a field that had just been set with winter corn : ‘ It was late November or early December ; and when it got dark about half past four time I made my way back to the farm thinking my job was done . |
| 2 | No safety limits have been set for sediment contamination , but the level of lead in the North Sea was found to be 50 times greater than the global average . |
| 3 | There 's tremendous concern within the area erm at the targets that have been set for house building and in particular for er industrial space erm I think office space is now coming back into more of an equilibrium situation , but erm I 'm very pleased to see that er with these proposals as they stand , we would have no difficulties in approving their , the plan . |
| 4 | Cell B2 has been set to percentage format with two digits after the decimal place and B4 has been set to currency . |
| 5 | Trax has been set on forestry commision land near Cinderford . |
| 6 | Determining how much is too much is debatable but authoritative ( if somewhat tough ) guidelines have been set by Alcohol Concern in consultation with the Health Education Council and the medical professions ( Alcohol Concern , 1986 , p. 5 ) . |
| 7 | Since the final stage gains are set by 1% tolerance fixed resistors , this completes the calibration , the output sensitivities being either 1000 gamma/volt or 100 gamma/volt . |
| 8 | From the beginning of 1991 , prices for everything except sugar are meant to be set at world market rates , whatever they may be . |
| 9 | The revised tenancies and those they replaced differ from the regulated tenancies under the 1977 Rent Act in that there is a weakening of security of tenure and other rights , and most rents will be set at market level . |
| 10 | By the end of the year , Mrs Thatcher was in the chair of a new cabinet committee , Misc. 141 , which had been given the task of preparing for the fast-approaching day when limits would be set on greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 11 | From my reading of the evidence , it appears that there is a certain amount of buck-passing between the Ministers in the two Departments about who will identify the gap , where the resources will come from and who will come clean about the budget that will be set for community care provision . |
| 12 | What objectives will be set for sales volume , market share and profits ? |
| 13 | One unremarked consequence for both sexes , for example , is that since wives ' allowances can henceforth be set against investment income , there will be more non-taxpayers among bank and building society depositors — and the composite rate of tax on their yield will then be reduced for everybody . |
| 14 | From the perspective of the late 1980s , the latter two interpretations seem more plausible than the first ; the terms of the conjunctural negotiations , while by no means monolithic , seem to be set by chart pop , ‘ stadium rock ’ , disco , and middle-of-the-road styles . |
| 15 | Large amounts of text can be set in 10pt type on 11pt leading ( leading is the amount od space between the lines ) and this provides a nice balance for most situations . |
| 16 | The comic , left , said : ‘ If we did it , it would be set in World War Two . |
| 17 | Although by mid-1941 peak powers of about 50 kW at 10 cm wavelength were obtainable , upper limits to power and efficiency were set by mode jumping . |
| 18 | Their rates of exchange are quite artificial , being set by government interest-rate policies , and are easily exploited by parasitic speculators . |
| 19 | It is set for April release , and the list price is to be £1,300 while existing users qualify for a free upgrade . |
| 20 | NEWSGIRL Samantha Norman is set for TV fame just like her dad — film critic Barry . |
| 21 | For example , if the transfer price is set below market price , then the selling division might feel penalised and the buying division would be ‘ feather-bedded ’ . |
| 22 | Certainly in broadsheet media like the Daily Telegraph , a 35cm × 4 col space is likely to be every bit as good as the far more expensive full page , not least because it is set into news matter , rather than merely facing it . |
| 23 | The salary of Sarah Muldoon , forty-four , is set by Ipswich Borough Council after reference to the Salary Scales of the National Joint Council for Local Authorities ' Administrative , Professional , Technical and Clerical Services . |
| 24 | Everything was set for £25m extension on grounds adjoining the current courts , including a new 10,000 seat Number One Court , eight clay practice courts , five floodlit all-weather courts and other facilities including offices , one of the world 's most modern sports gymnasiums and parking for at least 500 vehicles . |
| 25 | The camera was set to auto programme so the photographer only had to concentrate on focusing . |
| 26 | The tone of the debate was set by Home Secretary William Whitelaw 's introductory statement in which he spoke of ( a ) the need to ‘ remove the scourge of criminal violence from our streets ’ , and ( b ) the urgency of developing ‘ policies designed to promote the mutual tolerance and understanding upon which the whole future of a free democratic society depends ’ ( Hansard , vol. 8 , 16 July 1981 : col. 1405 ) . |