Example sentences of "[be] set the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She 'd been set the huge task by Christian Aid on behalf of a family who fled to the camp from neighbouring war-torn Mozambique .
2 In my view many manufactured nets are skimped on width with the result that when they are set the necessary amount of slack within the net can only be achieved by the sacrifice of adequate height .
3 Against the sometimes successful upward negotiation of wages by some groups of urban artisans must be set the long persistence of " customary " rates in other trades .
4 As a comparison , he pointed out that if the entire population of China were set the same task , it would take them more than four hours to complete it .
5 He believes politicians , church leaders , the judiciary and royalty have to question whether they are setting the right example .
6 Or is it your children who are setting the ecological pace ?
7 I think there was a feeling yesterday , certainly it 's it 's our view that what that paragraph in P P G three does is to set the basic ground rules .
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