Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] set at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To keep within this ceiling it was agreed that the rate of growth of agricultural expenditure should be set at 74 per cent of the rate of growth of Community GNP . |
| 2 | The minimum length of such a re-entry programme should be set at 144 hours throughout the UK . |
| 3 | To sum up , prices should be set at short-run marginal cost . |
| 4 | The trimpot used to set the first stage gain , should be set at maximum resistance and the multi-turn zero offset trimpot to the centre of its range before this check . |
| 5 | The minimum working age must be set at 16 years , and those over this age shall receive fair remuneration , and for a period of two years shall be entitled to vocational training in working hours . |
| 6 | Blanket speed limits applied to all vehicles must be set at such a low figure as to ensure reasonable safety with the most badly designed vehicle when it is in the worst acceptable state of maintenance . |
| 7 | In theory , new commercial catch quotas could be set at next year 's meeting in Tokyo under a " revised management procedure " ( RMP ) , although any such decision might be so hedged around with qualifications as to make it impossible to fulfil . |
| 8 | Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , yesterday moved to mitigate the effects of the Inland Revenue revaluation by announcing that the poundage will be set at 34.8 pence in the pound instead of the provisional figure of 36 pence in the pound announced last month . |
| 9 | Once the school aims have been stated in general terms , objectives will be set at middle management level within a school and will relate to the achievement of these aims . |
| 10 | All these gains in individual freedom , every advance towards putting the consumer first , will be set at terminal risk by Labour 's proposed policies . |
| 11 | The discount for a single-person household will be set at 25 per cent . |
| 12 | The environmental conditions with which the system is in equilibrium may shift , and only so long as the equilibrium can be set at new and workable positions can the species survive . |
| 13 | Each of these can be set at 1 , 2 or 3 . |
| 14 | The tips can be set at three reduced angles from neutral , but only one increased angle . |
| 15 | The step can be set at three different levels and each level increases the intensity of the work-out by per cent . |
| 16 | Although a plan oblique projection can be set at any angle to the horizontal , the other common form is 60° , 30° . |
| 17 | • It is adjustable for height and can be set at any angle you choose |
| 18 | It contains a fluorescent tube and can be set at different angles and at varying distances from the working surface . |