Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] set against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Executed in 1884 , it depicts in detail a group of typical characters set against the bustle of the market . |
| 2 | First , what are the world 's protected areas and how many square miles set against the 54,807,420 square miles of the earth 's land surface ? |
| 3 | The hotel consists of three inter-connecting buildings set against the cliff side . |
| 4 | To arrive at a salary that produces no income tax liability above the 25% rate , account has to be taken of the revised reliefs to set against the salary . |
| 5 | Firstly the level of gearing , that is the amount of borrowed funds set against the commitment of proprietor capital or net worth of the business . |
| 6 | Yet these are small gains to set against the many reverses the right has suffered since Mr de Klerk started to undo apartheid . |