Example sentences of "[noun pl] set [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Negotiations between the government and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) continued during late 1989 and early 1990 over the terms of future structural adjustment and standby facilities , but progress towards an agreement was impeded by the breaching of targets set under the IMF 's monitoring programme . |
| 2 | Franco was expected to seek congressional approval for a two-step reform to simplify the tax system and to counter tax evasion , in order to meet performance targets set by the IMF in the January 1992 agreement [ see pp. 38719-20 ] for the disbursement of credits . |
| 3 | The spate of films set during the Vietnam War which reached the screen during the late 1980s highlighted the reluctance with which Hollywood approached the subject for many years . |
| 4 | Habash stated that the PFLP 's decision was a result of what he described as the " erroneous political line " being pursued by the PLO leadership in accepting conditions set by the United States for the formation of a Palestinian delegation to the Madrid conference . |
| 5 | A United States State Department official was quoted as saying on April 16 that US sanctions would remain in force pending South Africa 's compliance with the remaining two of five conditions set by the US Congress . |
| 6 | A survey by the environmental group Friends of the Earth has revealed that air quality in four British towns is breaching safety levels set by the EC . |
| 7 | But much of that extra income arises from subsidies given to the farmer in artificially high prices set by the EEC . |
| 8 | Nitrogen dioxide levels were found to be above the guideline limits set by the EC at 13 out of 14 sites . |
| 9 | The combination of these two exotic islands set in the Indian Ocean will fulfil all your expectations of a paradise on earth . |
| 10 | The combination of these two exotic islands set in the Indian Ocean will fulfil all your expectations of a paradise on earth . |
| 11 | The controls apply only to new oil-burners and the environmental pressure group say they simply bring Europe into line with standards set in the US 13 years ago . |
| 12 | They do not only meet the minimum standards laid down by the English Tourist Board but the even higher standards set by the Brighton and Hove Accommodation Standards Joint Committee ( see the Tourist Charter information on page ii ) . |
| 13 | The Sheep Variable Premium Scheme involves the assessment of live sheep or carcases against standards set by the UK Government and forming part of the EC Sheep meat regime . |