Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] set [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , if the information is derived from several populations ( e.g. different years ) , the analagous technique involves setting a base year figure to 100 and scaling the figures for succeeding years relative to this . |
| 2 | Daewoo Electronics Co has set a conversion price of 14,400 Korean won on its par-priced $70m issue of convertible bonds due December 31 2008 and callable after May 18 1994 . |
| 3 | But negotiations were broken off by the government on 3 May once the compositors at the Daily Mail refused to set the type for an editorial on ‘ For King and Country ’ . |
| 4 | TEESDALE District Council agreed to set the poll tax at £242.23 compared to £169.66 last year a 42pc increase of £72.57 . |
| 5 | At its November meeting the Council failed to set a date for the next SAARC summit , originally scheduled for 1989 , after Sri Lanka formally declared its refusal , while Indian troops remained on its soil , to host the meeting as decided at the fourth summit in December 1989 in Islamabad , Pakistan [ for which see p. 36485 ] . |
| 6 | Where management has set the framework for efficient cleaning and supervision is adequate faults will rarely arise . |
| 7 | The Chancellor has set a ceiling of £250,000 . |
| 8 | So I went on into the town , and told them at the castle , and the lord Beringar has set a guard on the place now until daylight . |
| 9 | March 30th , 7.30pm : The council meets to set a rate , facing an inherited deficit of about £50m on top of £175m of 1989-90 spending . |
| 10 | Another climb guaranteed to set the pulse racing , is to the top of Suilven , and the walk out passes one of our favourite fishing locations , Fionn Loch , which lies below Suilven 's towering heights . |
| 11 | While Louise Newman 's cataloguing continues set the standard for European auctions , Christie 's Plc should be chastised for not producing a single owner catalogue that will become a standard reference . |
| 12 | If Gloucestershire County Council does set a budget above Government limits , tomorrow will mark the start of round two between Whitehall and County Hall . |
| 13 | The European Community has set a target to reduce landfill use from its present rate of 70 per cent to 10 per cent by the beginning of the next century . |
| 14 | Will he take this opportunity to say what progress is being made on the question of preventive diplomacy , for which the secretary-general has set a deadline of 1 July ? |
| 15 | More 's eloquence has set the tone for much historical writing on the subject , but while one should not deny that enclosures created a good deal of suffering , one should also remember that More was exaggerating his points for the sake of effect . |
| 16 | The policy-making group meets to set the time-scale , to plan the introductory sessions and to agree the questions to form the basis of discussions ; some are suggested in the next section . |
| 17 | Central to Agricultural Relief , as with the other elements of the popular movement , remained the belief that the community had to set the agenda of priorities and participate in seeking solutions . |
| 18 | The homework assignment involves setting a task that they would not normally do . |
| 19 | On conviction , the court has to set a value on the drug assets earned during the previous six years , and a confiscation order . |
| 20 | A person failing to set the handbrake can also be reported for leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position contrary to section 22 Road Traffic Act 1988 . |
| 21 | Moon had set the target early in the day . |
| 22 | David Boon helped set the foundation for the innings with a solid 40 and Dean Jones finished unbeaten on 48 as Australia won with two overs to spare . |
| 23 | Councillors heard the authority had to set a budget of £11,614,000 for the new financial year and the calculations were based on a community charge to be levied on 74,014 residents . |
| 24 | But the 1298 claim had set a precedent which was to be used again — especially by Edward III . |
| 25 | The offer of a free suit to Pevrolensky clinched the deal , and a shared vodka had set the seal on their minor piece of blat . |
| 26 | The evidence shows that in many cases the minister of state has set a date for the first review later than would have been the case if he had adopted the views expressed by the judiciary . |
| 27 | The Government has set a curfew on a mile-wide strip the length of the frontiers with Mozambique and Zambia , with orders to shoot on sight . |
| 28 | The Government has set a target date of 1991 for the development of occupational standards relating to the majority of occupations in the UK . |
| 29 | The Dutch government has set a target of producing 1,000 megawatts of electricity by the year 2000 thorough wind power generation . |
| 30 | But the government has set a target of recycling twenty-five percent of household waste by the end of the century . |