Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] set by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | a partly automatic system is better , in which the time for regeneration is set by the operator after tests to determine the water hardness . |
| 2 | Is a prisoner serving a life sentence entitled to make representations before his tariff is set by the Secretary of State ? 4 . |
| 3 | The voltage gain of the amplifier is set by the ratio of resistor R1 to R1 at 11 times . |
| 4 | The renewal fee is set by the Council with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls . |
| 5 | In order to prevent boredom and give motivation a theme is set by the conductor running the session . |
| 6 | The second theme is set by the title — the self-made man — which harks back to Gordon Childe 's Man Makes Himself ( 1936 ) . |
| 7 | A different kind of limitation is set by the third condition and it is this which we will look at now . |
| 8 | The standard charge is set by the local council , and can be zero , one half , equal to , one and a half or twice the cost of the personal community charge in the area . |
| 9 | ‘ Our product and service standards are geared to what the customer requires , not set in concrete , ’ says ‘ The standard of service is set by the guest . |
| 10 | Long , graduated tails , in which all but the outermost feathers are elongated , generate the same lift as normal tails ( because maximum span is set by the outermost feathers and so does not change ) but substantially more drag , as elongation adds considerably to tail area . |
| 11 | These are known as tap bills and the rate of discount is set by the Treasury . |
| 12 | The wage is set by the union executive to maximize the expected utility of the median voter . |
| 13 | The standard of care is set by the statute . |
| 14 | The level of the annual contribution to the Compensation Fund is set by the Council . |
| 15 | The governor 's pay is set by the bank 's remuneration committee of external directors . |
| 16 | The Ware Standard is set by the Potato Marketing Board in order to guarantee the quality and size of potatoes offered for sale . |
| 17 | A curious problem is set by the discovery of a few jade axes in England recently . |
| 18 | The tone is set by the continual use of the pose with head held high , back slightly arched , arms in closed 4th or a stretch fully upwards in 5th sur les pointes for Kitri or on demi-pointes for Basil . |
| 19 | The pervading atmosphere is one of the 1910s and 1920s , and the tone is set by the holiday houses hiding , like Undertown , among macracarpa trees , or braving it on the cliff with their faces looking to the Atlantic . |
| 20 | Renaissance , an annual symposium , is earnest , slightly religious and very southern ; you get the feeling that its tone is set by the kind of conversations about family and country that businessmen in Greenville , South Carolina would have on a Sunday after church or a round of golf . |
| 21 | The rate of interest is set by the lender and is governed by a host of economic factors , all widely publicised in the national press . |
| 22 | The UEL is set by the government each year . |
| 23 | The rateable value is set by the local valuation office , which is a branch of the Inland Revenue . |