Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] set [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that nothing is more insulting to women — whether it is said by women or men — than talk of setting targets for the number of women to be in top posts ? |
| 2 | This was a formal process which focused on staff development by setting goals for the coming year . |
| 3 | It is then only of use in setting problems for next time . |
| 4 | Borrowing an idea from the editors of the Annals of Internal Medicine , we have , in addition to setting targets for decision making and publication , developed what we call the ‘ vital signs ’ of the BMJ . |
| 5 | Using a ‘ time out ’ procedure for managing hitting , biting , and destructive behaviour is an effective way of setting limits for the child . |
| 6 | But it also fulfils a wider social purpose in setting standards for the markets and in discouraging aberrant behaviour . |
| 7 | A supplementary guideline to setting limits for children might be : ‘ Set limits or boundaries for yourself ’ . |