Example sentences of "[prep] set a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | References in the specification to Codes of Practice , or British Standards are helpful in setting a datum for measurement . |
| 2 | THE US Secretary of State , Warren M Christopher , has concluded week-long talks in the Middle East without setting a date for resuming Arab-Israeli negotiations . |
| 3 | Among the many popular items in this Bill is the provision that councillors who will not pay their community charge or their council tax will not in future be entitled to vote on setting a budget for their local authorities — |
| 4 | The Middle East Economic Digest of Feb. 2 reported that the ruling family was believed to want two concessions on the Constitution in return for setting a date for National Assembly elections . |
| 5 | The initiative will seek to identify the best examples of environmental management to be used for setting a benchmark for the future . |
| 6 | The court should take account of the fact that it could minimize the delay by setting a timetable for the action . |
| 7 | It seems likely that the king profited directly from this by setting a charge for the conversion of currency : you brought in , say , West Saxon pennies containing 20 ounces of silver to the mint at Quentovic , and you got back pennies of Charles containing 19 ounces of silver . |