Example sentences of "[was/were] set [adv] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , apart from reliance on the rigours of a large-scale examination system , new areas of modern knowledge were set up as autonomous academic disciplines with a related German style system of professoriate , administrative hierarchy , and departmental structure , and a commitment to research — none of which was characteristic of the operations of the traditional classical curriculum . |
| 2 | In many urban areas county boroughs were set up as single all-purpose authorities . |
| 3 | The Graduate School of Business was set up over 10 years ago by the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie . |
| 4 | The flat fee , which has remained the same since the company was set up over three years ago , has proved to be a winner with both buyers and sellers . |
| 5 | A snail farm which was set up just three years ago is now the second largest in Britain . |
| 6 | A pilot version , carried out in March in Nottingham , proved popular among teachers and students , according to Proshare , which was set up earlier this year to disseminate information about share ownership to would-be investors . |
| 7 | Glenand was set up almost eleven years ago on the initiative of a group of local people to service the community , to provide jobs for local people and to provide training for young people in the Andersonstown and Glen Road areas ( hence the name — Glen And ) . |
| 8 | The club was set up late last year , with perfect timing . |