Example sentences of "[vb -s] been set [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | A target of recycling 50 per cent of recyclable household waste has been set for 2000 and recycling facilities will be a requirement at new shopping developments . |
2 | God 's plan is held to be comprehensive , and has been set for all time . |
3 | Mr Bell said : ‘ My programme has been set for many weeks and every day is tied up . ’ |
4 | A ceiling of 638,800 square metres has been set for 1992 , including timber from plantations . |
5 | No date has been set for any development to start at St Wulstans . |
6 | A world record has been set for tight rope walking between two hot air balloons . |
7 | The Council , and subsequently the Group , gave their approval and the target date for bringing the new system into service has been set for 31 May . |
8 | The quota for this year has been set at 120,000 tonnes ( compared with 235,000 in 1989 ) , with a proviso that only 25,000 tonnes can be caught before July , at which point the report of a new study may trigger further cuts . |
9 | There are good reasons — nothing to do with prudishness — why the age of consent has been set at 16 , and the risk of cancer only adds to the dangers of Aids and unwanted pregnancies . |
10 | In 1985 there were 791 cataloguers , two administrators and 169 photographers ; in order to carry out the current drive the number of employees has been set at 4,463 . |
11 | For 1990–1 , the Total Standard Spending has been set at 4.9 billion , of which the Standard Spending on education is 2.2 billion ( 45% ) . |
12 | However , it is apparently the practice that if the prisoner inquires in such a case whether the tariff has been set at 20 years , he will be told if it has been set at that period , but not if it has not . |
13 | The risk-free rate of return has been set at 9 per cent and two security returns ( 14 and 21 per cent ) have been indicated on the line representing the relationship between expected return and sensitivity . |
14 | ( vi ) If the date for the first review is fixed 17 years after sentence , the prisoner is told that this does not necessarily mean that the period for retribution and deterrence has been set at 20 years . |
15 | However , it is apparently the practice that if the prisoner inquires in such a case whether the tariff has been set at 20 years , he will be told if it has been set at that period , but not if it has not . |