Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] set [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The TGAT Report ( DES 1987 ) on testing within the National Curriculum has suggested that parents be helped by having schools ' published test results set against the socio-economic circumstances of the pupils . |
| 2 | Although difficult to meet , the consent limits set by the National Rivers Authority are consistent with ICI ; s plans to cut discharges by half by 1995 but call into question the viability of some Teesside plants . |
| 3 | The hotel has a sun terrace and swimming pool set in the peaceful and tranquil gardens on the lakeside . |
| 4 | In announcing the appointment , Collor said Perri 's foremost task would be the implementation of the sustainable development agenda set by the UNCED summit . |
| 5 | The mills are also breaking pollution levels set by the local NRAs which WEN claims are inadequate in the first place . |
| 6 | They slipped like shadows through the great doorway of the Lady 's Tower , and along a dark stone passage to a low oak door set in the inner wall . |
| 7 | The club failed to meet a Thursday midnight deadline set by the High Court for payment of £22.8 million to Cabra for the purchase of Stamford Bridge . |
| 8 | Who was I to be taking on a contender like Thomas Carter , a management consultant and the owner-occupier of a £500,000 property set in the accessible Arcadia of Boars Hill ? |
| 9 | Behind the town lie the Pwllycrochan Woods and the famous Welsh Mountain Zoo set in the beautiful Flagstaff Gardens , home of the Zoological Society of Wales . |
| 10 | She had polished the glasses and checked there were seven Capstan in the cigarette box set on the low table beside the settee . |
| 11 | Overlooking details like the visual incongruity of the rectangular '50s radio-set control panel set into the smooth , undulating curves of the Golden , and indeed the general decorative overkill , this is a lovely guitar , with an uncanny ability to impress and delight . |
| 12 | In the West its enormous popularity was as a love story set against the epic background of the Revolution and its aftermath . |
| 13 | Today North West industry meets all the Mercury quality standard and load discharge limits set by the regulatory authorities and the UK fulfils all the requirements of the EC mercury directive . |
| 14 | This is a US pot-boiler set in the Old West of Oregon , where Chinese girl Lalu , played by the luminous Rosalind Chao , has been sold to a brother keeper but feistily refuses to play ball . |
| 15 | A whirlwind affair set against the romantic backdrop of the Seville Expo in southern Spain that by the law of averages had n't really stood a chance from the off . |
| 16 | Though , within the limits of building activity set by the Labour government , it is unlikely that the development charge procedure seriously affected the supply of land , it is probable that the Conservative government 's plans for private building would have been jeopardised by it . |
| 17 | Preparing to test an underwater optical fibre cable joint on the 600kV DC test set at the new high voltage laboratory at Southampton University . |
| 18 | The 1834 breed standards set by the Royal Jersey Agricultural Society and drawn up by distinguished island breeders showed parti-coloured engravings of the breed but made no reference to the colour of the coat as no importance was attached to such a superficial factor ; however , the light-coloured muzzle ring was specified , and a deep orange colour within the ears , while the skin was of a ‘ good ’ colour . |
| 19 | For equilibrium , where is the rate of change of the nominal money supply set by the monetary authorities . |
| 20 | Part of the staggered building campaign may be seen in the Mannerist w door set into the very Baroque triumphal arch which comprises the remainder of the W front . |
| 21 | Whatever happens , the government will not be able to meet its target of introducing eco-labelling by the end of 1991 — the target date set in the Environmental Protection Bill . |