Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] set [adv prt] by [art] " in BNC.

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1 According to the ADC , in the cases quoted by councils the properties by and large fulfilled all the principal criteria set down by the Government for a property suitable for occupation by older people , ie that it was let to persons over pensionable age ; access was relatively easy ; the accommodation was on level ground ; the dwelling had no more than two bedrooms ; the heating arrangements were adequate ; the property was reasonably conveniently located .
2 The scene is the Ritz Club , the prototype of a sophisticated Thirties nightclub in dazzling primary colours set off by a sleek black bar .
3 The plan clears up the legal wrangles set off by the federal government 's decision in 1988 to sue the state government over water quality in the Everglades , but leaves unclear many of the details of the clean-up .
4 Almost as hard to credit , the figure for the number of nuclear explosions set off by the French in the Pacific since 1975 was said to be 52 .
5 Ewan Murray , the Games council 's chairman , said cost was not a factor in selecting the team , but only 15 athletes achieved the stringent qualifying standards set down by the Scottish Amateur Athletic Associaton — and one , Allister Hutton , is not going to Auckland because he wished to run in the 10,000 metres instead of the marathon , for which he had qualified .
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