Example sentences of "set [adj] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Budgets should be sufficiently detailed to set clear targets for the managers responsible for carrying them out , but should not be so complex that they defeat their purpose of providing planning and control aids at the operating levels of the enterprise ; |
| 2 | The central problem for the government is to determine the value of the subsidy to the ‘ social ’ railway , that is the services that would not exist or would be extremely highly priced without state support , and to set appropriate targets for the ‘ commercial ’ railway . |
| 3 | The meeting should only set broad parameters for the worker , then there would be scope for genuine negotiation , with the parent 's real agreement . |
| 4 | He was co-author of the declaration of Philadelphia of 1945 which set postwar goals for the ILO , and affirmed that economic and financial policies were to be judged by their contribution to social justice . |
| 5 | Just as individuals need to take stock at this stage , in order to lay the ghosts of the past , grapple with the present and set new goals for the future , so a couple may need to reappraise their marriage in those same areas . |
| 6 | The committee charged with looking into the habits of the EBRD , which last year spent more on itself than on helping ex-communist countries , has set strict standards for the inquiry . |
| 7 | The Passenger 's Charter , launched today in London , sets stringent targets for the whole of BR . |
| 8 | Government sets financial targets for the nationalized industries . |
| 9 | While British Standards ( BSi ) sets minimum requirements for the number of facilities for men and women , the provision of public lavatories is the responsibility of local authorities , so it differs from area to area . |
| 10 | Director of Studies : ‘ Setting high standards for the best will pull the others along . ’ |
| 11 | Director of Studies : ‘ Setting high standards for the best will pull the others along . ’ |
| 12 | Setting clear boundaries for the child 's behaviour is essential as once the child realizes that the parents are being consistent and firm in their reactions the problem behaviour will disappear . |
| 13 | Certainly , according to Hardie , ‘ in the case of allocating insurance premiums on particular lines of cover when setting individual budgets for the following year , head offices could look at their operating units ’ past claims records and load them on the poor performers while even awarding the equivalent of no claims bonuses to the good ones . |
| 14 | The National Rivers Authority ( NRA ) has recommended a new scheme to the government for setting future targets for a cleaner water environment . |
| 15 | The Government welcome the European Commission 's draft directive setting new limits for the sulphur content of diesel fuel and other gasoil . |
| 16 | A Community directive setting minimum standards for the welfare of veal calves was agreed by majority vote at the October Agriculture Council . |