Example sentences of "set [adv prt] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But disappointment began to set in by the time the ballot boxes had been emptied , and when the second stage of the count began , at 12.45 a.m. , it soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A clear consensus emerged that ‘ reprovision ’ of the two asylums by resettlement of the resident population was feasible , but not within the cost constraints set out by the RHA . |
| 5 | But Mr Rafsanjani is exposed to accusations that he is departing from the policies set out by the leader of Iran 's Islamic revolution , the late Ayatollah Khomeini , and may have seized on the Mujahideen attacks to demonstrate that he is not selling out the imam 's legacy . |
| 6 | Conditions laid down by Haussmann along the lines of those set out by the Monopoly Commission , that the companies divest themselves of certain divisions which , if merged , would be against German interests in the arms industry , were eventually agreed to by both MBB and Daimler . |
| 7 | Also the appeal is governed by the principles set out by the House of Lords in G. v. G. ( Minors : Custody Appeal ) [ 1985 ] 1 W.L.R. 647 . |
| 8 | Of even greater strategic importance to the review was a condition set down by the Chancellor at the very beginning . |
| 9 | In the ever changing conditions of real life the clinician would adjust any regimen to the patient 's particular needs ; in contrast , the researcher would do his or her best to make the patient conform with the standard set down by the protocol . |
| 10 | The earlier student strike , in April , was set off by the dismissal of law teacher Dominic Mngomezulu , which students believed was due to his union activities . |
| 11 | I 've worked in a number of centres where the fire alarm has been set off by the heat from our lights . |
| 12 | The barbecue had been set up by the lake , whither Matthew and Sara were conducted by the white-jacketed foreign butler . |
| 13 | Your article , ‘ Leaking at the seams ’ ( January 26th ) , made reference to the vehicle being set up by the council of Lloyd 's to reinsure open years of account . |
| 14 | The work of the council is in the main carried out in committees of the council which are set up by the council usually at its first meeting after the election is over . |
| 15 | A number of working groups have been set up by the Council to look at these matters , but the truth is that the whole curriculum approach is rendered horrendously difficult by the subject structure and by the inevitable fact that the various subject working party reports are coming on stream over a period of at least four to five years . |
| 16 | The meeting was organized by the Pompidou Group , set up by the Council of Europe in 1971 to combat drug abuse and drug trafficking [ see also p. 37394 ] . |
| 17 | The Working Party on Internal Migration in Britain , which was set up by the Institute of British Geographers in l988 , aims at the better understanding of the patterns , causes and implications of migration in Britain . |
| 18 | Yesterday , though , the independent committee set up by the Government to look at the admissibility of pre-trial video interviews of abused children called for radical changes . |
| 19 | Elaborate pricing mechanisms — the K-factors and all the rest — were set up by the government before the sell-off ; they were aimed at helping the industry , which had long been a victim of under-investment , to pay for a capital-spending programme of at least £18 billion over the next decade . |
| 20 | They do this because the Milk Marketing Board , set up by the government , collects the milk from farms , wherever they are , and pays a fixed price for it . |
| 21 | A family planning association was set up by the Government in 1972 , and the Government 's First Five Year Plan proposed the promotion of several different types of birth control . |
| 22 | GILL Rowlands , the ‘ trade union rights Commissioner ’ , whose expensive Warrington office to hear complaints against trade unions was set up by the government five years ago , says 1991-92 was ‘ an encouraging year ’ . |
| 23 | Duncan Graham was the first boss of the council set up by the Government to decide what should be taught in schools . |
| 24 | ‘ Rapid Response Brigades ’ , set up by the government to deal with any sign of ‘ counter-revolution ’ , have harassed people working for human rights organisations or unofficial political opposition groups . |
| 25 | In Israel , the Landau Commission , set up by the Government , said that non-violent psychological pressures could be used , then ‘ moderate physical pressure ’ . |
| 26 | With the beginning of the war , the Emergency Medical Service ( EMS ) was set up by the Government . |
| 27 | The National Council for Vocational Qualifications was set up by the Government . |
| 28 | Fontaine had made known his intention to give evidence to the new National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation , which had been set up by the government on April 25 to investigate human right violations under the Pinochet regime . |
| 29 | These talks , boycotted or disrupted by the employers and unions since their initiation , had been set up by the government on Sept. 20 following widespread unrest in May and July [ see pp. 37450 ; 37607 ] . |
| 30 | Registration of membership for the two political parties set up by the government to participate in the transition to civilian rule , the Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) and the National Republican Convention ( NRC ) , closed on May 5 , 1990 [ for their creation in October 1989 see p. 36968 ] . |