Example sentences of "be set [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A helpline has been set up for anxious parents .
2 In particular , a limited number of bursaries have been set aside for mature students .
3 He reported that £1,000 had been set aside for proper surfacing of paths at Radford Park .
4 The only substantial aid received by the government so far had been $300,000,000 from the United States agreed by the US Congress in May 1990 [ see p. 37450 ] , which had been gradually disbursed , except for $50,000,000 which had been set aside for clearing debt arrears .
5 It is possible that the boundary between mastery and non-mastery might be set differently for different educational purposes , but it is much more likely that different purposes will prescribe whether a boundary needs to be set at all .
6 The organisation will consist of executive and advisory boards and ad hoc committees and task forces will be set up for specific projects .
7 On Dec. 12 , 1991 , the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) approved standby credit of SDR75,000,000 ( about US$105 million ) for 1992 in support of Ecuador 's programme of economic reform ; 25 per cent of each of the five disbursements were be set aside for possible debt-reduction schemes agreed with Ecuador 's commercial bank creditors .
8 About ¥8 billion will be set aside for on-campus LANs for 20–30 national universities , according to a government official involved in the negotiations with the Ministry of Finance .
9 All the lead-in codes were set up for USA-style dialling ; local , long distance and so on , and whilst these could be changed the lead-out character was set to be a semi-colon .
10 ‘ Places like this were set up for disenfranchised groups ’ , says Susannah Lopez , one of the two co-op members .
11 Traditionally , these days were set apart for special prayer and fasting .
12 A ‘ Book of Hours ’ was the name given to such a prayerbook intended for private or family devotion , the term ‘ hours ’ indicating not an interval of sixty minutes , but less precise parts of the day that were set aside for religious and other duties .
13 The New Shed dealt with manufactured goods ( toys , groceries , hardware , etc. ) , the Old Down Shed with bulk traffic ( flour , grain , fresh fruit ) , and two special sheds were set aside for American and French imported goods .
14 The scheme would offer temporary work for up to four days a week , with the other day being set aside for continuing job search .
15 When a wild pig is caught , the meat of the head is set aside for small children , for the vital principle is associated with it .
16 ‘ Though he is famous for the extension of his territories and conquests in which he is constantly engaged , he has also started many public works for the beauty and convenience of the realm ; some of these he has completed , and a great part of his wealth is set aside for pious honouring of his ancestors .
17 More than Dm300 million was set aside for future environmental protection measures , and stocks were valued according to the ‘ last in , first out ’ principle , which cuts out paper profit ( and thus reduces taxable profit ) when prices rise .
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