Example sentences of "the [noun] [noun pl] set [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He lit the hurricane lamps set in brass wall-brackets and found a pressure lamp for the dining table .
2 This squares with the contention earlier in this chapter that the ROI targets set for embryo ‘ star ’ SBUs should be different from those for ‘ cash cows ’ , and so on .
3 Nothing daunted , the committee members set to ; they contacted friends and acquaintances on other islands , they studied ferry time-tables , and planned their campaign with a speed which matched that which had equipped the Law Centre .
4 A stepwise procedure was used , with the inclusion criteria set at p=0.05 and the exclusion criteria set at p=0.1 .
5 All six bits are used to represent most symbols in the character set , but it can be seen from Figure 2.19 that the digits 0 to 9 are represented by the four numeric digits , with the zone bits set to " 00 " .
6 The barn served as a hanger for their Gazelle helicopter , which now stood illuminated by the floodlights on the roof , its belly reflecting the landing lights set in cement housings .
7 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 .
8 Trams , however , were taken off the streets of London , in 1935 , and were replaced by trolley-buses — vehicles able to run on electric power by having two arms stretching above their roof to make contact with a pair of overhead cables , instead of the single arm of the tram and the metal rails set in the carriageway of the road along which their route was arranged .
9 The emission standards set for new vehicles gave due consideration to the technological feasibility and economic cost of compliance by the vehicle manufacturers and the standards which emerged were similar to those already adopted by California .
10 A stepwise procedure was used , with the inclusion criteria set at p=0.05 and the exclusion criteria set at p=0.1 .
11 The doctrine of ministerial responsibility is thus a major explanation for the isolation of Whitehall departments , for their inward-looking nature and for their constant emphasis on keeping within the policy bounds set from above .
12 To ensure that a module satisfies the quality standards set for it .
13 His responsibility is to ensure that a particular package has achieved the quality standards set by the project which is using it .
14 His responsibility is to ensure that a particular package has achieved the quality standards set by the project which is using it .
15 For , by definition , the systematic element in aggregate demand can be predicted at the end of period t - 1 and will be reflected purely in the prices firms set at the end of that period for the next period .
16 A council does not have the ability to help because of the spending limits set by the poll tax and the severe controls set by government .
17 The dashed curves trace the results of a full access frequency load to 100 per cent packing , while the unbroken curves show the effect of adding records of average activity from the packing densities set into each curve .
18 I wonder whether the right hon. Gentleman has read last week 's edition of The Economist , which investigated which European Community countries conformed with the convergence conditions set in the treaty .
19 In part two : cutting edge … the powerboat racers set for the world championships .
20 Nitrogen dioxide levels were found to be above the guideline limits set by the EC at 13 out of 14 sites .
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