Example sentences of "been set [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The historical precedent for the summit had been set with the UN Conference on Human Environment , held in Stockholm , Sweden , in June 1972 [ see pp. 25476-79 ] . |
| 2 | Origins of the summit The historical precedent for the summit had been set with the UN Conference on Human Environment , held in Stockholm , Sweden , in June 1972 . |
| 3 | No formal time limit appeared to have been set on the US military presence , although Bush was reported on Dec. 4 as saying that he wanted the troops out by Jan. 20 , 1993 , when he was due to leave office . |
| 4 | Precedents have been set by the Trans-Pennine Movement ( with an all-party MPs ' group in support ) , by the powerful counter-action in the North East when Scottish devolution was in the air ; the developmental spirit of the regional economic planning councils abolished by government in 1979 is abroad again , though unconnected , in all three regions . |
| 5 | The deadline of Dec. 15 had been set by the UN after Cristiani had tried to delay a purge of senior military figures [ see p. 39137 ] . |