Example sentences of "[noun pl] set by the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Those who argue for participatory democracy believe active citizenship can not be established within the limitations set by the existing liberal-democratic framework . |
2 | One of the preconditions set by the African National Congress ( ANC ) for negotiation was the lifting of the state of emergency in its entirety . |
3 | The price cuts were in line with conditions set by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and World Bank . |
4 | This was described as a step towards internal convertibility by 1992 , and to meet conditions set by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) . |
5 | But one of the conditions set by the Japanese government was that its people should take part only if there were a ceasefire between the warring parties . |
6 | This person is responsible for management leadership within a framework of policy objectives and resources set by the responsible minister , in consultation with the Treasury . |
7 | If it is in one of the clinical subjects , graduates normally take Senior House Officer posts and prepare for examinations set by the relevant Royal College or faculty . |
8 | The commitment to a particular body of training : accountants , lawyers , doctors have to sit examinations set by the professional bodies . |
9 | Under the rules set by the Constitutional Court ( whose members are chosen by parliament ) , the president had to get half the electorate ( 53.5m people ) to approve an early parliamentary election . |
10 | Whereas classes are large-scale social groups upon whom production relations confer unequal access to the results of that production , the bureaucratic group in Soviet-type societies is constrained to act according to the rules and objectives set by the corporate organization . |
11 | The mills are also breaking pollution levels set by the local NRAs which WEN claims are inadequate in the first place . |
12 | According to the study , some of the readings exceed levels set by the National Radiological Protection Board for environmental contamination . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | Today North West industry meets all the Mercury quality standard and load discharge limits set by the regulatory authorities and the UK fulfils all the requirements of the EC mercury directive . |
15 | The net effect is to produce a loss if the share price does not move beyond the limits set by the high and low exercise prices but a small and limited profit if it does . |
16 | The term ‘ strategy ’ , as a way of conceptualising management actions , refers to long-term policies pursued by management and it implies , according to one common approach , that management has a choice between alternative possibilities with respect to the best ways of attaining its labour relations objectives — within the constraints set by the external environment . |
17 | to comply with environmental standards set by the European Community and the Forth River Purification Board |
18 | Among its findings on freshwater quality the report mentioned : ( i ) high levels of phosphates in rivers , lakes and reservoirs in most of central and southern England , which cause excessive growth of surface plants such as algae which in turn damage wildlife ; ( ii ) acidification of rivers and lakes in some parts of Scotland , northern England and Wales to such levels that they are almost devoid of fish ; ( iii ) one in eight sewage plants still not operating within discharge limits ; ( iv ) periodic high levels of pesticide pollution in drinking water ; and ( v ) a high proportion of freshwater sites used for recreational purposes failing to meet the standards set by the European Community directive on bathing water . |
19 | Only 88 of the 416 beaches monitored in 1992 ( compared with 102 in 1991 ) failed to meet the standards set by the European Community directive on bathing waters . |
20 | The 1893 Act allowed institutions a Parliamentary grant per pupil , but only if the institution/asylum met the standards set by the periodic visits of Her Majesty 's Inspector , so in order to meet these standards and obtain their grants , schools had to improve on the conditions in which the pupils were taught . |
21 | The most important thing to check is that the instructors operate to standards set by the Royal Yachting Association , the governing body for the sport . |
22 | The 1834 breed standards set by the Royal Jersey Agricultural Society and drawn up by distinguished island breeders showed parti-coloured engravings of the breed but made no reference to the colour of the coat as no importance was attached to such a superficial factor ; however , the light-coloured muzzle ring was specified , and a deep orange colour within the ears , while the skin was of a ‘ good ’ colour . |
23 | I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons . |