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

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1 The tariffs set for these appellants
2 Set against these deficiencies is the fact that psychiatry — if only by dint of the accumulated experience that comes from having to observe the more unusual among us — has developed a ‘ language of symptoms ’ that can prove useful in throwing the features of that deviance into high relief .
3 Set against these anti-Marketeers have been the Labour Euro-enthusiasts .
4 Set against these differences however , is the presence , in both , of crowstep pattern and swastika-peltae ( in the central panel at Chedworth ) , as well as an arrangement of concentric .
5 Set against these factors was a good range of books from publishers — quality titles at all levels offering entertainment and value for money — efficiently supplied by wholesalers .
6 Set against these developments , soccer hooliganism may be interpreted as ‘ attempts by certain sections of the class to assert some inarticulate , but keenly experienced sense of control over the game that was theirs ’ ( Taylor , 1971a:163 ) .
7 Set against these points is the maintenance problem ; softwood doors need regular decoration to keep rot at bay , and even hardwoods require regular treatment with preservative and stain to keep them in good condition .
8 Set against these points is the familiar maintenance problem : softwood windows need regular decoration to keep rot at bay , and even hardwoods require regular treatment with preservative and stain to keep then in good condition .
9 Very broadly , what happens is that the budgeted amounts of expenditure are credited to appropriation accounts and then as expenditure is incurred debits are set against these credits .
10 The target date should be set against these events and progress monitored at each stage .
11 Questions set on these lines have good diagnostic potential .
12 All the same , a cognition is what it feels like , set among these flowers , these stabbing rods of light , these solemn sacerdotal periods , this indisputable lump in the throat .
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