Example sentences of "it [vb mod] set a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet they reckon it could set a bad example elsewhere in Eastern Europe ( Czechoslovakia ) as well as in bigger , more important places ( India and , when their worries turn that way , the Soviet Union ) . |
| 2 | It was not only Virgin 's reputation that was being challenged — Branson had no doubt that the contract signed with Sting was fair ; but if a court ruled otherwise it could set a precedent which other acts , and their lawyers , would be looking to exploit . |
| 3 | It would set a central rate for sterling against the European Currency Unit . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , an attempt by France on April 2 to persuade the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to provide protection for the Kurds , ended in failure after opposition from China , the Soviet Union and the USA , which maintained that it would set a precedent for Security Council involvement in internal controversies . |
| 5 | The greater involvement of the Security Council in matters pertaining to disarmament had reportedly been resisted by India , a non-permanent member , on grounds that it would set a precedent for future intrusive inspections and controls by the UN . |
| 6 | It would set a precedent in an area of outstanding natural beauty . |
| 7 | He says it would set a precedent . |
| 8 | CAHAG claims it will set a precedent for other authorities , allowing it to challenge other authorities which are failing in their duty . |