Example sentences of "it would set [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would set a central rate for sterling against the European Currency Unit . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It would set a precedent in an area of outstanding natural beauty . |
| 5 | He says it would set a precedent . |
| 6 | There was no doubt that if it did spread to the nearest stack it would set the whole hayfield alight in a very short time . |
| 7 | ‘ It would set the standards . ’ |
| 8 | This would be the first party since the Christmas and New Year round of celebrations , and it would set the tome and standard for the rest of the year . |
| 9 | In 1976 the government argued that , although it would set the ‘ broad lines of transport policies ’ , local communities would make their own decisions within the context of the national policy . |
| 10 | A proposal to allow professors to retire on full pension at 63 instead of 65 has met with little support from state finance ministers because of its cost , and also because it would set an expensive precedent for all other civil servants . |