Example sentences of "the [noun pl] set a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Space Biospheres Ventures , the private firm that built and runs Biosphere 2 , said the bionauts set a new world record for living in a closed system . |
| 2 | The regulations set a ceiling of 15 parts per billion . |
| 3 | The popular appeal of proportions and percentages is probably precisely because people understand that they can not go below 0 or above 1 ; the boundaries set a frame of reference in which people can interpret a particular result . |
| 4 | Charity workers are looking to the boys to set an example when they return to Beirut . |
| 5 | In East Berlin , the well-known opposition figure , Pastor Rainer Eppelmann , said the talks set an example for the whole country , and called for a two-week period of calm on the streets . |