Example sentences of "must [be] set against " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such shortcomings must be set against the big truth — that today 's CAP is a supremely insidious way of extracting $85 billion from consumers within the EC , and queering the pitch for farmers everywhere else . |
| 2 | A strong balance sheet and attractive business mix must be set against the absence of any recovery in its major markets . |
| 3 | But Mr Bull said the good news must be set against the closure of seven groups and the fact that the number of new members fell slightly short of the 1991 targeted figure due to the onset of the recession . |
| 4 | Similarly tomorrow 's hopes for the child must be set against the understanding shown today . |
| 5 | Inevitably , however , pain will sometimes need to be inflicted , and in the absence of anaesthetic , which must be set against this point . |
| 6 | These benefits must be set against the costs , measured in both financial and medical terms , so that a judgment can be made on whether the benefits justify the cost . |
| 7 | Although the disc 's sun is but an orbiting moonlet , its prominences hardly bigger than croquet hoops , this slight drawback must be set against the tremendous sight of Great A'Tuin the Turtle , upon Whose-ancient and meteor-riddled shell the disc ultimately rests . |
| 8 | That 2,710 starts for apprentices must be set against an industry which employs nearly 1.8 million people , half of whom are employees and the other half self-employed . |