Example sentences of "be [verb] aside [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In particular , a limited number of bursaries have been set aside for mature students .
2 He reported that £1,000 had been set aside for proper surfacing of paths at Radford Park .
3 The only substantial aid received by the government so far had been $300,000,000 from the United States agreed by the US Congress in May 1990 [ see p. 37450 ] , which had been gradually disbursed , except for $50,000,000 which had been set aside for clearing debt arrears .
4 The Moi University course offers problem-based learning , relatively few lectures , early patient contact , and a strong bias towards experience in the community ( 8 weeks of every year are set aside for this ) .
5 Twelve Fridays are set aside in each session for the passage of such bills although the Government can give extra time to measures it supports to ensure success .
6 On Dec. 12 , 1991 , the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) approved standby credit of SDR75,000,000 ( about US$105 million ) for 1992 in support of Ecuador 's programme of economic reform ; 25 per cent of each of the five disbursements were be set aside for possible debt-reduction schemes agreed with Ecuador 's commercial bank creditors .
7 About ¥8 billion will be set aside for on-campus LANs for 20–30 national universities , according to a government official involved in the negotiations with the Ministry of Finance .
8 A wing of a home might be set aside in this way , with potential residents and their families allowed to view the kitchen before admission to provide reassurance .
9 But Republicans , too , were concerned that the Administration 's now legendary caution in foreign affairs , and its unwillingness to move far from the sentiments of the opinion polls , should have been cast aside in such a cause .
10 A quantity have been put aside for overseas readers — just send an IRC to our Mail Order Department and we will send you one , while stocks last .
11 Terrible clouds , capable of stripping men to the bone , were turned aside by magical winds .
12 They , the true defenders of orthodoxy , were being pushed aside by unscrupulous and ambitious young men who were more interested in power than in principle .
13 In 1753 , 237 years before the days when 50 taxis lined Ingram Street at two o'clock on a Tuesday morning , back in the days when Ingram Street was a muddy avenue leading to a country house , sedan-chairs were being pushed aside by state-of-the-art horse cabs .
14 The verdicts were set aside on 25 December by means of a law passed on 23 December empowering the President to quash any decision of the Special Court .
15 A ‘ Book of Hours ’ was the name given to such a prayerbook intended for private or family devotion , the term ‘ hours ’ indicating not an interval of sixty minutes , but less precise parts of the day that were set aside for religious and other duties .
16 The New Shed dealt with manufactured goods ( toys , groceries , hardware , etc. ) , the Old Down Shed with bulk traffic ( flour , grain , fresh fruit ) , and two special sheds were set aside for American and French imported goods .
17 The scheme would offer temporary work for up to four days a week , with the other day being set aside for continuing job search .
18 It is important to obtain specific legal advice in all circumstances to protect the firm 's position and to minimise any likelihood of the arrangements entered into being set aside by any ‘ disgruntled ’ investor after the event .
19 When McFaul was expelled from the DUP , he said : ‘ Dr Paisley is now effectively being swept aside by younger men like Jim Allister , Peter Robinson and Alan Kane on the party executive . ’
20 Those earlier showmen who had controlled the music-halls and vaudeville thought at first that they could incorporate film into their little empires but they were swept aside by new showmen who knew that there were vast audiences to be captured and that the old theatrical format was far too restricted .
21 Across much of Republican Spain , established authority collapsed as often suspect local councils and police were swept aside by armed villagers and trade unionists .
22 The original mineral replicators were cast aside like worn-out scaffolding , and all modern life evolved from a relatively recent common ancestor , with a single , uniform genetic system and a largely uniform biochemistry .
23 They provide a basis for evaluating shorter-term budgets and prevent long-term aims from being forced aside by short-term operational needs .
24 Fifteen minutes were put aside for this activity and over twenty-five suggestions were recorded , although some were overlapping .
25 Hayling added to the confusion by taking away applications from blacks , which were put aside for positive consideration .
26 He got a lot of Mr. Andrew 's money , too — I know a lot more than people think I do — and instead of being put aside for new ships it went into silly things like this grand building and I daresay for fat salaries for some people .
27 When a wild pig is caught , the meat of the head is set aside for small children , for the vital principle is associated with it .
28 ‘ Though he is famous for the extension of his territories and conquests in which he is constantly engaged , he has also started many public works for the beauty and convenience of the realm ; some of these he has completed , and a great part of his wealth is set aside for pious honouring of his ancestors .
29 The status of the order of any court acting within its competence is one of full validity until , if ever , it is set aside by any other court acting within its competence .
30 More than Dm300 million was set aside for future environmental protection measures , and stocks were valued according to the ‘ last in , first out ’ principle , which cuts out paper profit ( and thus reduces taxable profit ) when prices rise .
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