Example sentences of "set [adj] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The California State Employees ' Association claimed that the state deliberately set lower salaries for jobs held predominantly by women , such as nurses , teachers and clerical workers . |
| 2 | Basil did not preach on such matters ; he simply set high standards for teachers to emulate . |
| 3 | However , the enthusiastic way in which the present Health Secretary , Virginia Bottomley , has implemented Opportunity 2000 in the NHS ( the government 's equal opportunity initiative for women ) and set clear targets for health authorities to achieve , should ensure that momentum is not entirely lost . |
| 4 | One explanation is that Uganda 's two most prominent leaders in the recent past were Idi Amin and Milton Obote , both of whom set worldwide standards for venality and corruption . |
| 5 | Germans set Euro ambush for Major |
| 6 | Nevertheless , actions taken under such stress are often irreversible and set new bounds for strategy in future . |
| 7 | These set minimum sizes for output . |
| 8 | On Sept. 10 Delamuraz ordered Swiss banks to dismantle four price-fixing arrangements , which ( i ) covered the underwriting of Swiss franc bond issues for foreign borrowers ; ( ii ) set brokerage fees charged on trading in securities on the stock exchanges ; ( iii ) controlled charges for custodian business ; and ( iv ) set minimum fees for documentary credits . |
| 9 | The computer studies staff provide the theory and background information to all students and set special exercises for students not catered for by their own department . |