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set by
Idioms and Phrases
Put aside for future use, as in She had shelves and shelves of cans set by for some imagined food emergency . [Late 1500s] Also see set aside , def. 1; set store by .Example Sentences
As a result, the Dodgers’ perfect start to the season fell two wins shy of the all-time franchise record of 10-0, set by the 1955 “Boys of Summer” World Series squad.
She added "no terms of reference were ever set by the party" for the investigation, which was provided to Reform UK before the expiry of the deadline set for Lowe to respond to allegations made against him.
In his first 65 days in office, Vladeck reported in a recent post, Trump issued 100 executive orders, besting the record set by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first hundred days, when he issued 99.
Her staff numbers are set by child protection laws, keeping the ratio of workers to children fixed.
Paul Jewell's side finished the season on 11 points, fewer than the previous record set by Sunderland in 2005-06 when they finished with 15.
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