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set a figure





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But officials on Thursday declined to set a figure for how many vaccine doses would be needed to stop the outbreak.

From Seattle Times Jul. 28, 2022

A plan unveiled by House Speaker John Boehner called for cuts in mandatory spending but did not set a figure for agriculture.

From Reuters Jul. 27, 2011

Both the idea of asking for a limitation and Haig's authority to set a figure are furiously disputed within the Administration.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suppose of foure, fiue, sixe, or eight or more sillables, and set a figure of euerie number at th'end of the line, whereby ye may knowe his measure.

From The Arte of English Poesie by George Puttenham

Lilly questioned Betty also, and when he had learned all that she knew, he left us seated in the parlor while he went to his observatory to set a figure.

From The Touchstone of Fortune by Charles Major




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