The phrase "a milestone was set" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a significant achievement or point of progress has been established in a project or process.
Example: "After months of hard work, a milestone was set when the team successfully completed the first phase of the project."
Alternatives: "a milestone was established" or "a milestone was achieved."
Another milestone was set by Bora Milutinovic, the Serbian-born coach of China, who appeared in his fifth straight World Cup with five different nations: Mexico in 1986, Costa Rica in 1990, the United States in 1994, Nigeria in 1998 and now China.
"The 2004 milestone was set in the very late 1990s, and it was in the context of the very late 1990s".
In the same game, another milestone was set as David-Alexandre Beaurgard reached his 1,000 career point.
That milestone was set by the late Mayor Ed Lee, whose death prompted this election to choose a mayor who would finish off his term.
Several milestones were set – for boxing, for women and, not least, for China.
Managing these adoption challenges is the bread and butter of the B2B sales function, but they're often overlooked when initial project goals and milestones are set.
Assuming that certain contractual milestones are set, Relativity could potentially maintain exclusive use of the site for 20 years.
Most milestones are set to be achieved by 2012, and the latest by 2015 to correspond with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
"The Twitch community has a passion for Pokémon based on the warm embrace the series received when we celebrated the brand's 20th anniversary, as well as the cultural milestone that was set when over a hundred thousand Twitch members played Pokémon together," said Jane Weedon, Director of Business Development at Twitch in a PR release.
"The Twitch community has a passion for Pokémon based on the warm embrace the series received when we celebrated the brand's 20th anniversary, as well as the cultural milestone that was set when over a hundred thousand Twitch members played Pokémon together," said Jane Weedon, Director of Business Development at Twitch, in a statement about the launch.
