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The phrase "set a bar" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to establishing a standard or level of quality that must be met.
Example: "The new policy aims to set a bar for employee performance that encourages excellence."
Alternatives: "establish a standard" or "raise the standard."
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"There aren't any guidelines that set a bar for too much care".
Finally, the media will set a bar for success that Miliband can never meet.
"President Obama has set a bar of transparency that Mitt Romney has not met, cannot possibly meet, even on his tippy toes," Ms. Psaki said.
"The action the IOC took has forever set a bar for how the most outrageous doping and cover-up and corruption possible will be treated in the future".
By paying a fifty per cent premium to that price, Microsoft has set a bar for itself that will be very hard to get over.
What the NHL did in April was to elevate the conversation about gay rights and sport, and set a bar for all other major North American sports leagues to follow.
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Perhaps Cisco may be setting a bar it can easily vault.
The market is setting a bar that firms cannot realistically meet.
The BQP sets a bar at least, which is worth pursuing.
"Instead of demanding that something is done, he sets a bar and expects us to get it done.
"When you give things this badge of dishonour it sets a bar for the next one," she said.
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