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Discover LudwigThe phrase "set store by" is correct and is often used in written English.
It means to value or place importance on something. Here is an example sentence: "She always set store by her grandmother's advice, following it carefully throughout her life."
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set store by
verb
To believe that something is very necessary or important.
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Environmentalists set store by science, particularly the study of climate change.
They set store by "liquid feedback", an internet-based method of discovering members' views.
After all, who but the editors of the Daily Mail ever set store by Bluewater's style diktats?
I never sought his music out, didn't set store by dressing up or wearing make-up, and couldn't connect to gender uncertainty.
And how can I be said to enjoy the result, set store by it, or accord to it a positive value?
Yet voters and journalists demand clear messages and rapid action.The Berliners set store by LiquidFeedback, a software programme that lets people vote on documents or delegate votes to proxies.
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Anyone who sets store by capitalism and markets will find both books uncomfortable reading.
Nor do they set much store by a reported Haqqani-network promise to sever links with al-Qaeda.
Police, however, do not set much store by this account, pointing out that he gave them many fake possible scenarios for what happened to April.
But while detectives accept that parts of April's body may have ended up there, they do not set much store by the apparent confession.
I don't think Tharp set much store by this plot.
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