"set the norm" is a correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It means to establish a standard or expectation for others to follow. Example: "As the leader of the team, it was my responsibility to set the norm for punctuality and professionalism in our meetings."
He wondered aloud, "It's fascinating, you have 18 different cultures in that room, so who gets to set the norm?" Act VI Shapiro's "tribes" exercise is inevitably the climax of his sessions.
Hence, with (2), we must set the norm of to (22).
Within the limits of what it is to be human it is up to God to set the norm for human intelligence and prospects for happiness.
For example, Amazon's patent for one-click shopping was issued in 1999 and set the norm for the entire retail industry.
Circumscription of liberties that may have some arguable justification in a national defense crisis should not set the norm for more peaceful or more 'ordinary' times in the life of a nation".
The Dutch Healthy Physical Activity Guidelines (NNGB) set the norm for healthy daily physical activity for adults at a minimum of daily 30 minutes moderate activity at least five days a week [ 5].
Jin said: "Another concern of the US is that in the past, the US and its partners set the norms and rules in Asia and they are afraid [of whether] China tries to set norms of its own.
We forget the way culture and activism set the norms for political decisions on matters such as same-sex marriage rights.
It has been embraced by those who set the norms in our society — cinema, television, magazines and even the middle-class intellectuals who write opinion columns for The Independent.
Dominant groups in organizations generally set the standards for behavior within their workplaces, and as Caucasian men hold most leadership positions today, it can be argued that they set the norms for political behavior at work.
