"setting the target" is a valid phrase that can be used in written English.
It is most often used to describe an action taken in preparation for a goal or activity. For example: "The team set the target of increasing sales by 10% last quarter."
For some scientists, even setting the target is a bad idea.
Mr. Blair continued that push by setting the target of getting 50percentt of high school graduates into higher education by 2010.
Not in his wildest dreams could Faldo have imagined the birdie trail he would go on from the 13th, with four birdies in five holes setting the target for the others to chase.
The talks were hailed as a major success by scientists and campaigners, who claimed that, by setting the target, desertification, heatwaves, widespread flooding and other global warming impacts could be avoided.
Mr Palocci started out by tightening fiscal policy even more than the IMF wanted, setting the target for the public sector's primary surplus (ie, before interest payments) at 4¼% of GDP.
It first takes the government to task for setting the target too low, arguing that 300,000 new houses need to be built every year to meet the needs of the country's growing population, address the backlog and moderate house prices.
BAA said it would consult with airlines and business leaders before setting the targets.
Setting the targets is challenging but is possible through data-driven approach.
Two Americans, Christina Kim and Juli Inkster, set the target of 66.
In our analysis, we have set the target that is compatible with 40% emissions reduction.
Noble has already set the target for next week's Twitterbombard: David Cameron.
