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Discover LudwigThe phrase "stopped setting" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when indicating that someone or something has ceased the act of establishing or adjusting something. Example: "After several attempts, she finally stopped setting unrealistic goals for herself."
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Nor have the boats stopped setting out.
Regulations and licensing requirements are so strict that non-governmental organisations have stopped setting up shop.
Hamas members have stopped setting fire to Internet cafes in the name of pornography prevention.
Puerto Rico has stopped setting aside funds each month to repay its creditors.
The couple has stopped setting aside money for higher education so they can meet the mortgage payments.
The parks department, in deference to the hawk family, stopped setting poison in rat burrows in the park two weeks ago.
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But Harley stopped, set his feet, and tossed an arcing pass toward the end zone.
One struggles to stop setting fires as the other struggles to get fiery.
The athletes, he explained, could not bear to think that they would stop setting personal records.
But now there are signs that companies tied to the PC industry may stop setting unwelcome records.
However, ministers have watered down their commitments to stop setting limits on council budgets and to restore local control of business rates (commercial-property taxes).
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