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set back VB trans

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3. set back inf (cost):

to set sb back
jdn eine [schöne] Stange Geld kosten inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to set back a deadline
einen Termin verschieben
to set back ⇆ sth [from sth]
etw [von etw dat ] zurücksetzen
their garden is set back from the road
ihr Garten liegt nicht direkt an der Straße
the opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks
die Eröffnung des neuen Schwimmbades hat sich um einige Wochen verzögert

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The building is set back from the street by a brick plaza, formerly a parking lot, which includes blocky patches of grass.
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The storm mostly destroyed the city (which has never regained its former glory) and set back development in the region.
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The faade is set back from the street through the use of a small plaza at the front of the building.
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The annex on the other side of the tracks is a smallish building with a hip roof and is set back from the road.
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This building is set back from the road on a slight hill and has a large front yard.
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The up platform was widened and this left the building set back at an odd angle to the track.
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Set back from the river and hidden by new building, it was known as the snake in the grass to local inhabitants.
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The upper barn, set back from the road and the main complex of buildings, was constructed in 1886.
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Set back to each side are small round-headed windows linking with the continuous impost band.
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It is slightly set back from the earlier wing.
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