Example sentences of "is set [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In resisting the sideways forces the daggerboard starts to behave like a sail and a force is set up between the high and low pressure sides of the foil ( F1 ) .
2 If the cell is set up at an appropriate angle to the incoming light , then when the amplitude of the standing wave is zero the cell transmits the light in the usual way ; when the amplitude is at its maximum the light is deflected at angle equal to twice the incident angle ( Figure 2 ) .
3 As an example , we look at the case in which an initially isothermal column of liquid is set up with a stable salt gradient in it ; the base of the column is then heated .
4 His portable laboratory is set up in a small tent which is unbearably hot , and could well do without the added heat from his bunsen burner .
5 This large , impressive hotel is set back from the main road in its own grounds , and clients can walk into Going or Ellmau in around 10–15 minutes .
6 Behind the church , which is set back from the main road and screened by trees , a sequestered lane soon passes the large hole of Hurtle Pot .
7 The house is set back from the main road and has wonderful views of the surrounding farmland .
8 It is set back from the main road , has a small shopping centre and typically Italian lakeside cafés , and is linked to the other lake resorts by steamers .
9 Situated about half a mile from the centre of Riva , the Parc Hotel Flora is set back from the main road , next to a highly popular ice-cream parlour under the same management .
10 The hotel has wonderful gardens full of olive trees and is set back from the main lakeside road , about 700 yards from Brenzone .
11 The consolidated p&l account is set out on the alternative format , with separate columns for continuing and discontinued operations .
12 The current thinking of the Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) is set out in a Green Paper published in October 1993 .
13 A clear example of the ultra vires rule is set out in the following case .
14 Practice as to translation requirements varies greatly ; although the relevant information is set out in the Practical Handbook published by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague conference , which is held by all Central Authorities , other applicants often fall foul of the rules .
15 Make sure the food is set out in an attractive way so that its appearance makes the children excited .
16 This takes a similar form to the Arch of Peace and is set off by the extended , arcaded arms that drift along the edge of the square .
17 Here is a passage about a picture by Judy Rifka : ‘ In Square Dress , a dancer , seen from above , is set off against an exuberant field of abstract color patches and architecturally evocative lines and circles .
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