Example sentences of "[adj] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easier to set the time of ‘ The Outsiders ’ as the early 60 's or late 50's , even though the date is n't made obvious . |
| 2 | Hitherto , the central bank had only been able to advise the Treasury on interest rate policy , whereas under the new legislation the bank would be free to set the discount rate itself . |
| 3 | The Lepers ' Pavanne of 1104 set the stage for a series of evils , each more wicked than the last . |
| 4 | However , Tom gets on well with the second chef , who shares his general outlook , and this sets the tone of the kitchen . |
| 5 | This sets the framework for doing a bio-psychosocial assessment , using multidisciplinary knowledge from other professionals to piece together the impact of recent events on a particular family network . |
| 6 | This sets the tone of what the general public read about sex crime . |
| 7 | Given the gradations in penalty available , this sets the threshold for liability at a surprisingly high level , and it may be wondered whether an individual defendant on his own will often be able to perpetrate that degree of ferocity , although the Act clearly contemplates this as a possibility . |
| 8 | The account of chapter 2 sets the pattern for human marriage . |
| 9 | In this setting the qualitative was constantly under evaluation at the expense of the quantitative measure , for the ‘ wise ’ amongst us who were present knew that the statistical return often gives a skewed version of complex social events , although it speaks volumes about the way our systems of control are generated and maintained . |
| 10 | In a sense , this is the ‘ if … then ’ technique played on the seller , but in this setting the consequences are more serious . |
| 11 | This set the new tone of the UK 's argument : everything possible was being done and therefore any breaches of European law should be disregarded while ‘ things were brought up to scratch ’ . |
| 12 | This set the pattern for all later accounts of El Cid up to the seventeenth century , when medieval sources were frequently questioned as to their ultimate accuracy . |
| 13 | This set the tone for the 1980s , when , despite successive draconian states of emergency , both secondary schools and universities have played a major part in challenging the government . |
| 14 | Lucas 's published conclusion ( see panel ) followed the review of payment and payroll systems and to a large extent this set the pattern for all future best practice documents . |
| 15 | This set the pattern of Anglo-Gascon administration for the rest of the Middle Ages , and there was little departure from its terms before the final débâcle of 1453 . |
| 16 | If unc we write Sf for the set{ sf : s ε S } and call this set the image of S under f . |
| 17 | This set the various factions manoeuvring , while Ne Win also came in . |
| 18 | The report was widely heralded as a blueprint for re-establishing the accountancy profession 's right to set the framework for and to improve financial reporting in the corporate sector . |
| 19 | ‘ We would do everything possible to set the record straight . ’ |
| 20 | The time limit for setting the action down for trial runs from close of pleadings so that it is possible to set the action down the day after the plaintiff 's solicitor sends off his list of documents . |
| 21 | I also have an envelope tray for my LaserJet but can not find out how to get Word for Windows to send the right control code to the LaserJet III to set the envelope size . |
| 22 | HAMMY McMillan 's Stranraer , the holders , trounced Douglas Drybrough 's Aviemore 10-2 to set the pace in convincing manner in the Bell 's Scottish Championship at Kirkcaldy yesterday . |
| 23 | Just as you thought the coupe for the masses had receded into a misty-eyed memory of metallic-blue Ford Capris and diamond-white Opel Mantas , along comes the Calibra ; a practical yet sleek four-seater to set the high-mileage rep 's heart alike . |
| 24 | Matteo Fargion 's specially composed music for piano , strings and brass does much to set the tone of the piece , with its clouded dissonances and flurries of bright jazzy melody . |
| 25 | Government can do much to set the boundaries in which it is possible to create wealth . |
| 26 | In trying to overcome these problems the first republican government of 1931-33 set the stage for things to come ; the political alienation of both the right and left wings of the political spectrum in Spain . |
| 27 | The first example below sets only the date and the second sets the date and the time . |
| 28 | MPEG-2 sets the standard for the compression of digital signals , the most complicated and expensive element of any digital broadcasting system . |
| 29 | Yorick ‘ wont to set the table on a roar ’ , BH 32 . |
| 30 | Mr Buchan is also a conoisseur of socialist folk-singing : he made it clear that he would find it hard to set the policy review to traditional music : ‘ I am a primeval socialist . ’ |