Example sentences of "[modal v] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Decisive battles , the death of kings in battle or the life imprisonment of great men were rare events ; and against the very exceptional , decisive outcome of the battles of 1066 and 1106 we must set the endless , indecisive campaigns of William I and Henry I on the borders of their French domains ; the indecisive warfare of Stephen 's reign which led to anarchy in England . |
| 2 | Against the obvious cost savings , companies must set the expense of re-implementing their system in a new environment . |
| 3 | Before turning to the precise terms of the statutory provisions I must set the scene by referring to the facts . |
| 4 | However , against the obvious conclusion that small groups are more effective one must set the increased managerial challenges of having a larger number of groups . |
| 5 | First , though , I must set the scene and beg the indulgence of any reader who feels the ground somewhat familiar , as this story begins where another 's ends . |
| 6 | Against this one must set the likelihood of increased travel and other costs arising from the greater geographical dispersion of the units in the sample . |
| 7 | They " must set the standards of what is acceptable , of what is for the public good in the age in which we live " . |
| 8 | Within the next few months , for instance , the party and unions should set the level of fines that recalcitrant unions would incur . |
| 9 | That ‘ the party and unions should set the level of fines that recalcitrant unions would incur ’ . |
| 10 | This same feeling should be carried into the first welcome meeting which should set the tone in the way that gospel singer George Beverly Shea did for Billy Graham . |
| 11 | The light is quite strongly directional , and to avoid excessive variations in contrast within the depth of the scene you should set the light as far back from the subject as possible within the limits of what is acceptable to give a good exposure , each doubling of the distance reducing the brightness of the scene by a factor of four . |
| 12 | Perhaps we should set the course up . |
| 13 | Before we allow him to intrude on to my turf too far , I should set the whole business in its correct credit context . |
| 14 | In fact , he had forced Bett to admit as much , but she had countered by claiming that nevertheless they should set the children a good example . |
| 15 | The brief should set the quality standards which the design has to meet . |
| 16 | The opening hymn and welcome should set the theme . |
| 17 | Reception areas , which should set the tone for the entire hotel , so often let it down . |
| 18 | Despite this , Cureton has made a very important contribution to the study of poetic rhythm which should set the tone for rhythmic analysis for some time to come . |
| 19 | It might set the hay alight — and … ’ |
| 20 | Because the service standards are likely to be somewhat lower than in a commercial operation , you might set the rate so that they were 50 per cent ( or even 60 per cent ) of the total . |
| 21 | In deciding what we are going to settle for — or in choosing from alternatives — then we might set the priorities and satisfy as many of the most important ones as we can . |
| 22 | I might set the tape . |
| 23 | ‘ Now be off , or I 'll set the Romans on ye . ’ |
| 24 | Do n't leave it on again , you 'll set the house on fire ! |
| 25 | If I refuse he 'll set the police on to Garry , and think what that would do to Dana . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Just stop what you 're doing or I 'll set the police on you . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ She 'll set the dogs on you , or call the polis . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll set the alarm for seven , ’ she said sensibly . |
| 29 | Okay , we 'll set the deadline at thirty one January |
| 30 | The chronicler Hall emphasised the consternation produced by the government 's success in establishing a basis for swingeing taxation , and although wealth can seldom or never have been overstated for fiscal purposes , the Rutland muster book could perhaps be the exception that bears out his claim that ‘ some avaunced them selfes more than they were worth of pride , not remembryng [ realising/ suspecting ] what was coming ’ , naively succumbing to the blandishments of the commissioners , who ‘ did what they could to set the people to the vttermoste ’ . |