Example sentences of "[vb -s] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government wants to set the new system to work from January 1 . |
| 2 | The government wants to set the technical standards of Poland 's public network and to retain the power to set ceilings on consumer prices . |
| 3 | She says she does n't really want to earn money from the revelations but simply wants to set the story of the Yorks ' marriage straight . |
| 4 | Such delays do not help the plaintiff who wants to set the record straight , but they are equally unpleasant for defendants , who face escalating costs and witness difficulties . |
| 5 | At present , a council has to set the same standard charge for all unoccupied second homes . |
| 6 | Against this undoubted benefit one has to set the likely bad consequences of recognizing the general and unqualified validity of consent to political authority . |
| 7 | This is why it has to set the stage by exploiting your reactions and using your fear . |
| 8 | But first he has to set the number co-ordinates on his Scope before he can fire at any object . |
| 9 | The woman has to set the enticing fruit , the desire to have knowledge like God himself , against God 's plain command . |
| 10 | And Senegal , one of the 30 poorest nations in the world has set the best example of all . |
| 11 | For the most part , Hollywood has set the agenda . |
| 12 | Investors were heartened by news that Saudi Arabia has set the second phase of the Al-Yamamah arms deal in train by making a £1½ billion down-payment , ending months of uncertainty over the contract 's future . |
| 13 | WALL Street moved further into record-breaking territory yesterday , continuing a recent run which has set the scene for sharp rallies in Tokyo and Hong Kong . |
| 14 | Where management has set the framework for efficient cleaning and supervision is adequate faults will rarely arise . |
| 15 | ‘ Sonny has set the date for next year , ’ Bull O'Malley said . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , however , plastic recycling is little practised in this country although Tesco has set the ball rolling with a limited scheme . |
| 17 | RUSSELL ATHLETIC HAS SET THE PACE IN CLASSIC AMERICAN SPORTSWEAR SINCE 1902 . |
| 18 | League spokesman David Howes said : ‘ Our planning of a streamlined , higher profile tour certainly paid off and has set the pattern for future trips . ’ |
| 19 | Arguably , the Club has set the standards for other to follow — and very healthy it looks on them too . |
| 20 | ‘ For the ‘ thick-ear ’ has set the standard ’ , said HD ; confronted with the screen , ‘ mind in some way neatly obliterates itself ’ , argued Kenneth Macpherson , and Walter Kron identified ‘ an absence of taste , conscience , courage and character ’ . |
| 21 | According to Computerworld , it has said that at the next APPN Implementors ' Workshop , set for this week , it will seek input from other vendors on how to set priorities for future enhancements , and it has set the price for reverse engineering the code at $25,000 , a lower figure than many had predicted . |
| 22 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , Seoul , South Korea has bought Harris Corp 's Harris Microwave Semiconductor on undisclosed terms , saying it has set the stage to produce Gallium Arsenide chips to help strengthen its international competitiveness in telecommunications . |
| 23 | ‘ Although the government has set the Benefits Agency targets for the recovery of overpaid benefits , there are no targets for improving benefit take-up . |
| 24 | Peter Moores impresses more with bat and gloves every time I clap eyes on him ; Martin Speight is beginning to weld patience and big numbers to his undoubted ability and bottomless well of self-belief ; and if a fractured ankle has set the seal on Adrian Jones 's dispiriting season there has been consolation in the imposing shape of Ed Giddins . |
| 25 | A soft November swell has set the tables rattling metallically at one another across the bar . |
| 26 | God has set the seed of his Spirit in our hearts and intends to produce in us a crop of lovely qualities of character if we do not grieve the Spirit ( Eph. 4:30 ) by wilful disobedience or neglect . |
| 27 | Co-ordinator Andrew Smart has set the following schedule to the end of April : |
| 28 | has set the client server agenda for other vendors for four years , and with System Ten we hope to continue to do so . |
| 29 | Britain has set the European Community on a course that I wholly applaud — an ever closer union of nation states . |
| 30 | More 's eloquence has set the tone for much historical writing on the subject , but while one should not deny that enclosures created a good deal of suffering , one should also remember that More was exaggerating his points for the sake of effect . |