Example sentences of "[Wh det] set [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It was inspired by the report of the Edinburgh Missionary Conference of 1910 , which set in motion the new ecumenical movement among the Christian Churches .
2 Under the terms of my statement to the House of 26 March 1991 , which set in motion the talks that we held , it is open to any party to raise any issues — including constitutional issues — that it considers relevant .
3 The newly elected Estonian Supreme Soviet on March 30 approved a declaration which set in motion a gradual process of secession from the Soviet Union by rejecting central Soviet authority and announcing the goal of restoring Estonian independence .
4 Who can be free in this country after the Treason Trials which set behind bars and left to rot … ’
5 On the IBM 360 range restrictions are placed on which sets of consecutive bytes may be considered to form a word-oriented unit ; thus the left-hand byte of a half-word must be at an even address , that of a full-word must be at an address divisible by four , and so on .
6 ‘ So I compromised by redesigning the base as a set of flat plates with circular holes cut in them through which sets of moulded hemispheres could be pushed .
7 Most smoke alarms have a test button which sets off the alarm when pressed .
8 It appears that certain people have a predisposition to develop Reiter 's disease and it is possible that the organism responsible for NGU can act as a ‘ trigger ’ which sets off the inflammatory process .
9 You see , Christmas is linked with the season of Advent — the season of hope which sets before us the hope of his coming to restore all things and bring all things to a glorious conclusion .
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