Example sentences of "to set [adv prt] [noun] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We have also attempted to set down priorities for the Council .
2 The general policy is to set off overpayments in the manner that is most advantageous to the taxpayer .
3 Dave Morpfee again impressed as he bagged 3–33 to set up Bangor for a response of 111–5 , Hefin Lewis , Andy Savage and John Parry all scoring 23 as Ruthin 's John James pocketed 4–29 .
4 following a review by the county surveyor we suggest further things which are automatic consultation with local members and indeed this process of public consultation be brought forward to the beginning of the whole procedure of traffic managing reviews , now that , that sort of consultation will be more in the nature of a public meeting than a semi-formal enquiry , but we recommend to you that we use the same sort of terminology so that the public appreciates that they are genuinely being consulted by the County Council , now if we find that there are very contentious proposals after an order has been published , er a C C H , a County Consultant of Hearing may still be held if as members you feel that 's something you want to do , because the objective of , of this whole concept of County Consultant of Hearings is to have er flexible arrangements so that the County Council can demonstrate its commitment with consultations at a local level to demonstrate that , that members in particular are hearing what local people er say and to set up procedures within the organization to give members , particularly local members more involvement in the traffic management review process , those are the recommendations Chairman which involve in the paper .
5 As time was short we walked briskly for 4 hours , before deciding that we would have to set up camp for the night .
6 The agenda included a discussion of a rota to set up displays in the library , policy on the acquisition of periodicals and an intended course on information retrieval to be related to the library skills already incorporated in the basic studies programme .
7 A HAMBLETON businessman is to set up shop outside the area after allegedly being given a rough ride by the district council .
8 Should both the Clacton and Harwich travel-to-work areas receive assisted area status firms can be given grants to set up shop in the area .
9 The DUP says that Republican violence paid off in the disarming of the RUC , the disbanding of the B Specials , the banning of Orange , Black and Apprentice Boys ' parades resulting in the imprisonment of Loyalists , the overthrow of Ulster 's parliament , the plan for talks with Dublin to change the status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom , the abolishing of the Oath of Allegiance to the Queen in the new Assembly and Executive , the making of such oaths illegal for appointment to government boards , the removal of the Governor , the obliteration of ‘ On Her Majesty 's Service ’ from official paid envelopes , the attempt to destroy democracy by power-sharing which was a blow at the secrecy of the ballot box and an insult to British citizenship and standards , the proposal to set up machinery for the transfer of Northern Ireland 's powers to a body or bodies in or with the Irish Republic , and the continued existence of areas in Northern Ireland where the Queen 's writ did not effectually run .
10 The primary aim of the Convention is not to set up machinery for the chastisement of states which infringe human rights .
11 Athens could not ignore this , and an indecisive battle ( Tanagra ) followed by a decisive one ( Oinophyta ) gave Athens control of Boiotia till 446 ( see p. 43 for her ‘ land empire ’ ambitions , and for Sparta 's desire to set up Thebes as a counterweight to Athens ) .
12 Too often in the past , he said , politicians had been bamboozled by specialists into believing that the problems were so great that the answer was to set up bodies like the UGC and let them make the decisions .
13 Rachaela got up and went to set out tins on the work-top in the kitchen .
14 There is sometimes a tendency to set out apparatus at the beginning of a session and then to hurry the clearing up , thus losing valuable experience .
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