Example sentences of "set out [verb] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assuming that schools-industry liaison is a good thing and that schools should do more of it , the project team has set out to support the development of ‘ local solutions to local problems ’ , rather than prescribe a particular kind of development . |
| 2 | This model particularly set out to explain the consolidation of the Gaullist regime in France after the Fifth French Republic was established with a strong president in 1958 , a change which inaugurated an unbroken dominance of French national politics by right-wing parties for over two decades . |
| 3 | Before the table Edward Hussey stood hunched in defensive composure , very plainly dressed — had he set out to demonstrate the modesty of his means ? — and with his countenance fixed in an expression of resigned and dutiful benevolence . |
| 4 | Weiss was Ritschl 's son-in-law , and had set out to investigate the theme of the kingdom of God in the synoptic gospels with a suspicion that it amounted to something rather different from what Ritschl had made of it . |
| 5 | The conditions of engagement of the valuer are set out indicating the nature of the service he will perform and , so far as relevant , state : |
| 6 | Robert Weiss , who has conducted a number of intensive studies of adult relationships , has set out to identify the provisions of different kinds of social ties . |
| 7 | Well I think it is impossible for anyone to totally avoid bringing in their own values into work that they 're doing to some extent , but I think it is possible to deliberately set out to involve the values of other people in the way that you carry out the work . |
| 8 | In the new museum , a series of exhibits was set out illustrating the geology of the various regions of the country . |
| 9 | The National Heritage Memorial Fund has also set out to encourage the creation of individual charitable trusts for such houses . |