Example sentences of "set the [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It set the tone of the renewed debate which in the coming decade was to divide Western Europe even further , at the same time as setting in motion a groundswell that eventually produced the European Community . |
| 2 | The first day was always important , it set the tone for the whole year . |
| 3 | Hegel himself , regarded as one of the ‘ deflated balloons ’ of German philosophy by his former French admirer , Hippolyte Taine ( 1828–93 ) , went out of fashion in his native country , and the way in which ‘ the tiresome , conceited and mediocre epigones who set the tone among the educated German public ’ treated him moved Marx in the 1860s ‘ to declare myself publicly a disciple of that great thinker ’ . |
| 4 | First of all , set the scene for the big day : our fabulous , easy-to-make edible decorations will add the finishing festive touches to your dining room . |
| 5 | He could n't upstage her , for the piece was carefully staged so that bride and groom were hidden from each other , one each side of the screen and Therese , radiant , controlled , confident , set the atmosphere of the whole scene . |
| 6 | ‘ I expect everyone to go at least a second faster tomorrow , ’ said Mansell , who set the record in the penultimate lap of the session . |
| 7 | A 0–100mph time of 19.2secs and standing kilometre return of 28.3secs , achieved with little apparent strain and the full co-operation of a lightning-quick gearshift , set the seal on the new car 's cracking performance credentials . |
| 8 | In Booker 's eyes Profumo set the seal on the long process of British moral decline , the essence of which was a ‘ lack of respect for authority ’ in all its guises — the Establishment , the monarchy , political leaders , the Church and so on . |