Example sentences of "set [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to set this for optimum sensitivity , a one ohm resistor should be connected across the probes and the control is adjusted until the l.e.d. just becomes illuminated . |
| 2 | Set three for science . |
| 3 | At the end of what has not been the easiest of years for trading conditions , I am pleased to say that we are just about on target and set fair for 1993 . |
| 4 | On the day I came up here , there were no workmen and the deserted new village was occupied only by horses , wandering at liberty between the half-finished buildings , the machinery and the piles of materials — hardly the setting for which they had been intended when set loose for the summer to forage for themselves . |
| 5 | Instead , the pass mark was set higher for girls ! |
| 6 | As expected Desert Orchid went straight into the lead , and after putting in extravagant leaps at the first two fences seemed to be set fair for an exhibition round . |
| 7 | At last a very rare event occurred : I had a couple of days off , and the weather was set fair for flying . |
| 8 | But conditions were set fair for stable political and economic development . |
| 9 | Wigan chairman Stephen Gage said : ‘ Kenny is a very ambitious young man and I 'm confident we are set fair for a good recovery . ’ |
| 10 | In this case , the terminal is set wide for interactive viewing , and the page size is adjusted to the screen depth automatically . |
| 11 | When she got back to the living-room the fire had been replenished , and a small table was set ready for them to eat . |
| 12 | There is a clear need for a population-orientated strategy to complement and reinforce policies aimed at local and national economic restructuring , but , as is argued further in the next chapter , if such an approach is to stand a good chance of success much more attention must be given to the improvement of data sets suitable for monitoring population change at regional and urban scales and to the study of the causes and consequences of internal migration . |
| 13 | The project will also acquire an archive of data sets suitable for teaching and demonstration . |
| 14 | Rugby Union : Fox set fair for Cardiff |
| 15 | She patted the buffon which concealed her ample bosom , her jaw set ready for a fight . |