Example sentences of "set a good " in BNC.
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1 | There has also been criticism of members of my family for behaviour which was judged to be unseemly for people whose responsibility is to set a good example . |
2 | Have to set a good example . |
3 | The first of these was the landowning class , the nobility and gentry ; the leaders of the community , whose duty it was to set a good example to the rest , to be ‘ the helpers and releuers of poore tenantes , and also be the maynteynors and supporters of all poore folkes ’ . |
4 | Well we used to play that in the street you see , have the lampposts , the top of the yard and there , there and have to set a good target rounders . |
5 | ‘ There 's a speed limit in this city , sir , and as an officer of the law it 's my duty to set a good example . ’ |
6 | If members allowances are a hundred and eighty thousand this year which is somewhere around there , Mr may correct me but I think I 'm not too far out , we 've already upped those this year to a hundred and eighty- nine , so next year there 'll be a hundred and seventy-one and the thirteen thousand cost of this will reduce it to a hundred and fifty-eight I actually do n't think that is possible , we ca n't afford it within the terms of of the present set up , unless someone 's going to dramatically reduce the length and the number of meetings in this council , which I think is highly unlikely , I think we 've got to set a good example to our employees , I think that this would give completely the wrong message . |
7 | I was deter , you see I , I have to set a good example to Neil . |
8 | ‘ An' I must set a good table for the funeral . ’ |
9 | Since the detrimental effects of many chemicals used within the environment are now only too well known , it seems natural that the National Trust , as a high-profile conservation body , should set a good example . |
10 | My father says that a teacher should set a good example for the children , by respecting each one , whether them black or white . |
11 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman does not speed through road works , and I hope that he will set a good example , which others will follow . |
12 | The director of health promotion , Dr Phil Hanlon , said it was important that the board should set a good example to other organisations . |
13 | Sir Donald Wilson , the authority 's chairman , said : ‘ We feel he will set a good example to the region . ’ |
14 | Make sure managers and supervisors are familiar with the policy and procedures , and make sure too that they set a good example to the staff they supervise . |
15 | Erm we 'll have to consider our own lifestyles , and erm try and set a good example . |
16 | Actors explain that although ’ Family Pride ’ sets a good precedent , there is still a long way to go before they get more mainstream parts . |
17 | The farm sets a good example in other ways too … branches pruned from the trees are shredded so the goodness goes back into the soil . |
18 | He got a good-natured reprimand from Mona for not setting a good example to the lower classes . |
19 | Anna prided herself on setting a good table ; now , in wartime London , she put her mind to it : great lasagne pies , Virginia ham , as well as all the best fish , game and vegetables her friends in the country sent her . |
20 | The government , the report adds , ‘ should take a lead by setting a good example in the context of its own employees and disseminate the information which enables firms to see the full costs of the permanent loss of their older workers . ’ |
21 | Leni smiled quickly , then just sat , very upright as if setting a good example , and seemed to be thinking something out . |
22 | Educating young people to drink responsibly and in moderation is best achieved by parents setting a good example . |
23 | The following six points form the essentials of funboard sailing and set a good funboard sailor apart from a bad one . |
24 | Now you know the rules , set a good example to other drivers by using them at all times ; who knows , they may even copy your driving style and do it right too ! |