Example sentences of "set up [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Allegations of treason were made concerning the loss of lands in France , a matter which may have particularly concerned the Kentishmen , whose vulnerability to raids was obvious , and who may well have been alarmed by the issue of a commission of array , and a command to set up warning beacons , on 14 April . |
| 2 | Petre also promised to set up government commissions ( i ) to investigate alleged military counter-revolutionary activity during December 1989 , especially in Timisoara ; and ( ii ) to " solve " the military 's problems . |
| 3 | The first General Manager there , Dr Girgis Salama from Egypt , has been asked by Governor Solomon Lar to set up plateau State Television in direct competition with the television station Salama himself had launched . |
| 4 | Ice will use clips from '70s blaxploitation movies to set up talking points for his guests . |
| 5 | The Cabinet did what it could both to promote talks and also to set up emergency procedures under the Civil Contingency Unit chaired by Merlyn Rees , the beleaguered Home Secretary . |
| 6 | There are so few hospital beds available that health authorities plan to set up emergency treatment centres in football stadiums . |
| 7 | So it was that late in 1978 Ken Berry was sent to set up Virgin America . |
| 8 | Trying to ‘ carry on as usual ’ during this critical phase is likely to set up conflict , and can be a way of trying to evade the realities of birth . |
| 9 | A tax regime starting in 1994-95 will encourage them to set up head offices in the UK . |
| 10 | There are also groups that would like to set up specialist or local services which cater for interests neglected by present stations . |
| 11 | Adoption of Resolution 8 will authorise the directors to set up share option schemes for employees outside the UK . |
| 12 | Many companies wishing to demonstrate greater accountability and a commitment to high standards of corporate governance have in fact taken steps to increase the number and calibre of their NEDs and to set up audit committees . |
| 13 | Local education authorities in Northern Ireland were required by this Act to set up management committees for further education institutions , with some degree of autonomy , instead of managing them directly . |
| 14 | He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going . |
| 15 | It was awfully sporting of IBM Corp to set up consultancy , systems integration and facilities management ventures in an attempt to put to profitable use the surplus skills of so many of its employees , and only curmudgeons asked if IBMers were actually the right people for the job : sad to say , the curmudgeons were right , and according to Computerworld , the head of the new IBM Consulting Group in White Plains , New York , Robert Howe , says that it is having to hire people from the likes of Andersen Consulting and Coopers & Lybrand , because as he told the paper , ‘ we 've tried IBMers , but frankly we 've had to send some home — some IBM people did n't get the notion of the service business — they did n't understand that we did n't want administrators and middle managers ’ . |
| 16 | With Sir John Leveson , he was ordered to set up provision for the poor and to enforce the order of Privy Council of 1598 , and by this order they were both assessed in the Parish of Halling , Sir John for 7s 4d and Lambarde 6s and the whole total for Halling being £4 5s 8d . |
| 17 | OAU move to set up peace force |
| 18 | A pilot project has been started in the refugee camp at Leon , where the resident psychiatric social worker has decided to set up discussion groups on mental health and is encouraging the community to use its own resources : |
| 19 | So for , for the first time the revolution is given an economic goal in that it is to set up industrialization and in a sense the ending of feudalism and the creation of industrialization emerge as , as the two forces whereas up until now it has been feudalism perhaps egalitarianism . |
| 20 | Vets , like all those involved in promoting responsible ownership , want to encourage owners to have their pets neutered and , while many charities talk about trying to set up discount neutering schemes , vets have been running their own for years . |
| 21 | Where necessary they were also prepared to set up enterprise works committees with employees ' representatives , whilst at the same time strongly opposing external industrial or national unions . |
| 22 | CHRYSLER , America 's third largest car maker , and Mitsubishi of Japan are discussing plans to set up vehicle manufacturing plants in Europe . |
| 23 | Many foreign governments give grants and incentives to firms to set up manufacturing bases in their country and their purchasing strategy favours goods made at home . |
| 24 | The Supreme Soviet ordered the authorities in those republics to set up referendum organizing commissions without delay , and ruled that alternative referendums on independence being held in some of those republics [ see p. 38014 and below ] did not constitute a legitimate substitute for the all-union referendum . |
| 25 | Using the additional capacity on ISDN lines , they were able to set up video phones , involving a small camera on the top of the VDU while receiving pictures superimposed on the screen , to converse face-to-face with supervisors and other staff . |
| 26 | The creative team works in all media , but usually calls on the services of an agency TV producer to help to set up TV and cinema film production — and often radio , too . |
| 27 | One of the most colourful figures to testify was a Maryland escrow agent Marilyn Harrell , who revealed that she had used an estimated $5,500,000 in federal funds to buy houses and cars for poor families , to pay off mortgages , and to set up construction companies . |
| 28 | Erm it 's to erm reserve er for emergencies , obviously , I , I 'd use a building society or bank , to cover holidays and domestic needs , to set up hobby or retirement applications , so we 'd always say , leave a fair amount in the building society , and the only thing th advice I 'd give you is one , stick to the major societies , and secondly , if you 're looking for larger investments , use a postal account . |
| 29 | If they wished , LEAs were allowed to set up nursery schools or classes for children below school age , and to provide physical and social educational facilities , such as school camps . |
| 30 | The stone walling blocks , available in a variety of sizes , or build steps to the exact dimensions from concrete , for which you will have to set up formwork . |