Example sentences of "set in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If at any time the whereabouts of a child on the register are not known , it is the custodian 's specific responsibility to set in hand immediate action to try to trace the child . |
| 2 | The effect of introducing just this one gene is to switch off some genes and to set in train a sequence of gene activation so that the cell develops into a muscle cell with all the appropriate proteins — master gene is an appropriate description . |
| 3 | What these works do , or tend to do , not so much singly , perhaps , as in series , is to set in train through the sheer repetition of their demeaning view of women , for example , or their glamorisation of crime , what is known in behaviouristic terms as a process of conditioning , the ‘ drip-drip ’ effect of popular parlance . |
| 4 | As you may know the Cardinal has already taken steps to set in train a thorough investigation into the moral implications of the Law Lords ' decision . |
| 5 | What we do n't see so often , however , is an attempt ( when the characteristic is recognized by management and leadership ) to correct it , or to understand why it exists and to try to set in train processes and plans to change these undesirable attributes . |
| 6 | One of Rayner 's first acts was to set in train a series of efficiency scrutinies within Whitehall . |
| 7 | Such arbitrage fails to set in motion the competitive forces that normally close such openings in a market economy . |
| 8 | In 1967 the Earl of Antrim and a number of other surviving Irish peers sought to set in motion the machinery for a fresh election of 28 of their number , and petitioned the House to this end . |
| 9 | The magistrate decided whether to try a case summarily or to set in motion the process of committing it to a superior court . |
| 10 | Sauron is defeated and his Ring taken by Isildur , only to set in motion the crisis at the end of the Third Age . |
| 11 | By such means their position and power were enhanced and the material means were provided to set in motion community activities . |
| 12 | The analogy was an apt one , for the book helped to set in motion the new movement which came to be known as Dialectical Theology , and whose leading lights , apart from Barth himself , were Brunner , Bultmann and Gogarten . |
| 13 | It is not disputed by the Legal Aid Board , and indeed it is obvious , that the existing practice is highly convenient and may avoid unnecessary costs being incurred which would eventually fall on the legal aid fund if it were necessary in every case to set in motion a procedure for filing of evidence . |
| 14 | I have always detected that an absence of humour is reflected in a very loud laugh , as if it is necessary to set in motion some violent mechanism before anything funny ultimately tickles the fancy , and Crossman certainly displayed this mannerism . |
| 15 | It was he who went on to train me to the point where I could begin to set in motion a way to extract revenge from the blanc nations , and ensure that no one would so betray us again . |
| 16 | It was decided to set in motion negotiations to form a Neighbourhood Watch in the Belmont Road area . |
| 17 | I am about to set in motion a peculiar process that will result in a $10 million loan to a Philippine construction company , a bedfellow of the Marcos clan — a loan that will soon go sour . |
| 18 | The " Group of Nine " plus Malta , which was included as an observer , agreed to set in motion a mechanism for co-operation involving annual ministerial meetings — the first scheduled for 1991 in Algiers — and collaborative ventures on multilateral financial institutions , self-sufficiency in food , migration , debt and the protection of cultural heritage , and collaborative action against desertification . |
| 19 | What the defendant has done is to set in motion a chain of events . |
| 20 | Civil legal aid allowed the couple to set in motion their quest for compensation , though in the end their case never reached the Court of Session . |
| 21 | And second , we wanted to set in place initiatives by those who had identified a need . |
| 22 | Constitutional amendments formally to set in place a multiparty system were still pending , however : they were passed unanimously by the Federal Chamber on Aug. 8 , and it was hoped to secure the necessary ratification by the assemblies of the republics and provinces by Sept. 20 . |
| 23 | The Race Relations Committee has spent 1992 working to set in place its programme for implementation of the Race Equality Policy adopted by the Bar Council in 1991 . |
| 24 | Yes , Elizabeth Howell of Exploring Parenthood , certainly that is the case , both with parents and with people like teachers or child care workers , who are in locus parentis for many hours of the day , and our sense is very much that if the adults around children can feel supported and confident that they can acknowledge their own fears and anxieties that they will then be better be able to transmit that measured response to the children in their care and it was very interesting last week , I heard from an educational psychologist in the north of England who said that a group of teachers had asked from several schools to come together to think about the resources that they needed to set in place in order to deal with the children 's behaviour , and after the meeting , at which they were able to express their anxieties , they then returned to their various areas and when the psychologist contacted them a couple of days later they said we felt sufficiently supported by knowing that others are struggling with the same issues and that we could acknowledge our concerns about it , that we now feel able to get on with the job of helping the children , and I think that was a very good example of adults finding a way to acknowledge their own anxieties and thereby to increase their effectiveness in dealing with the children that in whose care they have . |
| 25 | The Environment Secretary , Mr Chris Patten , said the new green bill would set in place the most sophisticated and comprehensive pollution control regulations anywhere . |
| 26 | San Rafael , California-based Island Graphics Inc will no longer sell directly to resellers : this week , as a transition , it will set in train a reseller programme called Palm Partner to offer distributor-level resources , lead passing , technical support and discounts to US and Canadian resellers who buy its software through its actual distributors Access Graphics Inc , Ingram Micro Inc and Merisel Inc . |
| 27 | Ray Noorda , 67 , chief executive of Novell Inc , has given an assurance that he will set in train the process of finding a successor to run the company ‘ in the next year ’ . |
| 28 | This week , as a transition , it will set in train a reseller programme called Palm Partner to offer distributor-level resources , lead passing , technical support and discounts to US and Canadian resellers who buy Island 's software through its actual distributors Access Graphics Inc , Ingram Micro Inc and Merisel Inc . |
| 29 | The Teutonic Knights had indeed penetrated eastwards , but their influence , when it was not military , had been to spread a lifestyle and set of material , cultural and linguistic bearings rather than set in motion the bodily removal and resettlement of vast numbers of Germans . |
| 30 | It is impossible with our conscious mind to fully know what we feel about this place but the Gothic tale can set in motion atavistic fears and fantasies . |