Example sentences of "set a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The state bar would prefer to set a blanket rule governing all types of lawyers . |
| 2 | If the lecturer is also known to be the examiner , he is unlikely to set a question on a topic that he has not covered or referred to in his lectures — although this can not be guaranteed . |
| 3 | ‘ Until he was called to set a bone in the back of the Queen of Denmark , ’ she said . |
| 4 | Bourassa had told the Liberal Party conference that there would be no referendum on the province 's future status before late 1992 , but the separatist Parti Quebecois had urged the commission to set a deadline in 1991 . |
| 5 | ‘ With so many of us we ought to set a rota for cooking . |
| 6 | The church planter will do well to set a goal of identifying and releasing others . |
| 7 | What Miandad 's 59 did yesterday was to frustrate England 's struggling bowlers and to set a platform from which Pakistan can give themselves a match-winning lead today . |
| 8 | The development of pub retailing has shown a corrective instinct for seeking to set a purpose built business in the right location . |
| 9 | That 's very kind of you , ’ was the signal to set a tide of deep apprehension coursing through Laura 's veins . |
| 10 | She also resisted the wishes of senior ministers for Britain to set a date for entry to the EMS . |
| 11 | BRITAIN yesterday took comfort from reports of an alleged overnight breach between the West German Chancellor , Dr Helmut Kohl , and the French on the need to set a date for a Community monetary union conference . |
| 12 | Mr Sherwood reacted by saying that the new terms from Temple had once again delayed SeaCo 's intention to set a date for the shareholder meeting . |
| 13 | BRITAIN yesterday took comfort from reports of an alleged overnight breach between the West German Chancellor , Dr Helmut Kohl , and the French on the need to set a date for a Community monetary union conference . |
| 14 | It was not the committee 's function to recommend release , but inevitably the committee would attempt to set a date at which there would be a reasonable prospect that the local review committee and then the Parole Board might be able to recommend release . |
| 15 | All four applicants in that case sought a declaration that the Secretary of State was not entitled to set a date for the first review of his case on the basis of the requirements of retribution and deterrence . |
| 16 | In order to display a date in 1-2-3 you need to set a date format . |
| 17 | Given the stark position on the streets of Northern Ireland , is it not the right hon. Gentleman 's responsibility to set a date for the reconvening of talks , so that they can begin where they ended ? |
| 18 | The session had been intended to set a date for reconvening the 14th party congress , which had broken up in disarray on Jan. 23 [ see pp. 37172 ] . |
| 19 | At its November meeting the Council failed to set a date for the next SAARC summit , originally scheduled for 1989 , after Sri Lanka formally declared its refusal , while Indian troops remained on its soil , to host the meeting as decided at the fourth summit in December 1989 in Islamabad , Pakistan [ for which see p. 36485 ] . |
| 20 | In his New Year message to the nation , broadcast on national radio and television on Dec. 31 , Sassou-Nguesso announced that a " national conference " would be convened on Feb. 25 , 1991 , in order to set a date for multiparty elections . |
| 21 | There was also criticism of the authorities ' reluctance to set a date for the elections ( scheduled for early 1992 — see pp. 38135 ; 38325 ) . |
| 22 | Talks with the Estonians , however , failed to set a date for the start of the troops ' departure . |
| 23 | Following the appeal court 's decision Bond was remanded on A$1000,000 bail until Oct. 5 , when the Perth district court was due to set a date for a new trial . |
| 24 | do you want to set a date for another meeting just now or do you want to get in touch later George ? |
| 25 | Right , yeah i I 've got a , I need to set a date with Catherine , an appraisal and then we 'll be , are you not looking forward to it ? |
| 26 | One would be to set a test with items exemplifying the criterion . |
| 27 | In many cases the local review committee at the seven year review considered it too early to set a release date , which no doubt dashed the hopes of the prisoners whose sentences were under review . |
| 28 | Am I the sort of man to set a child spying ? |
| 29 | The case was to set a stamp on the decade , and one question from prosecuting counsel Mervyn Griffiths-Jones was to mark the period as precisely as Neville Chamberlain 's ‘ Peace in our time ’ had done in 1938 . |
| 30 | However , in reaffirming it as an objective , Mr Kinnock was careful not to set a timescale for reducing unemployment to between 750,000 and one million , depending on circumstances . |