Example sentences of "in set the " in BNC.

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1 This is useful in setting the zero field output correctly .
2 What they did not know — and perhaps Mr Desai did not know either — was that urine contains large amounts of melatonin — a chemical secreted by the pineal gland which is involved ( no one knows how ) in setting the body 's natural rhythms .
3 Alan Lambert , in setting the atmosphere for drama about Beowulf , proceeds as follows :
4 The importance of Tel Quel in setting the new agenda should not be underestimated : from the point of view of periodization , the writers and critics associated with this journal ( the most influential since Sartre 's Les Temps Modernes ) , in addition to espousing the ‘ classic modernists ’ , also resurrected from literary history non-canonical writing which they considered to have been neglected .
5 A Quaker ironmaster , Darby was one of the key figures — perhaps the key figure — in the rise of modern British industry , having played a vital role in setting the Industrial Revolution in motion .
6 Those involved in setting the examination may lack direct experience of primary schools and their curriculum .
7 Even though the Germans were demoralised by the end of the war and by the Versailles arrangements for peace , the Poles did not have things all their own way in setting the new borders .
8 This bad timing is typical for Deirdre , who once tried to kill a faithless lover with an ashtray , but succeeded only in setting the hotel room on fire .
9 Equally important in setting the force apart was the strong representation of Malays , who accounted for only 0.3 per cent of the population , but for nearly one-third of policemen .
10 The Commission , in setting the level of the fine , took into account , as it had with the shipping fine , the fact that this was the first time a fine had been imposed in this particular sector .
11 With a General Election in the offing the Ballot provided a perfect framework for opposition parties to co-operate in setting the foreign policy agenda , without in any way compromising their own independence .
12 Third , the plasma has to retain its energy for at least a second in order that enough reactions take place to deliver more energy than was consumed in setting the system up .
13 Nothing so riled a sixteenth-century conquistadore as the knowledge that some men indulged in sodomy , and Balboa felt no compunction in setting the dreadful war-dogs on the culprits and having them tom to pieces in full public view .
14 Conversely , where employers ' associations remained weak and underdeveloped — as in France up to the inter-war period — collective bargaining played a negligible role in setting the terms and conditions of employment , with the result that legislative provisions assumed relatively greater importance .
15 In such countries , city-dwellers were not very important in setting the style and tone of life which reflected instead the old-fashioned , patriarchal assumptions of a long-established way of doing things .
16 ‘ There 's been a lot of talk about the £14 million funding for community care this year but the fact is £4 million of that went in setting the thing up in the first place and we 've only got £10 million left for the rest of the year , ’ said Coun Ron Kennedy .
17 A variety of reasons were proffered for the long delay in setting the seal on a deal but drummer Gary Murdoch maintains that ‘ we 've had a string of managers who did n't really know their job ’ .
18 Their superior intelligence capabilities have allowed them to exert considerable leverage in setting the terms of trade and the manner in which the separate stages of production in their customers ' factories are linked together .
19 Lord Denning in Dutton v. Bognor Regis UDC [ 1972 ] I QB 375 ( CA ) highlighted perhaps the most important issue in setting the limits upon the scope of the duty of care in Donoghue v. Stevenson :
20 It is not un determined but over determined , and the ruling interests in the social formation take the lead in setting the predispositions which are always trying to constitute a received shape .
21 I shall continue to take into account the view of the judiciary on the requirements of retribution and deterrence in such cases as a factor amongst others ( including the need to maintain public confidence in the system of justice ) to be weighed in the balance in setting the first review date .
22 ‘ I shall continue to take into account the view of the judiciary on the requirements of retribution and deterrence in such cases as a factor amongst others ( including the need to maintain public confidence in the system of justice ) to be weighed in the balance in setting the first review date .
23 For my part , I think it is clear that the court in Ex parte Handscomb , 86 Cr.App.R. 59 did decide what Mr. Douglas Hurd understood it decided , namely , that in setting the tariff for prisoners serving discretionary life sentences , the Secretary of State is obliged to adopt the judicial view .
24 That there were snags in setting the sons of the literate parent to the sea , Campbell was willing to admit , though with a little care these could be overcome :
25 Companies may have power in setting the terms of the employment relationship arising from a possible asymmetry in bargaining position , but they also possess power within the relationship .
26 It appeared that technical methods were the most important factor in determining organisational structure and in setting the tone of human relationship inside the firm . ’
27 The second view would point to the fact that in reality it is the Prime Minister who , in setting the agenda for Cabinet discussion , decides what is to be discussed in the first place and consequently has power .
28 A woman of character and finesse and blessed with a total devotion to her new husband , she played a large part in setting the artistic tone at Tribschen , which Nietzsche was to remember with admiration all his life .
29 It has been common practice to anticipate the worst load conditions in setting the count required to generate the RETARD signal .
30 My hon. Friend is absolutely right to refer to the Government 's role in setting the right climate and environment and providing the right services for industry .
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