Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] set [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 WHAT are the reasons for setting up a national lottery in favour of the arts ?
2 And it says The Tory government which must which must take responsibility for setting up a rapacious duopoly of generating companies .
3 be appointed with responsibility for setting up the district-wide programme .
4 Dutta , 28 , told the jury he received £20,000 for setting up the front company of Rasiklal & Sons and providing letterheads and invoices .
5 As a result the IMS was asked to carry out an initial study and advise on the feasibility of setting up a suitable PMIS for the BAA .
6 The main aim isto explore the feasibility of setting up an integrated physical and community infrastructure data base .
7 It has also now taken the first steps towards setting up a country-wide party .
8 He was the author of several political histories , President of the Society of Antiquaries , the founder of a prize for a historical essay at Oxford , and shortly before the competition he had persuaded the Government to take the first steps towards setting up the National Portrait Gallery .
9 This , more developed , scheme outlined the much criticized recommendation of setting up an inner Cabinet of five which would carry out the needed programme of economic reform .
10 One of the defendants had been Ivan " Janez " Jansa , who was now Slovenia 's defence minister and an advocate of setting up a separate Slovene army .
11 We are fortunate to have been able to offer opportunities to Scottish Amicable staff as a result of setting up the dedicated administration unit .
12 For this reason also , the company has no intention of setting up a local manufacturing outfit in the UK — the emphasis here will be on sales , marketing , software and support .
13 So it was a happy coincidence that the Rev Alan Mackenzie at the same Congress was able to announce that he had recently attended a meeting between Sir Keith Joseph , then Secretary of State for Social Services , and representatives of other national voluntary organisations concerned with the deaf and the hard of hearing , where the Minister 's intention of setting up a permanent committee to help and advise him had been discussed .
14 Database developer Raima Corp , of Bellevue , Washington , is talking to its UK distributor , Systemstar Ltd of Hertford , with the intention of setting up a direct presence in the UK market .
15 There was talk of setting up a Jewish state in Abyssinia , the Russians offered the Amur basin , as long as the population of the new republic was limited to 100,000 and several Latin American countries declared an interest in farmers who had a start capital of at least £500 .
16 There 's talk of setting up an advisory board for him to consult .
17 In 1864 Leslie realized a long-held ambition in setting up a National College of Music to rival the continental conservatoires .
18 This would normally be the position under current standard policies but there is no harm in setting out the principal risks .
19 The police vans had been despatched from headquarters very early that morning and contained the equipment for setting up a temporary incident room .
20 On the same day a preparatory committee began work towards setting up a Civic Movement , its members comprising leading liberals including federal Foreign Minister Jiri Dienstbier and Deputy Premier Pavel Rychetsky , and the Czech Premier Petr Pithart .
21 In particular there is concern within the British civil aviation industry about the level of costs being incurred by the CAA , and recovered from industry , in its work towards setting up the European Joint Aviation Authority and associated regulatory functions , particularly in this formative period when the British Authority continues to function as an autonomous body whose charges must also be borne by operators .
22 ‘ We have a tradition in our home of setting up a little crib and surrounding it with Nativity figures .
23 And I 'll need your help in setting out the basic research outline .
24 This problem overlapped with that of the Public Schools generally , and he had already in the summer secured Cabinet approval for setting up a Public Schools Commission .
25 Erm , I 'll take down the other , the main agenda cos we 've we 've sort of set up a special group for the .
26 Meanwhile , IXI is also in the process of setting up a European operation , which is being headed by Steven Sampson as general manager .
27 In response to these problems , the British Government is currently in the process of setting up a Dependent Territories Board to help strengthen the economies of the British Virgin Islands , Cayman Islands , Anguilla , Turks and Caicos Islands and Montserrat .
28 And so we , we are in the process of setting up an online database computerized which would be accessible by not just branches , but individual erm health and safety reps for a fairly minimal affiliation which will tap into the latest information which will be updated er every three months and we feel that again that 's something in conjunction with , clearly with the unions in the city something that a trades council should be doing , something that raises our profile , explains to people what trade councils , what the trade union movement is all about and does it effectively using modern techniques and modern methods .
29 ‘ We are desperate to raise funds for research and are in the process of setting up the British Brain Tumour Association .
30 The Malaysian Foreign Minister , Abu Hassan Omar , said that US military visits to Singapore would be closely monitored , adding that any move towards setting up a permanent US base would be unacceptable and run counter to the ASEAN goal of establishing a zone of peace , freedom and neutrality .
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