Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] set [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There were clear political reasons for setting up the LDDC and other Urban Development Corporations , and for deciding the way in which they conduct their affairs . |
2 | Plans for setting up the Newbolt Committee were initiated in the course of an unprecedented mobilization of the whole population to sustain what has been described as the first " total " war effort . |
3 | Checklist for setting up the picture |
4 | A DDL for setting up the user views or external schemas and a DML for the processing of hierarchies ( applications using the data ) is described in Section 7.2 , in the context of IMS . |
5 | BT , which is bidding in a consortium including Daimler-Benz , says that the investment in setting up the network would be £850m . |
6 | The drinks industry has made a gesture towards its concern about alcohol misuse by setting up the Portman group . |
7 | One company in particular felt that the appropriate hardware was in position for a total online information system , but the company needed assistance in setting up the system . |
8 | He had a contract to supply arms to Iran and wanted our help in setting up the deal . |
9 | Monetary sources said work on setting up the EIF , which will have capital of two billion Ecu ( £1.4 billion ) and be funded by the EIB , the commission and private banks , was progressing well — although it is not expected to be operational before early next year . |
10 | There is usually an initial charge for setting up the scheme , as well as an annual management fee . |
11 | ‘ But amazingly the process of setting up the co-op really did involve some of the men , and even the older boys . |
12 | The vertical and horizontal rulers need to be set to a rigidly defined position , at least for the purposes of setting up the grids . |
13 | At a recent ceremony , Site Manager , Mr Roger James made the presentation in recognition of the fine work done by Barry Grewcock and his team in setting up the Safety Management System at Dounreay . |
14 | The question was then what should be done with it — and there was no point in setting up the collection unless it was going to be a working library . |
15 | State Department publications have been purged of references to CIA actions like setting up the coup that brought the Shah to power in Iran , and overthrowing a liberal government in Guatemala . |
16 | His contributions included his work with Scripture Union , his long association with Cambridge University Mission , and his leading role with Andy Pierssene in setting up the Oxford Boys ' Club Trust . |
17 | A series of mechanical difficulties in setting up the car caused further problems and on Friday he had constant braking problems ; an experiment on Saturday did little to change matters for the better — Emerson finished practice in sixth place . |
18 | We share your concern about the lack of professional training and accreditation but would draw your attention to the joint efforts of the Association of Police Surgeons and the Association of Chief Police Officers in setting up the Durham introductory course for police surgeons . |
19 | Some legislative attempts have been made to structure the exercise of sentencing discretion by setting out the criteria which courts should apply when deciding on a sentence , but these , too , are limited in scope . |
20 | The process was assisted in the North by the self-exclusion of Britain from internal Ulster affairs by setting up the Stormont parliament which survived from 1922 to 1972 . |
21 | His somewhat thankless task was to attempt to introduce private-sector techniques into the Civil Service by setting up the Property Services Agency . |
22 | The Department of the Environment had come under increasing criticism for the slow progress in setting up the trust . |
23 | The Creative Weaver comprises a perforated base board , with sets of pegs for setting up the design on the board . |
24 | George and Tony used to pay themselves £350 a week after setting up the firm at the height of the last recession in 1982 . |
25 | What was needed instead was some means of setting up the apparatus so that each detector could not ‘ know ’ in advance the polarisation being detected at the other side of the experiment . |
26 | The latter two were on a nine-man organising committee along with Philip Tomalin , who , as cricket chairman of the French Sports Federation and captain of the SAC , had a major role in setting up the game . |
27 | ‘ Well , you certainly nailed your colours to the mast by setting up the post-mortem . ’ |
28 | Instructions for setting up the Operator Terminal are given in Section 8.4 below . |
29 | There are additional charges for setting up the service , the production of year end returns , and for the optional statutory sick pay calculations . |
30 | Once these difficult decisions have been taken , the mechanics of setting out the budget are a relatively simple matter of listing the details of the year 's spending plan . |