Example sentences of "[noun] [is] set [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a partly automatic system is better , in which the time for regeneration is set by the operator after tests to determine the water hardness . |
| 2 | Dessert cutlery is set above the place mat ; butter knife is on the side plate . |
| 3 | Is a prisoner serving a life sentence entitled to make representations before his tariff is set by the Secretary of State ? 4 . |
| 4 | The voltage gain of the amplifier is set by the ratio of resistor R1 to R1 at 11 times . |
| 5 | St Gilgen is set on the north west shore of the Wolfgangsee . |
| 6 | The action is set in the kind of country house , all wood panelling and flickering firelight , that normally provides the setting for a creaky stage thriller . |
| 7 | The upper limit on the amount of data is set by the database that has to handle it all , rather than by the car code system . |
| 8 | A complete candidate string is only allowable if the end-of-word flag is set at the node in the tree for the last letter of the string ( see flowchart D2 in Appendix D ) . |
| 9 | If all such letters are found , the algorithm checks whether the resulting string is a word ( i.e. the end-of-word flag is set at the tree-node reached by the search ) . |
| 10 | With 150cm Oppdal is set for the winter . |
| 11 | Imagine an economy in which the wage rate for half its workers is set at the end of every even period to cover the following two periods , while the wage rate for the other half is set at the end of every odd period , again to cover the following two periods . |
| 12 | While the final policy on all major legal and financial matters is set by the company 's managing director or president , the advice offered by these specialist executives improves the efficiency , profitability and overall performance of the company . |
| 13 | The renewal fee is set by the Council with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls . |
| 14 | Imagine an economy in which the wage rate for half its workers is set at the end of every even period to cover the following two periods , while the wage rate for the other half is set at the end of every odd period , again to cover the following two periods . |
| 15 | The second theme is set by the title — the self-made man — which harks back to Gordon Childe 's Man Makes Himself ( 1936 ) . |
| 16 | In order to prevent boredom and give motivation a theme is set by the conductor running the session . |
| 17 | Wigan 's exciting 18-year-old Jason Robinson is set for the top . |
| 18 | It will be recalled from Chapter 3 that the Partnership Act provides that where no definite duration is set for the partnership any partner may " retire " by giving his co-partners notice , whereupon in the absence of any contrary agreement the firm is dissolved . |
| 19 | Since it was on 11th February in 1984 that I published the Apostolic Letter Salvifici Doloris on the Christian meaning of human suffering , I believe it is significant that the same day is set for the celebration of the ‘ World Day of the Sick ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ Our product and service standards are geared to what the customer requires , not set in concrete , ’ says ‘ The standard of service is set by the guest . |
| 21 | Early shipments have already gone out ; general availability is set for the end of the year . |
| 22 | The IX register is set to the address of this parameter table . |
| 23 | The IY register is set to the address of the machine code subroutine being called . |
| 24 | This miracle is set in the town of Capernaum in Galilee . |
| 25 | Chaucer 's tale is set in the north-east of France , the true home of the French fabliaux , its geographical range stretching from Paris to Bruges . |
| 26 | However , difficulties may arise if a strict time limit is set for the publication of the decision , and the decision is published after it has expired : it may suit one of the parties to refuse to accept it on that ground . |
| 27 | These are known as tap bills and the rate of discount is set by the Treasury . |
| 28 | When knitting double jacquard , the cam lever is set to the jacquard or slip position . |
| 29 | Ynys Hywel Countryside Centre is set in the heart of 1000 acre Sirhowy Valley Country Park — a perfect setting and a unique venue . |
| 30 | The poem is set in the night and opens with ‘ … lonely Mira with her Head reclin 'd , / And mourn 'd the Sorrows of her helpless Kind ’ [ vol. 1 , p. 273 ] . |