Example sentences of "[noun] set [prep] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have thus found the study of pupil deviance a fertile valley for optimism to set beside the forbidding mountain-like permanence of theories of gender reproduction . |
| 2 | A Section of statute set in the European legal hypermedium |
| 3 | The primary aim of the project has been to utilise micro data sets in the rigorous empirical decisions in the presence of credit market imperfections . |
| 4 | But I had the amp set with the treble full on , the presence full on and the bright switch kicked in before I could get close to what I 'd call a classically nasty Telecaster bridge pickup tone . |
| 5 | As the hot sun set beyond the glittering turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean , they would move inside to escape the mosquitoes and other creatures of the night . |
| 6 | Those who argue for participatory democracy believe active citizenship can not be established within the limitations set by the existing liberal-democratic framework . |
| 7 | Preparing to test an underwater optical fibre cable joint on the 600kV DC test set at the new high voltage laboratory at Southampton University . |
| 8 | One of the preconditions set by the African National Congress ( ANC ) for negotiation was the lifting of the state of emergency in its entirety . |
| 9 | His real problem , though , is with the film 's director , Alan Parker , who once made a thriller set against the American black civil rights struggle — with two white heroes . |
| 10 | CHESTERS ROMAN FORT AND MUSEUM Set in the ancient wooded valleys of Northumberland overlooking the River North Tyne , Chesters is one of the best preserved buildings on Hadrian 's Wall . |
| 11 | With its sights set on the worldwide Keno Gaming market , AWA Gaming Systems has announced the release of Kenix , a Concurrent Computer Corp , real-time Unix-based version of the computer system driving the popular gambling game Club Keno . |
| 12 | With its sights set against the established social and political order , it was further estranged from those newspapers which were able to participate in the reporting and gossip of metropolitan politics . |
| 13 | Easily Accessible : Chepstow is an interesting and historical town set in the outstanding natural beauty of the Wye Valley . |
| 14 | But strange , because although Fender have chosen to include the full vintage set on the audience-orientated front side of the guitar , the spring cavity cover on the reverse side is still boring old white . |
| 15 | Made from a mass of floral striped fabric , this pretty half-tester decoration sets off the exuberant floral bed line perfectly . |
| 16 | The price cuts were in line with conditions set by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and World Bank . |
| 17 | This was described as a step towards internal convertibility by 1992 , and to meet conditions set by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) . |
| 18 | If it is in one of the clinical subjects , graduates normally take Senior House Officer posts and prepare for examinations set by the relevant Royal College or faculty . |
| 19 | According to the study , some of the readings exceed levels set by the National Radiological Protection Board for environmental contamination . |
| 20 | The protests had been triggered on Feb. 25 by the paper set in the 1992 General Access Test ( PGA ) ( university entrance examination ) . |
| 21 | The Swimming Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst is a beautifully written , homoerotic novel set in the pre-AIDS gay male sub-culture of London in the early 1980s . |
| 22 | The European Commission is to introduce legislation to force member countries to comply with minimum rules on safety , ship maintenance and training set by the International Maritime Organisation ( IMO ) . |
| 23 | I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons . |
| 24 | ROMANTIC mystery set in the American Civil War . |
| 25 | One powerful argument attributes this stagnation to the economic structure set in the early 1950s . |
| 26 | The report , which in previous years was called British Lifestyles , shows the trends set over the last ten years and predicts changes in the next decade . |
| 27 | Normally the top two finishers in each event would be named in the team provided they met the qualifying time set by the International Amateur Athletic Federation . |
| 28 | Penry looked as though he was about to burst into speech for a moment , then his face set in the familiar harsh lines , and without another word he turned on his heel and made for his sanctum , slamming the door behind him . |
| 29 | He caught the man 's wrist , smashed the useless Uzi at the oval streaked face set in the black rubber cowl . |
| 30 | First , what are the world 's protected areas and how many square miles set against the 54,807,420 square miles of the earth 's land surface ? |