Example sentences of "[adj] set [adv prt] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From Trap 6 over the testing 620-metre course , Lady Riptide ( 5.59 ) should quickly draw clear to set up a commanding lead . |
| 2 | This sets up a desirable chain of movements so giving a correct position at the top of the backswing which allows the player to swing the clubhead back to the ball on the right path , that is , from inside-to-straight , or as a theory has it , from in-to-out . |
| 3 | On becoming choirmaster at south Hackney parish church ( 1872–5 ) Hunt gathered the support of leading organists in London and in 1872 set up an independent institution to provide better training for church musicians . |
| 4 | This set off a major rebellion in which Russian settlements were sacked with a death toll of over 2,500 . |
| 5 | This makes it possible to set up a two-way conversation using only one pair of wires . |
| 6 | When establishing a subsidiary , local legal and taxation regulations must make it possible to set up a profitable subsidiary and allow the parent company to extract profits from the country . |
| 7 | The second related issue is whether it is appropriate to set down a single structure which puts topics under specific headings , given the interdisciplinary nature of the subject . |
| 8 | Orient then took the lead with goals from Mark Cooper and Andy Jones , both from Simon Livett free kicks , before Paul Cavell made it 5–4 to set up a rousing finale . |
| 9 | Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait was simple theft , for which Resolution 660 sets out a simple remedy : complete withdrawal , without conditions . |
| 10 | for example , it is very hard to set up a general management consultancy with a broad range of clients and then allow the executive search firm to poach people out of them . |
| 11 | In the Habsburg territories in central Europe , which because of their exposed geographical position and limited economic strength greatly needed an effective and well-controlled foreign policy , the Emperor Joseph I in 1709 set up a new committee of nine officials for this purpose . |
| 12 | Sometimes it is useful to set up a single printer as several devices , each configured to a different printer mode . |
| 13 | Mr X sets up an overseas trust under which he and his spouse are excluded from all benefit . |
| 14 | Figure 1.1 sets out a general model for the planning of courses . |
| 15 | Following a military coup in 1980 legislative and executive powers were assumed by a National Security Council ( NSC ) led by Gen. Kenan Evren , which in October 1981 set up a Consultative Assembly to draft a new constitution which was approved by referendum in November 1982 . |
| 16 | Last year twenty thousand set up a tented shanty town on the site , taking police by surprise and enraging local people . |
| 17 | In the end a narrow majority endorsed the declaration as proposed by radical delegates from West Siberia 's Kuzbass coalfield , who had forced the issue by voting on Oct. 25 to set up a new union whether or not the congress supported them . |
| 18 | Bullets seemed unable to set up a consistent attack — Alan Murray was top scorer with just 11 points — and they could not put things right in the second half . |
| 19 | According to Wittgenstein , this initial belief is as incoherent as the solipsist 's claim to be able to set up a private language , since it relies upon too great a gap between our behaviour ( including linguistic behaviour ) and internal mental life . |
| 20 | When peace came in 1801 , Gibbs was able to set up a profitable business in Cadiz . |
| 21 | In order to help fund the costs of unification the West German federal government and the Länder ( states ) agreed on May 16 to set up a German Unity Fund to raise DM95,000 million ( US$1.00=DM1.6443 as at May 14 , 1990 ) on the capital markets over the ensuing 4@1/2 years ( half to be raised by federal government and half by the Länder ) . |
| 22 | I thought it essential to set out a full precedent for both the agreement and lease , so that readers could see the complete documentation and how I propose to amend it . |
| 23 | Clause 17 in the model agreement in Appendix 1 sets out a basic scheme which avoids any system of voting by proxy , putting the onus on individual partners to attend and vote in person ( with only a limited exception ( Clause 17.10.1 ) where a matter requiring unanimity is on the table ) . |
| 24 | Clauses 9.1 and 9.2 of Precedent 1 set out a standard type of guarantee . |
| 25 | The DC on May 8 set up a special commission to manage the affairs of its Milan branch . |
| 26 | If this sounds cynical , it is not difficult to set up a simple experiment . |
| 27 | For obvious reasons , it is extremely difficult to set up a large-scale trial of dietary treatment among patients who are seriously disturbed . |
| 28 | Again , with 386-megabyte computers , diskfax and modems ‘ it is n't difficult to set up a valuable resource you can tap into at any time ’ ( he sees ample scope for expanding not only into other languages but building on expertise already gained in mailshot databases and distribution ) and British Telecom has been ‘ very responsive ’ . |
| 29 | It is not even that difficult to set up an associated airline company given the leasing arrangements organized by financial institutions and the aircraft producers , and the developed secondhand market in airliners . |
| 30 | Section 240 sets out an elaborate definition of the expression ‘ relevant time . ’ |