Example sentences of "[adj] set [art] tone " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Tom gets on well with the second chef , who shares his general outlook , and this sets the tone of the kitchen . |
| 2 | This sets the tone of what the general public read about sex crime . |
| 3 | This set the tone for the 1980s , when , despite successive draconian states of emergency , both secondary schools and universities have played a major part in challenging the government . |
| 4 | Matteo Fargion 's specially composed music for piano , strings and brass does much to set the tone of the piece , with its clouded dissonances and flurries of bright jazzy melody . |
| 5 | Grand chandeliers and marble floors , gilt mirrors and woven wall-hangings greet you as you enter the airy Hotel Savoy and these set the tone for a traditional hotel of classic style . |
| 6 | President Richard von Weizsäcker , often able to set the tone , has been unusually reticent since the storm he created last year by urging that the government should move from Bonn to Berlin ( an issue that remains undecided ) . |
| 7 | That sets the tone for what follows , as blunder is piled on blunder . |