Example sentences of "[be] already set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unflushed toilets are already setting off censor-operated devices in the Environment Ministry building and some of Singapore 's open air sewage centres . |
| 2 | Where it is not supported , the reason is often , as suggested by Rundquist ( 1980 , 1983 ) , because the spending patterns are already set by the geography of demands ( one would not expect large spending on subsidies for cotton farmers in New Hampshire , for example ) and the goal of the pork barrellers is rather to get plenty of money for the programme than to direct it to certain areas rather than others . |
| 3 | Spending levels had been already set by democratically agreed initiatives ( such as Proposition 98 , which guaranteed that 40.3 per cent of state outlays be spent on schools ) , federal rules and court decisions . |
| 4 | It would seem that the most likely explanation is that the Evangelists believed the purpose of the parables was to hide the truth from those whose hearts were already set against Christianity . |
| 5 | Of slighter build than his brother , at fifteen Joseph still had the unfinished face of a growing boy , but his features were already set in a more thoughtful , reflective cast than Chuck 's and there was a hint of his mother 's sensitivity in his smile . |
| 6 | the results are impressive as the steam seals the meat and stops the protein oozing out as it is already setting in the joint . |
| 7 | The disaster is already set to be the world 's worst for ground casualties inflicted by a crashing aircraft . |
| 8 | You will notice in the dialog box that appears that the Type is already set to Date and that the Date Unit box is not greyed out . |
| 9 | More conclusive evidence comes from experiments in which the nucleus is removed from a fertilized egg , and is replaced by the nucleus of a cell which is already set on the road to becoming , for example , a gut cell or a skin cell . |
| 10 | The scene was already set for Charles to become a new Western Emperor . |
| 11 | The table was already set for high tea , with ham , bread and butter and a very yellow cake . |