Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] setting [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 More directly relevant to our case is the fact that , through the acceptance of rules setting up authorities , people can entrust judgment as to what is to be done to another person or institution which will then be bound , in accordance with the dependence thesis , to exercise its best judgment primarily on the basis of the dependent reasons appropriate to the case .
2 Thus , in addition to the basic meaning of ‘ constitution ’ — a document containing , at the very least , a code of rules setting out the allocation of functions , powers and duties among the various agencies and officers of government — there is a wider meaning of constitution , according to which every democratic state has a constitution .
3 In comparison to Europe in general , the Democrats and the Republicans may best be characterized as two among a large number of groups setting out to influence the course of the American political process ( we shall examine such groups in chapter 13 ) .
4 In addition , the police service itself has issued a code of practice setting out how the principles underlying the Data Protection Act should be applied to the PNC and to other police computer systems .
5 The paper proposed for each area of the curriculum for pupils 5–14 ‘ a nationally agreed set of guidelines setting out the aims of study , the content to be covered , and the objectives to be achieved ’ .
6 He had been a fisherman and told tales of the waters ‘ boiling ’ with seals near the Monach Isles , of canoeists setting off for St Kilda and of frequent sightings of porpoises , dolphins , basking sharks , even the occasional whale …
7 ‘ There is no sense of crisis , of panic setting in among businesses yet , but if interest rates go up again it could be very detrimental , ’ he said .
8 SAVE began by writing to the Department of Transport setting out the importance of the park , only to be told that a large number of representations had been made in favour of the proposed route .
9 Horror stories are rife of ex-cons setting up their own security companies , with all the obvious risks that entails .
10 The fact is , I work in the National Health Service , and regardless of what the media or politicians may say , the reforms are costing millions of pounds setting up a system which is not working .
11 In the case of Dataease setting up the initial forms is easy , even quite complex forms with many relationships can be set up very quickly .
12 ( 4 ) A scheme of arrangement setting out the details of the scheme and identifying the steps mentioned in para 2.4.3 above .
13 The idea of a small group of men setting off into the desert to travel hundreds of miles behind the enemy lines was not such a hare-brained scheme as might be thought .
14 There followed a series of laws setting up separate schools for Sri Lanka 's different language-groups and establishing quotas for Sinhala-speakers in universities .
15 Like Eddie Bleasdale , Xionics 's chairman , Mike Bevan , is keen that his firm should concentrate on new products , rather than spend a lot of time setting up mechanisms for producing and selling goods in massive numbers .
16 She felt depressed , suspecting that her quip about rot setting in had held more than a few grains of truth .
17 At least five police forces are already leading the way with charters setting out their targets .
18 In the fifty first minute , a delightful move with Magilton setting up a great chance for Paul Simpson , but Stowell blocked his effort .
19 A cautious opening in New York produced a further round of price-cutting in the afternoon and , with investors setting off early for the Easter break , the Footsie drifted in to a 2638.6 point close , down 1.6 on the day .
20 The last 20 minutes was scrappy with nerves setting in for Leeds .
21 They often wanted big money for private purposes , for example setting up a property company or buying a Ferrari .
22 A TAX video for people setting up their own businesses is now available from Inland Revenue .
23 The challenge of the emerging technologies and new media has also led to publishers in Germany setting up a new working group on electronic publishing , the Verleger-Arbeitskreis Elektronisches Publizieren .
24 On 9 March , Coleman received a detailed encrypted message from Control setting up Operation Shakespeare , clearing his visit to Lebanon and instructing him to carry out the mission as Thomas Leavy , of Westinghouse Group W News .
25 When this incident occurred he 'd been working on a project in Harlow in Essex setting up another system .
26 Where this is the case the applicant must file at court : ( a ) a written request for leave setting out the reasons for the application ; and ( b ) a draft of the application for which leave is sought on the appropriate form , with sufficient copies for service on all respondents ( FPCR , r3(1) ; FPR , r4.3(1) ) .
27 This section provides a step-by-step guide for users setting up Offline for the first time .
28 Although keen to attract industry into funding health science , he is profoundly opposed to companies setting up ‘ slush funds ’ that would cover the costs of a particular project .
29 In an attempt to boost exports , the government increased incentives to companies setting up in export processing zones .
30 Finally the Action Team is keen to support ideas promoting the area with the aim of making the area more attractive to firms setting up .
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