Example sentences of "[noun pl] set against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | TEN BOB IN WINTER : A comedy of manners set against the lives of West Indian immigrant workers in London in the sixties . |
| 2 | Firstly the level of gearing , that is the amount of borrowed funds set against the commitment of proprietor capital or net worth of the business . |
| 3 | And to look at the colourful display of begonias , geraniums and fuchsias set against the trees and shrubs , the unusual rockery plants , the miniature acres in their raised beds , linked pools and waterfall , emptying into a small bog garden , and the greenhouse brimming with plants raised from cuttings and seed , you would think the Doughtys spend hours every day keeping it all in trim . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The hotel consists of three inter-connecting buildings set against the cliff side . |
| 6 | At best , his figures are ornaments set against the splendours of Nature . |
| 7 | Executed in 1884 , it depicts in detail a group of typical characters set against the bustle of the market . |
| 8 | The TGAT Report ( DES 1987 ) on testing within the National Curriculum has suggested that parents be helped by having schools ' published test results set against the socio-economic circumstances of the pupils . |
| 9 | 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 ? |