Example sentences of "and set in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of introducing just this one gene is to switch off some genes and to set in train a sequence of gene activation so that the cell develops into a muscle cell with all the appropriate proteins — master gene is an appropriate description . |
| 2 | Nothing else would change , though , the north geographic pole would n't move , and if we were to go outside to check up , the sun would still rise and set in the same place , and the Pole Star would appear at night over the local gas works . |
| 3 | Nasa said the plutonium is in marshmallow-size nuggets , each encased in three layers of protective material and set in a ceramic honeycomb , in turn contained in a cylinder made of layers of metal and fibreglass ¾ in thick . |
| 4 | Ever since Conran converted a struggling furniture-manufacturing business into a unique chain of retail shops called Habitat and set in motion a high-street revolution , good design has been at the core of everything he has done . |
| 5 | But Mr Tomlinson built his own bonnet , mudguards and steps up to the cab and set in louvred vents either side of the bonnet to let out the heat produced by the massive engine . |
| 6 | You approach the park down a long avenue , past lawns carefully tended and set in a girdle of trees . |
| 7 | Situated about 10 minutes walk from the centre of Bellagio , and set in its own lovely grounds overlooking the lake , this is an impressive hotel . |
| 8 | A delightful modern hotel , the Moser is built in typical Tyrolean style and set in a quiet but central part of St. Johann . |
| 9 | Having stated the objectives and set in motion a chain of actions the most important management function is to check the result , a comparison between performance required and actually achieved . |
| 10 | This has been used to prove that the seabed to the right and left of the rift was forced away by the outflow of lava , and set in motion . |
| 11 | It was delicately , unselfconsciously removed and set in flight again . |
| 12 | He was a devoted and loyal colleague who was too old and set in his ways when he became Professor to introduce major developments , but signs of change were seen , coming to fruition in his successor 's reign . |
| 13 | The Tiller Quartette appeared in Jack Ashore ; it was described as a ‘ Patriotic Spectacle ’ and set in 1805 in a village in Cornwall . |
| 14 | The tooth , for example , is a living organ , at equilibrium with a complex biological environment and set in the mouth close to blood vessels , nerves , sense organs and salivary glands . |
| 15 | Also , as West European capitalism filtered across Germany and set in motion the inevitable homogenisation of markets and language within the customs union , the reaction of the Polish subject people , who were after all not the primary , nor even secondary , beneficiaries of capitalist modes of production and the spread of profit , and who had behind them a different set of cultural and political orientations , was similar to that of the Germans . |
| 16 | Opposite is the War Memorial designed by Lutyens and set in delightful gardens . |
| 17 | That picture ‘ turned life a little under his very eye … all , through Frances ‘ s eyes , could be made static and beautiful and set in a pattern ’ . |
| 18 | It was here that , at the Competition for the Crown forty-two years before , Edward the First of England had met the Scots magnates and set in motion the actions which ultimately led to the Wars of Independence . |
| 19 | Of course , in her father 's estimation , it was not much of a house , a warren of smallish rooms was how he saw it , and set in a damp situation on the side of a river valley . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't see why the sun has to rise and set in different places , ’ said Gurder , who refused to even try to understand basic astronomy . |
| 21 | It is very comfortable , tastefully furnished , and set in its own garden , in which Winston Churchill 's father Randolph proposed to his mother Jennie . |
| 22 | It was much larger than the others and set in a grove of coconut palms above the beach . |
| 23 | An emerald , fringed by filigreed gold and set in aquamarine — truly a jewelled pendant . ’ |
| 24 | Indeed , they seem even to separate and set in conflict . |
| 25 | It is hotels such as the Marsiliana , built in traditional style and set in its own courtyard garden , which give Forte dei Marmi that peaceful and elegant quality for which it is famous . |
| 26 | Separated from its neighbours and set in its own small garden , shared only by the owner who occupies another villa , Villa Sylvia is about 20 minutes walk from the sea and the resort 's centre . |
| 27 | Given Mancini 's scenario , their role is clear : they selfishly overturned Edward 's wishes and set in motion the train of events which led directly to Edward V 's deposition . |
| 28 | Mathematics which challenges pupils , and set in real or realistic situations is more likely to involve practical , oral and mental activities than writing . |
| 29 | Nor did he see another consequence , as his nephew Mauss confessed , shortly before going mad : ‘ how large modern societies which have more or less emerged from the Middle Ages in other respects , could be hypnotized as aborigines are by their dances and set in motion like a child 's carousel . |
| 30 | Although it seems unlikely , it does have a history of herbal use , being listed in Gerard 's herbal ; " the floures steeped in oil and set in the Sun , are good to anoint the body that is benummed , and growne very cold " . |