Example sentences of "which [vb mod] set " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is Michael Jackson 's deal which may set precedents the music business will later regret . |
| 2 | This same feeling should be carried into the first welcome meeting which should set the tone in the way that gospel singer George Beverly Shea did for Billy Graham . |
| 3 | Reception areas , which should set the tone for the entire hotel , so often let it down . |
| 4 | Despite this , Cureton has made a very important contribution to the study of poetic rhythm which should set the tone for rhythmic analysis for some time to come . |
| 5 | And the time is long past when the question of who deserves what was taken out of the hands of politicians and time-serving bureaucrats and given to a genuinely independent and truly meritorious body which might set about trying to put honour back into the honours system . |
| 6 | If they do not , it will be for their auditors to discuss the matter with the Task Force , on a no-names basis , if they have misgivings about the acceptability of a treatment proposed by a client which hovers in the often grey border area between good and bad practice , and which might set a precedent for other companies . |
| 7 | This could and did result in nasty crash landings which could set the bombs off . |
| 8 | Authorities were also asked to produce local charters which could set more ambitious and specific targets . |
| 9 | Liverpool 's education officials are viewing the project as an exciting and dynamic venture which could set the scene for future plans . |
| 10 | Mr Heseltine is expected soon to release a white paper on energy policy which could set out plans for saving some of the jobs at pits BC want to close . |
| 11 | Another new instrument that the Commission will be considering next year is a revised draft of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture , which would set up an international system of visits to places of detention , aimed at preventing torture and ill-treatment . |
| 12 | The republicans , in other words , were keen to push the civil rights agitation further and to use it to build a radical coalition which would set its sights , eventually , on a united Ireland . |
| 13 | Although one of the gowns sent by Tamar was quite deep brown in colour , the other was of a pretty shade of blue , which would set off Martha 's eyes , which were the same deep blue as her father 's . |
| 14 | ‘ He could start back after Christmas but that would be too late for Cheltenham and there is always the risk that he could do more damage which would set him back for next season . ’ |
| 15 | In the late 1690s the Scottish government gave its support to a proposal intended to enable the country to escape from all its economic problems : a trading company was to be launched which would set up a commercial centre at Darien on the Panama Isthmus . |
| 16 | Perhaps this was why I turned myself into some happy-snap Diane Arbus , seizing the camera and cavorting mirthfully in search of an angle which would set off Stuart 's embryonically goitrous condition to a satirical T. Displacement activity . |
| 17 | Thus the new US Secretary of State , George Marshall , came forward on 5 June 1947 with the Marshall Plan , to help pay for a comprehensive recovery plan which would set Europe on its economic feet . |
| 18 | ‘ We would like the Community to work towards a simple document — a European Record of Achievement — which would set out an individual jobseeker 's qualifications and experience in a way which could be recognised easily by employers in other countries . ’ |
| 19 | I can not withdraw the amendment , which would set a date for the introduction of a further education funding council . |
| 20 | It 'd also allow Miss 's lawyers to seek an injunction preventing the deportation which would set a legal precedent . |
| 21 | St. P. J. Eymard , founder of the Blessed Sacrament Congregation , regarded the Eucharist as the fire which would set the whole world alight . |
| 22 | This was a new organisation , created to act as an EC wide body which would set standards , determine procedures and then undertake accreditation of craft and management courses offered by universities , colleges and schools . |
| 23 | She knew she should reply with some light-hearted quip which would set everything down on a matter-of-fact level and make her meaning plain , but quips were beyond her . |
| 24 | It 'd also allow Miss 's lawyers to seek an injunction preventing the deportation which would set a legal precedent . |
| 25 | As a result of this visit , the accountant will prepare a royalty examination report , in conjunction with the solicitor , which will set out the claims for underpayment of the band 's royalties by the recording or publishing company . |
| 26 | But we are in no doubt that , if the electorate fails to pardon the Conservatives at the polls today , it will pay a price at the hands of a Labour government , perhaps sustained by the Liberal Democrats , which will set back this country a generation . |
| 27 | There is no obvious choice which will set women free . |
| 28 | One of these is a fear of wires and hose-pipes , the sight of which will set the springs in his legs going . |
| 29 | We aim to take an active role in setting up projects which will set standards of excellence and make the arts more accessible by developing a wide ranging programme of arts activities for everyone in the South East . ’ |
| 30 | A comedy which will set pulses racing . |