Example sentences of "could set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chronicler Hall emphasised the consternation produced by the government 's success in establishing a basis for swingeing taxation , and although wealth can seldom or never have been overstated for fiscal purposes , the Rutland muster book could perhaps be the exception that bears out his claim that ‘ some avaunced them selfes more than they were worth of pride , not remembryng [ realising/ suspecting ] what was coming ’ , naively succumbing to the blandishments of the commissioners , who ‘ did what they could to set the people to the vttermoste ’ . |
| 2 | They advocated the promotion of party schools at the guberniia level to speed up the educational attainments of local leaders so that they really could set the tone in political culture in sufficient numbers without having to depend so much on shaky agents . |
| 3 | I could set the man trap at dusk and let the police interview him in the morning . ’ |
| 4 | Sadly the many myths about this stage of development could set the stage for the very events you wish to prevent . |
| 5 | This could and did result in nasty crash landings which could set the bombs off . |
| 6 | I could set the wine glasses also , Emil said . |
| 7 | ‘ Why , the sparks alone could set the whole ship alight . |
| 8 | It meant I would n't be perceived as another girl singer — and I could set the look and feel and energy of what I was about . ’ |
| 9 | I suggested some simple exercises , to be done without knitting on the machine , that showed what effect the tuck and slip controls had on the needles and how we could set the carriages to slip or tuck in one direction and knit in the other . |
| 10 | The Department of the Environment could set the total grant for local authorities , and announce it . |
| 11 | There 's the lack of national political debate which raise the tough , awkward questions that will act as restraints upon those controlling the conflict , and could set the tone for the longer- run peace . |
| 12 | We advertised for people who had previous experience so they could set the system up from scratch . |
| 13 | The English team are full of great players who could set the world alight . |
| 14 | The £5.1 million Gateway project being built for the Peabody Trust could set the pattern for the future . |
| 15 | alternatively , you could set the loop variable to a value greater than the limit ( assuming a positive step ) , but in this case the value on exit would be different depending on why the loop was terminated . |
| 16 | Liverpool 's education officials are viewing the project as an exciting and dynamic venture which could set the scene for future plans . |
| 17 | The quality of the ball reaching Simon Geoghegan may have compromised his chances to make the Lions party unless the selectors are aware that the young London Irish winger could set the world alight if provided with a bit of time and space . |
| 18 | It will , sadly , be too late for many young people , whose lives have already been ruined ; but it could set the agenda for future generations who might even get society better organised than we did . |