Example sentences of "too set in " in BNC.
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| 1 | At twenty-two , it seemed , Viola was too set in her ways for him . |
| 2 | What at first would appear to be an ideal set of models for those concerned with supporting children 's reading is soon seen as being too ‘ pat ’ — too set in a particular culture and in a particular moment of time . |
| 3 | A period of sharing your home is sometimes healthy , because it teaches you to be more adaptable and stops you from becoming too set in your ways . |
| 4 | Old people , we are led to assume , are too set in their ways , they are now too old to change . |
| 5 | Different attitudes confront older people ; they are seen to be too slow , too set in their work practices , or possessing skills which have become or will become redundant . |
| 6 | He 's too set in his ways to change . ’ |
| 7 | If you have a very large aquarium , more Ictalurus melas would be ideal if your specimen is not too set in its ways to accept any newcomers . |
| 8 | True , he had struggled at first to satisfy his beautiful young bride ; he had been too long a bachelor and too set in his ways . |
| 9 | In retirement , Muccio recalled that Rhee was very intelligent , determined and assertive ; he had reached the top at a late age and was too set in his ways , his attitude having been determined by his lengthy period in exile , amid the seemingly forlorn struggle to save Korea from Japanese colonialism . |
| 10 | But us old'uns are too set in our ways . |
| 11 | ‘ You 're getting too set in your ways , you know . |