Example sentences of "[is] [verb] set [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The couple is expected to set up a separate residence for themselves on or shortly after marriage ( that is , and has long been , a general European pattern ) , and the chief obligations of the spouses are to each other and to their children , and only after that to their own families of origin . |
| 2 | The choice will depend on the sale strategy ; however , if it is decided to set out the detailed procedures in the covering letter it is normal to include brief details in the information memorandum such as dates , KPMG contact staff , and a statement that direct contact should not be made with the management or staff of the business . |
| 3 | John Tompkins is wishing to set up an open canoe group for advanced paddlers . |
| 4 | ‘ Senility is known to set in a good deal earlier in many cases . ’ |
| 5 | In the light of growing evidence that the duty to report chartered accountants for breaches of regulations and other misdemeanours is putting Institute members off seeking help from other chartered accountants , the Institute is to consider setting up a confidential advisory scheme , possibly at district society level , which would be run along lines similar to the ‘ confessional ’ . |
| 6 | THE ROYAL Statistical Society is to consider setting up an independent council to monitor the Government 's use of statistics and research in a climate of growing concern about political interference . |
| 7 | Peter Sands believes in the National Health Service , but he 's leaving to set up a private practice ; one of 13 dentists in Abingdon . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ The new government is trying to set up a new country but they have no natural resources and they are desperately short of everything . |
| 9 | If the father is trying to instil good table manners while the mother is arguing , ‘ What does it matter , so long as she eats ? ’ , or the mother is trying to set up a sensible bedtime routine while father says ‘ Another half-hour wo n't hurt ’ , mealtimes and bedtimes will soon turn into problem areas . |
| 10 | CLEVELAND PARK is hoping to set up a two-dog match between the Middlesbrough track 's current top dog , Goulane Peggy , and exciting newcomer I 'm Sloppy . |
| 11 | The U D M is planning to set up a giant recycling plant here to provide employment for an area badly hit by pit closures . |
| 12 | France is planning to set up a national system for recovering and recycling packaging waste similar to that being implemented in Germany [ see ED 49/50 ; 56 ] . |