Example sentences of "[be] set [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , we have also stressed that any decline in reading standards in the inner city must be set firmly within the context of the political and economic circumstances which lead to poverty and social dislocation . |
| 2 | Although the poem contains such pessimistic overtones and pathetic acceptance of fate there is hope to be found in the last two lines which seem to be set apart from the rest . |
| 3 | Political leaders , where they can be set apart from the party , may help to shape a party 's image . |
| 4 | The Threshold level must be set carefully for the unit to be fully effective , and beware , because getting this absolutely right takes a little time . |
| 5 | Such an edge should be set just below the level of the turf so that a machine can run smoothly over the top — simply neaten up once a year with a half moon iron or spade and save that chore of hand edging . |
| 6 | This appears not to have happened in the case of Samuel Pepys 's uncle ; writing in his diary for 6 July 1661 , he related the incident of ‘ My uncle 's corpse in a coffin standing upon joint stools in the chimney in the hall ; but it began to smell so I caused it to be set forth in the yard all night , and watched by my aunt . ’ |
| 7 | Any provision made against the minority debit balance should be set directly against the minority interest amount in the p&l account and in the balance sheet . |
| 8 | Second is a single rate poundage which will be set nationally by the government rather than local councils . |
| 9 | The NFFO will be set annually by the Department of Energy ; it aims to guarantee that new electricity distribution companies in England and Wales use a certain amount of renewable souces to generate power . |
| 10 | The introduction of new fields into the system is problematic as offer ratios and the grades normally required have to be set initially without the guidance of direct previous experience . |
| 11 | When the appellant received notice of the order , he applied for the order to be set aside on the grounds that he had no notice of the proceedings and had nothing to do with it . |
| 12 | The defendants successfully applied to the English court for this service to be set aside on the grounds that personal service by the agent of a foreign litigant without the approval of the Swiss authorities was a criminal offence under the Swiss Penal Code and could not be regarded as valid service , as no English court could authorise service which was contrary to the internal law of the country in which service was to be effected . |
| 13 | Secondly , although the doctrine of frustration applies to agreements for lease , it would be only in quite exceptional circumstances where an agreement would be set aside on the grounds of frustration and it is suggested that the parties should provide in the agreement for either party to rescind the agreement in the event of substantial damage to the premises or the site prior to completion . |
| 14 | Clearly , if a person has contracted to buy his own goods from someone else , the contract can be set aside on the basis of mistake and any money paid over will be recoverable because of total failure of consideration . |
| 15 | Capricorn applied for the service of the writ to be set aside on the ground that the London address did not consitute a place of business in Great Britain or that if service was good , Capricorn sought a stay on the ground of lis alibi pendens in Ohio . |
| 16 | The board applied for that order to be set aside on the ground that there was no jurisdiction to make it . |
| 17 | In this case the court was concerned with the question whether the transactions between the bank and the wife should be set aside on the ground of undue influence exerted over the wife by the husband . |
| 18 | The debtor obtained an order from the county court that the statutory demand and bankruptcy petition be set aside on the ground that the service of the statutory demand had contravened the provision in section 69(1) of the Solicitors Act 1974 that ‘ no action shall be brought ’ to recover any costs due to a solicitor within one month of the bill having been delivered . |
| 19 | A marriage contracted by a person so insane at the time as not to appreciate the nature of the obligations of the married state may be set aside at the suit of either party . |
| 20 | The committee also believes that time should be set aside for the trial disposal and subsequent recovery of radioactive waste ( which is the practice in the United States and Canada ) . |
| 21 | The candidates themselves may have to commit more time to the interview selection process ; the interviewers will have to ensure they leave enough time for discussion between themselves as well as making their own post-interview notes ; time will have to be set aside for the interviewers to meet and finalize their decision . |
| 22 | Edward Cody of the AP and I once came to the conclusion that in every interview we conducted in Lebanon , a special chair should be set aside for The Plot — since The Plot invariably played a leading role in all discussions we ever had with politicians , diplomats or gunmen . |
| 23 | The largest share , some 34,400 million dinars , would be set aside for the Army , with 3,200 million dinars for the disabled and 6,100 million dinars for federal administration . |
| 24 | Compensating this apparent service cut for mentally ill patients was the fact that most of the capital to be set aside for the service developments would be devoted to building the replacement facilities in the community for the two psychiatric hospitals to close . |
| 25 | The former will be exhibited in newly renovated rooms in the Richelieu wing on the north side the former Ministry of Finance looking onto the rue de Rivoli while two new galleries will be set aside in the Pavillon just south of the Pyramid , for the display of Northern European and Italian sculpture . |
| 26 | This is to ignore the question , from the Christian standpoint , of the relationship of the divine and human natures in Jesus and the character of the involvement of the other two persons of the trinity in the Incarnation — difficult problems , no doubt , but not to be set aside in the search for truth and understanding . |
| 27 | However , the criterion of proportionality is not incorporated in that , since on the basis of that criterion legislation which is necessary for the attainment of the objective in question , and therefore does not exceed what is necessary , must nevertheless be set aside by the member state . |
| 28 | If a judgment has been obtained without the appointment of a guardian ad litem ( save where an order has been made under Ord 10 , r 8(1) see above ) the judgment may be set aside by the court under Ord 37 , r 5 . |
| 29 | A new issue of shares made for improper motives is liable to be set aside by the court ( see , for example , Hogg v Cramphorn [ 1967 ] Ch 254 ) . |
| 30 | The Anisminic decision goes much further than this and says in effect that A 's decision can be set aside by the courts if they disagree with his interpretation of the rules which he is required to apply . |