Example sentences of "[am/are] set [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When this pin is held high , the output pins are set into a high impedance state , behaving as though they are , in effect , switched off .
2 The item below that is the shortfall in planning application fees , this is application fees for er mineral extraction applications which are , these are set as a statutory charge erm we 've picked up in the budget monitoring reports which have been to previous committees that the from this source has been falling off , as a few words explain that in this paragraph .
3 A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains .
4 Halifax have made some great buys and we are set for a successful season . ’
5 It is essential , for instance , that environmental standards for industry are set at a European level so that companies do not compete by seeking out those locations with inadequate environmental protection .
6 Expectations are set at an early stage : that the therapist can only offer education and advice , and the client is responsible for assimilating and applying this information .
7 the top layer of blocks/copes are set on a suitable mortar bed such as Marshall 's M-fix as suggested by the manufacturer ,
8 When the fuselage surfaces , the wings will still be under water — you know how low wings are set on a modern jet .
9 Costs are set against an annual Library estimate , currently totalling £500 , of which some £285 has been spent so far this year .
10 The flats are set around a spacious courtyard with shops at ground level .
11 These are set around a cobbled square behind the 18th Century building .
12 These are set around a cobbled square behind the 18th Century building .
13 His eyes are a little protuberant , and his lips are set in a faint smile , so that as he leans forward against the wheel , gazing straight ahead through the windscreen , he seems to be waiting for the green light with eagerness .
14 Traditionally , and with good reason , large amounts of text are set in a serifed face ( that 's one with the little tick marks at the ends of the letters ) and headings are set in a typeface that does n't have them ; a sans serif face .
15 They are set in a peaceful location only one kilometre from some of the most fantastic sand dunes in the Canaries and a short bus ride from the heart of the nightlife of Playa Del Ingles .
16 Close to the busy A48 , between Lydney and Aylburton , these beautiful rhododendron and azalea gardens are set in a peaceful lakeland valley .
17 The singers appear in a suitably concert platform balance ( not always the case , even in live recordings ) and the orchestra are set in a natural spread , only occasionally seeming to be boosted a little by the engineers .
18 Among many-celled animals , various types of worm and some shellfish have a similar arrangement , but the pigment-backed light-sensitive cells are set in a little cup .
19 The push-turn control knobs are set in a toughened glass panel with high visibility luminous indicator discs , graduated in colour from ‘ off ’ to ‘ full on ’ behind windows .
20 The invisible setting — a technique by which the stones are set in an unbroken mosaic of colour seemingly independent of metal support — was introduced by Van Cleef in 1937 .
21 BELVILLE : If I be set upon a wrong thing you must not dispute with me but do it and expostulate afterwards .
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