Example sentences of "[am/are] set [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're set for the end of the century , ’ he says , ‘ but you ca n't look much further than that , can you ? ’ |
| 2 | When the facts or events I mentioned above are put together in sequence , and when they are set into the background of recent developments , then a different and far more worrying interpretation begins to appear . |
| 3 | And stargazers who slavishly read those horoscopes are set for the sign of eternal damnation . |
| 4 | Bonuses are determined by the Management Development and Remuneration Committee for the achievement of budgeted profit targets and personal objectives which are set at the beginning of the financial year . |
| 5 | In other words , prices are set at the end of every even period ( 0 , 2 , 4 , and so on ) to cover the next two periods . |
| 6 | Some further exercises , which include non-cyclical time-paths , are set at the end of the chapter . |
| 7 | 4 Parties aim to win office and they compete for the support of the electorate at the polls on the basis of programmes of policies , or manifestos , that are set before the electorate for their judgement . |
| 8 | If clarification requests are divided into just two categories , potential ( being those categories where the listener actively contributes to the negotiation by introducing new information ) , and simple ( the remaining categories ) , and these are set against the number of inadequate messages produced , a number of interesting findings emerges . |
| 9 | These are set around the edge of a disc which can be tilted in any direction by a central knob . |
| 10 | This power brings with it the responsibility to ensure that decisions are made and priorities are set upon the basis of the best educational advice available . |
| 11 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 12 | As different layers are added sequentially we see how the proportion of available land shrinks ( Pl. 10.3 ) ; for instance , when geological criteria are set in the search for a deep repository , 25 per cent of land area remains and the addition of the population density layer reduces this to 24 per cent . |