Example sentences of "[noun sg] set the [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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1 | The chapter sets the tenor for the whole work in so far as it tries to examine the social conditions under which blacks became involved in sport , first in the USA and then in Great Britain . |
2 | The relative stability in the north that followed Barbarossa 's defeat set the stage for the next step in the rise of the city states . |
3 | To that end this meeting will bring together the most prominent scholars in the field to set the agenda for the future direction of cultural studies . |
4 | There has rarely been a clearer example of the extent to which a Conservative leader sets the keynote for the party the extent to which it is moulded round its leader . |
5 | Just as the First World War set the stage for the development of International Relations as a separate discipline , so now the subject is studied in a way which reflects an implicit view of what are the most important events and trends . |
6 | ( iv ) If a discretionary life sentence is passed , the minister of state sets the date for the first review strictly in accordance with the views of the judiciary , thus following the decision in Ex parte Handscomb , 86 Cr.App.R. 59 , and Mr. Hurd 's 1987 statement . |
7 | It is convenient to consider the third and fourth issues together : has the prisoner the right to make representations before the Secretary of State sets the date for the first review , and has he a right to be told the judicial view of his tariff ? |
8 | This establishing shot sets the scene for the viewers and shows the family arriving for their day on the beach . |
9 | The interviewer sets the framework for the interview — in this case mothers were asked to describe ‘ a day in the life ’ of their infant — but allows the informant to determine the pace and order of the conversation , to select topics considered important . |
10 | This committee scrutinised the case of each prisoner serving a life sentence in order to set the date for the first review , which might be more than seven years after the date of sentence . |
11 | Mr Kinnock 's job at conference must be to demonstrate Labour 's electability by confirming the party 's new revisionism , by reassuring voters on issues where there is still doubt and , above all , by helping set the agenda for the 1990s . |
12 | Dick decided from the start that he wanted a ‘ museum quality aircraft ’ and his goal set the tone for the excellence that was to follow . |
13 | As we have seen , the legacies of childhood set the pattern for the way in which we interpret and live our adult lives . |
14 | Our food safety course set the standard for the industry and the Department of employment gave Sainsbury 's a National Training Award . |