Example sentences of "[adv] be set [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 After all , in Paris and Rome , Copenhagen and Amsterdam , I had frequently made a complete mess of whole sentences , much less place names , and had generally been set in the right direction , after a little bit of repetition and a lot of hand waving .
2 The first visible sign of his drive for progress has already been set in the nuclear field .
3 Normally is set to a preset level and the voltmeter V is calibrated to give Q directly , from which the loss resistance R of the inductor can be calculated if required .
4 On the YC-6 , the yarn brake and the colour changer arm must both be set to the double bed position .
5 The argument that ‘ conversion ’ to tuberculin positivity by BCG may hinder diagnosis of tuberculosis should surely be set against the laborious surveillance by periodic tuberculin testing and treatment with ( not entirely innocuous ) drugs if positivity should develop .
6 The Soviet Union 's clear lead over the USA in manned , especially long duration , space flights on the Mir space station , the ninth of which began on May 18 , 1991 , was increasingly being set against the scientific value of cheaper unmanned space probes , even though these were also subject to financial cutbacks .
7 Financial behaviour data , such as that from Infolink 's consumer credit databases , may then be set alongside the geodemographic data to identify household financial profiles .
8 Just a little to the north , the sleepy resort of Cha Am is set on a beautiful stretch of secluded beach , boasting crystal-clear waters lapping onto pristine golden sands .
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