Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] set [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trimpot used to set the first stage gain , should be set at maximum resistance and the multi-turn zero offset trimpot to the centre of its range before this check . |
| 2 | Having first made sure that the master volume is well back , Decimax recommend that the ‘ acoustic correction ’ equaliser should be set for flat response while the desired sounds are assembled . |
| 3 | This premise is in direct opposition to the view , currently fashionable , that defined and prescribed academic targets should be set for each stage of a child 's progress through school . |
| 4 | If a rudder rate switch is available , this should be set to high rate to encourage the model to turn as rapidly as possible . |
| 5 | Shock and indignation jostle for position in the following quote from a speech of the president of the Royal Society , delivered in 1978 : ‘ Ominously , voices have been raised claiming that limits should be set to scientific inquiry — that there are questions which should not be asked and research which should not be undertaken . ’ |
| 6 | Inside the manholes the open channels must be set in fine mortar or concrete ‘ benching ’ , with steep falls and smooth finishes . |
| 7 | Further — and this was where Kant moved decidedly beyond Hume and everyone else before him — even the most fundamental categories which we use to supply the framework of our knowledge of the world , those of space and time , must be set in this light . |
| 8 | Inevitably , however , pain will sometimes need to be inflicted , and in the absence of anaesthetic , which must be set against this point . |
| 9 | The search for an appropriate response to the problems of conflicts abuse in financial conglomerates , central to which is the increased need to protect investors , must be set within this context . |
| 10 | In theory , new commercial catch quotas could be set at next year 's meeting in Tokyo under a " revised management procedure " ( RMP ) , although any such decision might be so hedged around with qualifications as to make it impossible to fulfil . |
| 11 | So ninety one ninety two a married woman was entitled to a basic personal allowance of three four four five which could be set against any income erm or investment . |
| 12 | Targets may be set for any parameter that can be measured as the project proceeds , such as cost , time and performance . |
| 13 | It was often tedious ; and for every senator disposed to find it fun , there was another whose face would be set in grim outrage . |
| 14 | Once the school aims have been stated in general terms , objectives will be set at middle management level within a school and will relate to the achievement of these aims . |
| 15 | All these gains in individual freedom , every advance towards putting the consumer first , will be set at terminal risk by Labour 's proposed policies . |
| 16 | A uniform poundage , called a multiplier , will be set by Central Government and levied throughout the country . |
| 17 | The uniform poundage will be set by Central Government and levied throughout the country . |
| 18 | Administration will be done by self-appointed business men on boards of management , but the parameters of further education — the fee level , the overall funding and the policy — will be set by central Government . |
| 19 | Although a plan oblique projection can be set at any angle to the horizontal , the other common form is 60° , 30° . |
| 20 | • It is adjustable for height and can be set at any angle you choose |
| 21 | If policy can be set to one side then it is set to one side and I think it enhances the reputation of of the system . |
| 22 | Waterpump pliers can be set to different jaw openings . |
| 23 | An option is to use a clockwork timer , as for a camera or model aircraft dethermaliser , which can be set for specific time delay in minutes and seconds . |
| 24 | The digital 24-hour clock , for instance , can be set with one hand . |
| 25 | Losses incurred by sole traders or partnerships can be set against other income in that fiscal year , or carried back for up to three fiscal years depending on the circumstances . |
| 26 | Everyone , whether male or female , single or married , now receives their own Personal allowance , which can be set against any income including savings or a pension as well as earned income . |
| 27 | The pentagonal base of a pyramid formed by five equilateral triangles can be set upon each face of a dodecahedron to form a polyhedron of 60 faces . |