Example sentences of "set [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The 23-year-old played Calypso in Channel 4 's steamy story set during Second World War .
2 Workstation One/6000 and Workstation One/2 are set for limited availability from December 18 and general availability June 25 ; Workstation One for Windows and Workstation One for Macintosh are out now in the US .
3 The way was set for much-needed change , but would things change for the better ?
4 The property is perfectly set for easy access to the capital city of Hamilton .
5 At each time frame the program will indicate all those functions which have failed to pass through the " design window " set for that part of the cycle .
6 The scene is thus set for large-scale reductivist paraphrases , which in different ontological theories take on different forms , depending upon what kind of entities are regarded as basic .
7 They also illustrate the widening agenda of a project set for radical expansion before 1993 .
8 They also illustrate the widening agenda of a project set for radical expansion before 1993 .
9 By the late 1970s , therefore , the entire scene was set for radical reform : the main ingredients were technological backwardness , bureaucratic stagnation and the failure of all partial attempts to tinker with the system .
10 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 .
11 Everest woman set for historic ascent
12 A more pressing issue for Europe is that no makeshift Italian government is likely to cut Italy 's public expenditure , let alone raise taxes , to reduce public debt to make the 1993 deadline set for European convergence at Maastricht .
13 That she achieved it just when the company was set for major expansion , was an accident of timing that Bernard was determined to exploit to the full .
14 Now , with the Hollywood movie Not Without My Daughter , in which he stars opposite Sally Field , due out later this year , it looks as if he 's finally set for international fame .
15 Hewlett-Packard Co has had to delay shipment of its new LaserJet 4L printer because of a defective part , US PC Week reports : the printer , originally set for general release May 3 , has been delayed until at least the end of this month , and possibly until mid-June , because of a flaw in the paper sensor , the company said ; the faulty sensor , which sits under the paper tray , causes the printer to communicate a ‘ paper out ’ message and stop printing , even though the tray has paper in it the firm said .
16 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 .
17 The parity grid arrangement is similar in its operation to the snake in that absolute intervention points are set for each member currency against every other at which central banks are obliged to buy or sell their own currencies .
18 This takes the module programme of each student in turn , finds the best set for each module , and assigns the student to those sets .
19 The fees charged to overseas students are set for each degree at a level which reflects the full cost of tuition for that degree , and are not directly comparable with the reduced and standardised fees charged to students from the United Kingdom and European Community countries .
20 The former assessed need to spend by an authority as a basis for calculating entitlement to block grant ; the latter was a system of expenditure controls based around the progressive removal of grant above the ‘ target ’ expenditure level set for each authority .
21 After personal educational objectives have been set for each doctor the educational process should be completed by assessment of whether these objectives have been fulfilled .
22 Fostering Society awareness at a local level can be a great help — stamping membership cards in areas was suggested — From the objectives stated in our Development Plan in the first year , it is calculated that the minimum Membership needed for 1987 will be 3,300 — and the responsibility for recruiting the majority of this must rest with our Q.T. 's — the burden can be eased by working together on local projects and targets have been set for each area to reach by the end of this academic year .
23 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 .
24 Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 .
25 Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 .
26 ‘ The lasers are set for automatic response .
27 Volume is set for second quarter 1993 .
28 God 's plan is held to be comprehensive , and has been set for all time .
29 2-week tot set for new heart
30 ‘ The standards for cab design have been set for one person , so we foresee problems with having two seats , ’ says Mr Boswell .
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