Example sentences of "set the [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 We have set the tone for the future , and that is to be greatly welcomed .
2 More 's eloquence has set the tone for much historical writing on the subject , but while one should not deny that enclosures created a good deal of suffering , one should also remember that More was exaggerating his points for the sake of effect .
3 According to Computerworld , it has said that at the next APPN Implementors ' Workshop , set for this week , it will seek input from other vendors on how to set priorities for future enhancements , and it has set the price for reverse engineering the code at $25,000 , a lower figure than many had predicted .
4 ‘ Sonny has set the date for next year , ’ Bull O'Malley said .
5 After the Secretary of State , having received judicial advice , had set the date for the first review of Mr. Pegg 's sentence in August 1993 , and thus set his tariff , in January 1989 Mr. Pegg submitted a petition to the Secretary of State .
6 We have set the platform for things to move ahead .
7 Thus was set the standard for my spell in the Production Department …
8 he had studied hysteria , and his views on sexuality have set the agenda for much of our century .
9 WALL Street moved further into record-breaking territory yesterday , continuing a recent run which has set the scene for sharp rallies in Tokyo and Hong Kong .
10 But three key findings have set the scene for subsequent debate on the system .
11 Prisons had now reached a turning point and the Woolf Report into the Strangeways riots had set the scene for dramatic reform , Mr Clarke said .
12 For some two decades , from the solemnity of 2001 : A Space Odyssey to the broad spoof of Spaceballs ( 1987 ) and the engagingly camp whimsy of Earth Girls Are Easy ( 1988 ) , space movies have set the pace for the development of special effects .
13 Dunlop took over the lead in the 125 championship race on lap 13 , which proved unlucky for Italian Ivan Cremonini , who had set the pace for eight laps .
14 Dunlop took over the lead in the 125 championship race on lap 13 , which proved unlucky for Italian Ivan Cremonini , who had set the pace for eight laps .
15 Where management has set the framework for efficient cleaning and supervision is adequate faults will rarely arise .
16 Mickey Duff , Wharton 's manager , has already set the stage for a sell-out contest with Sheffield 's Fidel Castro ( Slug O'Toole ) , with both Castro 's British title and Wharton 's Commonwealth crown on the line in what would be one of the biggest fights in Yorkshire for many years .
17 In fact you 'll find we 've set the stage for you — with our team of professionals dedicated to turning every meeting into a major success .
18 Canadian veteran Grant Connell had set the stage for Nestor in more ways than one .
19 Sandy Lyle had set the fashion for getting home in two from there when he won in 1988 and though Couples did not , like Lyle , make a birdie , he was only a whisker away from it .
20 He had set the pattern for the modern missionary movement but his own assessment of himself was typically modest : ‘ I can plod .
21 League spokesman David Howes said : ‘ Our planning of a streamlined , higher profile tour certainly paid off and has set the pattern for future trips . ’
22 He had set the pattern for a major biographical achievement but he died prematurely .
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