Example sentences of "set [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have focused on these three cases not because they are necessarily representative of rape cases but — because of their quite massive coverage — they set the tone of how the media reports rape . |
| 2 | Its success checked sanitary dominance and set the tone of moral regulation for at least a generation . |
| 3 | The Chairman set the scene by immediately putting the College staff at ease and set the tone of the meeting as friendly , efficient , and business like . |
| 4 | But Jones is a snappy player in every sense , and set the tone for an afternoon of petulant silliness with a Gatting-like finger-wagging retort to one of Keith Griffiths 's decisions . |
| 5 | THE FUTURE of Antarctica turns on the outcome of an international conference which Michel Rocard , the French Prime Minister , opened yesterday with a speech that set the tone for what will be a fiercely political debate . |
| 6 | Margaret Thatcher also set the tone for the conference with a deliberately upbeat message . |
| 7 | Tony Cascarino then set the tone for a livelier second half by heading a Clarke centre past Miklosko three minutes after the restart . |
| 8 | For example , fears of escalation expressed by the police set the tone for the Star headline BABY-FACED SEX BEAST ‘ SET TO KILL' — ‘ Detectives believe the same man carried out two earlier attacks and is becoming increasingly violent . |
| 9 | Grand chandeliers and marble floors , gilt mirrors and woven wall-hangings greet you as you enter the airy Hotel Savoy and these set the tone for a traditional hotel of classic style . |
| 10 | Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the sales interview . |
| 11 | We set the tone at the Tory Conferences and the other parties have followed suit . |
| 12 | Before we come to that ; however , it may give a better picture of the dynamics and movement of theology itself if we approach it more chronologically , and deal in turn with the two main impulses stemming from Germany and Switzerland which largely set the tone in the period from 1920 to 1960 — those associated above all with Karl Barth and Rudolf Bultmann — with trends outside Germany in that same period , and then with the movements which have received the widest attention in the last twenty years or so . |
| 13 | The discovery of Fawn turned the story from an impenetrable imbroglio into a juicy tale , and set the appetite for whatever show , or film , could be made of it . |
| 14 | He was held in respect by some of the participants Who had confidence in his ability to correct many of the injustices and set the country on the path to substantial reform in all areas . |
| 15 | This biologic fact was intricately connected with other climatic and geophysical events that set the mould for future cycles of evolution and extinction . |
| 16 | Sprinkle gelatine over three tablespoons of water and leave to swell , then set the bowl in a pan of hot water and heat until gelatine dissolves . |
| 17 | He goes on : ‘ Since these costs … would have to be paid by a grant … and since a grant of above £10 million requires affirmative resolution [ and thus debate ] in the House , it seems there are two choices : to cap the BAe grant at £9.5 million ; or set the ceiling at £13.5 million and for you to accept the greater risk of challenge and thus repayment being required . ’ |
| 18 | However , it left unchanged at 9.75 per cent the more internationally sensitive Lombard rate , which set the ceiling for money market rates . |
| 19 | Her comments set the divisions of caring responsibilities and material resources in particularly sharp relief . |
| 20 | Set the dish on a large platter and surround with cucumber , tortilla chips and chicory leaves . |
| 21 | The free play of air around him defined and set the limits of his body in a way that he had completely forgotten . |
| 22 | Indeed , to anticipate a little , in sixty-seven of the eighty-two cases which I observed and recorded the client announced his need and set the objective for the solicitor . |
| 23 | Other forms of disruption attendant upon rapid social changes also set the conditions for working-class sexual attitudes . |
| 24 | He locked his doors , cranked the seat back , and set the alarm on his wrist-watch . |
| 25 | Set the alarm for half past six , gets another half hour in bed and he 's moaning about it . |
| 26 | His boyhood feats set the pace for a long and successful career as an international grandmaster , but , though he scored some spectacular defeats , Reshevsky never became a close challenger for the world championship . |
| 27 | set the pace for Austria with the , track record run of fifty seven point seven four and the second bob is fifteenth see I mean they 're , they 're , they 're fifty seven , eight for nine against fifty seven , seven , four , so I mean they 're not half a second then , I mean they were , they were first in the two man and then they dropped six after one run so |
| 28 | On the basis of US experience , Edwards ( 1979 ) identified a progression of employer strategies from ‘ simple ’ ( direct ) control in small firms , whereby arbitrary power to issue instructions and discipline employees is accorded to foremen and supervisors , 8 through ‘ technical ’ control in which machines set the pace of work , especially in mass-production industries , to a ‘ bureaucratic ’ stage where work becomes highly stratified and employers develop a system of impersonal rules to control workers . |
| 29 | The Briton , who claimed pole position and again set the pace in his Canon Williams Renault FW14B , attempted to pass Senna 's new Marlboro McLaren Honda MP4/7A on the outside of the tight and slow Bico de Pato curve . |
| 30 | Tradition rules , therefore , that you set the text in a serif face such as Times , Palatino , Bookman or Century Schoolbook while the headings are contrasted in a sans serif one such as Helvetica or Avant Garde . |