Example sentences of "setting [adv] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the rebellion in Mesopotamia he wrote that it could be dealt with by raising two divisions of volunteer local troops , reducing the British administrative staff and setting up an Arab government under the indirect control of a British officer . |
| 2 | America led the way in setting up an international system for dealing with the Indochina refugees . |
| 3 | America led the way in setting up an international system for dealing with the Indochina refugees . |
| 4 | In 1914 this was dropped in favour of a clause proposing ‘ setting up an International Council ’ . |
| 5 | The CNRS has been less successful in setting up an international company called Euroresearch . |
| 6 | Back home he spent a year setting up an outdoor pursuits centre for someone near Broad haven but it did n't take off . |
| 7 | Some leading MEPs believe an alliance with reform-minded MPs must be struck if leaders like Mrs Thatcher are to be prevented from setting up an economic and monetary union , which is essentially uncontrolled by any democratically-elected body . |
| 8 | The Welshman sent Critchley over within three minutes of the second half and was in support to take Tait 's pass and touch down in the 56th minute , with Holliday 's goal setting up an aborbing final quarter . |
| 9 | Setting up an in-house electronic publishing operation takes rather more effort than most potential users seem to realise . |
| 10 | This , more developed , scheme outlined the much criticized recommendation of setting up an inner Cabinet of five which would carry out the needed programme of economic reform . |
| 11 | In August , as the first step to setting up an Islamic government in Harar , he peremptorily recalled its Governor , Dedjazmatch Tafari . |
| 12 | Butler had also thrown herself into similar work in Liverpool in the 1860s , setting up an industrial home for working-class girls . |
| 13 | The main aim isto explore the feasibility of setting up an integrated physical and community infrastructure data base . |
| 14 | In his first season at Upton Park , he became the uncrowned King of the East End , scoring 28 goals in his first season and setting up an unrivalled scoring partnership with Tony Cottee . |
| 15 | Earlier yesterday , Mr Mandela told supporters in Wembezi township , 75 miles west of Pietermaritzburg , that the international community should play a role in setting up an internal peace force . |
| 16 | The point is of course that the puzzle itself is false in setting up an impossible situation . |
| 17 | And so we , we are in the process of setting up an online database computerized which would be accessible by not just branches , but individual erm health and safety reps for a fairly minimal affiliation which will tap into the latest information which will be updated er every three months and we feel that again that 's something in conjunction with , clearly with the unions in the city something that a trades council should be doing , something that raises our profile , explains to people what trade councils , what the trade union movement is all about and does it effectively using modern techniques and modern methods . |
| 18 | ‘ I have no intention of wiping out the WPBSA or of setting up an alternative governing body , ’ Hearn said . |
| 19 | It is looking into setting up an alternative advice centre . |
| 20 | The feeling of disquiet about the practices and methods of some headhunting firms in terms of ethics , reliability , quality of work and total professionalism is such that the possibility of setting up an official self-regulatory association ought to be investigated . |
| 21 | There was , of course , a great deal of fun as well , and I made some contribution to the musical life of INSEAD by setting up an 11-piece band which played at the summer ball amongst other events . |
| 22 | At the same time , Denyer had the idea of setting up an accompanying exhibition : it seemed an obvious extension of the book . |
| 23 | At the end of March , Than Tun made a defiant speech in Rangoon 's Bandoola Square and then vanished , setting up an underground resistance based on Toungoo . |
| 24 | Then , realizing the cost and risk of setting up an American operation only for his own films , he backtracked and arranged for US to handle his company 's big-budget pictures . |
| 25 | THE ROYAL Statistical Society is to consider setting up an independent council to monitor the Government 's use of statistics and research in a climate of growing concern about political interference . |
| 26 | For appearances ' sake I maintained the fiction that I was setting up an independent enterprise in the EFL field . |
| 27 | If there is any standard criterion today of what constitutes a nation with a claim to self-determination , meaning to setting up an independent territorial nation-state , it is ethnic-linguistic , since language is taken , wherever possible , to express and symbolise ethnicity . |
| 28 | Gerry : Even though we talked about the report on ethnic minorities for a bit , more importantly we discussed setting up an independent Black group with our own structures and demands . |
| 29 | Major and his Chinese counterpart , Li Peng , also made progress on setting up an independent court of appeal in Hong Kong , on the colony 's right to negotiate trade investment agreements , and on agreement over land controlled by the UK military . |
| 30 | He added : ‘ If Ian Lang is telling the truth in saying there is nothing political about the Government 's proposals then there is now good reason to think seriously about cancelling the reorganisation and instead giving consideration to setting up an independent commission . ’ |