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

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1 The laws are fairly insignificant when set beside the economic problem , and the near certainty that , even if all its present plans work out , the Government will be compelled to report a worse economic record in its third Parliament than its second .
2 The argument is easier to appreciate when set against a non-monetarized society .
3 Analyzed within Becker 's framework , insider dealing and , indeed , other conflict abuse , yields sizeable profits , especially when set against the low risk of detection .
4 Some , however , have found the so-called ‘ Beaux-Arts ’ style , for all its academic rigour and perfection of proportion to be too correct , bloodless , and buttoned-up when set against the free-flowing eclecticism of some other contemporary stations .
5 But this increase was minuscule when set against the potential gain from an improvement in industrial productivity which would make up only half the gap between Britain and its competitors .
6 When set within an historical perspective , it comes as something of a shock to learn that primary education as we perceive it ( with children and teachers housed in buildings built or adapted to ‘ meet the needs of the children themselves , ) is a recent phenomenon .
7 Glass shelves are often particularly effective , especially when set in a mirrored alcove , and lit from above or below , or both .
8 This little study , when set in the appropriate context , was turned into a short piece for a local history magazine .
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