Example sentences of "when set against [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The argument is easier to appreciate when set against a non-monetarized society . |
| 2 | It is a family history that becomes much more interesting when set against the wider background of the local history of an important industry . |
| 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 . |