Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The differences set in with the different ways in which boys and girls may typically ( not ‘ must always ’ ) resolve the Oedipus complex . |
| 2 | We set off through the pretty woods and were soon at the base of the remarkably clean , steep granite buttress . |
| 3 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 4 | In more and more grounds , fences and grilles have been built around the ‘ ends ’ and the areas set aside for the visiting supporters , further highlighting the sense of territory . |
| 5 | Its comments follow a fresh warning by Sir Gordon Borrie , director-general of Fair Trading , that he will take action against long-term beer supply agreements set up between the big brewers and pubs leased to others . |
| 6 | ‘ If we are to reach our destination and fulfil the objectives set out at the United Nations National Conference , we need firm and committed leadership , ’ he said . |
| 7 | These changes followed from recommendations set out by the Public Accounts Committee ( PAC ) in its Eighth Report of 1986–7 ( HC 98 ) Members said that they wanted documents tailored more specifically to Parliament 's needs in its consideration of departments ' expenditure proposals and put forward three proposals ( Cm. 375 ) . |
| 8 | These bodies insist that their members work to the highest standards set out in the relevant Codes of Practice and strongly recommend that their surveyors are qualified by becoming a Certified Timber Infestation Surveyor ( CTIS ) and Certificated Remedial Damp-proofing Surveyor ( CRDS ) . |
| 9 | ( 1 ) Subject to the provisions of this Act , the permitted hours in licensed premises , licensed canteens and registered clubs shall be those set out in the following provisions of this section . |
| 10 | The assumptions set out in the following paragraphs are central to the recommendations on attainment levels and programmes of study in paragraphs 15.24 to 15.41 . |
| 11 | By making necessary height adjustments to the camel 's feet , the pier would set firmly over the natural irregularities of the foundation . |
| 12 | A MAFF spokesman said that the survey was unnecessary : " Pollution controls are set locally to the nuclear sites . |
| 13 | Counsel 's action of course does not resolve the question whether some or all of these statements ought or ought not to have been disclosed earlier and it will now be convenient to state the accepted procedure with regard to statements , as described in the respondent 's case , and the relevant principles as set forth in the Jamaican authorities . |
| 14 | I keep sending memos urging them to make a decision now regarding the next one in four year 's time and asking that BBC2 be set aside on the appointed dates for Ryder Cup coverage . |
| 15 | As expenditures on arms decline with the ending of the cold war , there may be more money available for aid , but democratic politics being what they are , few would care to bet on it ; certainly not on any percentage saved being set aside for the developing nations . |
| 16 | The Brazilian Government have recently declared that 94,000 sq kilometres will be set aside for the Yanomami Indians . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , the allotment is good and can not be set aside under the above provisions . |
| 18 | It could be conveniently set aside in the changed circumstances after James V 's death , when the real issue became clear . |
| 19 | Members of this house will recall that this matter was raised er in relation to an amendment er at committee stage and we argued during the committee stage of the bill that it was not feasible for an entirely new electoral system to be set up for the European elections in June nineteen ninety four and that it was er silly to apply a different system for the additional six seats to that applying to the other eighty one . |
| 20 | In the light of that enthusiasm is the present Financial Secretary able to tell us how many employee share ownership trusts have been set up under the statutory provisions ? |
| 21 | A ZANLA terrorist had risen out of the bushes with a Kalashnikov while Mike had been involved in an ambush on the Limpopo river which had been set up by the Selous Scouts , the counterinsurgency tracking teams of the Rhodesian army . |
| 22 | He accepted the ‘ desire to remain neutral ’ , interpreted as ‘ the reluctance of one or other state to participate in military-political blocs set up by the imperialist powers ’ as a ‘ favourable phenomenon ’ . |
| 23 | If , however , there was any way in which the necessary conditions for cumulative selection could have been set up by the blind forces of nature , strange and wonderful might have been the consequences . |
| 24 | The Inter-governmental Bureau of Informatics was set up by the United Nations . |
| 25 | Two different health structures have developed in El Salvador : the ‘ official ’ state and private health systems on the one hand , and the ‘ popular ’ health system set up by the popular organizations and the guerrilla movement of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) . |
| 26 | Our own central social services inspectorate will be not only carrying out its own inspections , but also checking on the quality and systems of the arm's-length inspectorates that have been set up by the local authorities . |
| 27 | I enclose details of a new forum being set up by the National Rivers Authority to try to reconcile and manage the competing range of interests that value the river Wye as a resource . |
| 28 | Sheep farmer Alison Hunter Blair has a lamb which has been orphaned after it 's mother died , now through a special lamb bank set up by the national farmers union she 'll be able to find a new mother for the lamb . |
| 29 | All important to the reputation of the company is British Standard 5750 , the quality assurance scheme set up by the British Standards Institute and to which Stoddard Carpets Ltd. , were awarded full registration two years ago . |
| 30 | This is the report of a Working Party set up by the Judicial Studies Board with the objective of " Facilitating a more uniform approach to the assessment " of such damages . |