Example sentences of "set [art] [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bluntly , the Shadow Cabinet and unions need to get their fingers out — with some expedition — to set the limits of the proposed legal framework . |
| 2 | While blithely ignoring this fact , all Mr Clement will say is that ‘ bluntly , the Shadow Cabinet and unions need to get their fingers out — with some expedition — to set the limits of the proposed legal framework ’ . |
| 3 | In seeking to set the scene for the changing face of county hall , and in summarising the changing relationships between all involved in education , it is important to consider the meaning of ‘ delegation of authority ’ and the values it contains . |
| 4 | Presumably they were only here to set the scene for the current convention , as nothing represented a period later than the fifteenth century . |
| 5 | To that end this meeting will bring together the most prominent scholars in the field to set the agenda for the future direction of cultural studies . |
| 6 | The regional meetings called to set the agenda for the big human-rights conference in Vienna next month have provided forums for this bitterness . |
| 7 | When I was at college I did a pastiche of the student magazine , doing the fold , and it was called Shell , so we renamed it for that one issue Rolling Shell , and I ever so carefully did the lettering for both the title boxes , then I got really disappointed when it came to set the type for the front page article underneath the big photograph which we printed as duo tone , because I could do it on the I B M — I could actually do it in Times and I thought it was going to be really , you know , I 'd have to really struggle and find |
| 8 | In February 1972 , Nixon himself went to China to set the seal on the new relationship . |
| 9 | Six weeks after Lancaster 's execution , on 2 May 1322 , parliament assembled at York to set the seal on the royalist victory . |
| 10 | Some manufacturers supply a wood or plastic template in their kits which will enable you to set the pitch to the recommended range . |
| 11 | Commitment to getting this right first time will improve our short-term results and help to set the business on the right footing for future investment and development . |
| 12 | While the vast majority of those in work claim the relevant personal allowances — such as the single person 's or the married man 's tax allowance — even these are of most value to high earners who are able to set the allowances against the top rate of tax for which they are liable . |
| 13 | The mark also edged higher against the dollar after the Bundesbank announced it would allow market forces to set the rate for the weekly cash injection today , signalling a potential rise in the ‘ repo ’ rate . |
| 14 | To set a time-cycle for the automatic printing of retained mail messages . |
| 15 | If you wanted somebody to set a bomb on the Swazi rail line , then Dirk would do the job . |
| 16 | Bicker said in a warning voice , and he reached across Riven to set a hand on the big man 's arm . |
| 17 | They control initially and you know being feeling that you 're part of it you 're in charge of it can set the scene for the whole conversation . |
| 18 | With exposure lock , you can set the exposure for the full lighting , and this setting is then unaffected both when the lamps are switched off and also when the tree-lights are switched on , thus giving the lit tree its full dramatic impact . |
| 19 | This work will set the tone for the new structure , and I hope can be completed well within two months . |
| 20 | The comments come just ahead of two key decisions by Scottish Office ministers which will set the tone for the new curriculum and could damage the wide agreement over its introduction . |
| 21 | Reception areas , which should set the tone for the entire hotel , so often let it down . |
| 22 | Sadly the many myths about this stage of development could set the stage for the very events you wish to prevent . |
| 23 | We set the tone at the Tory Conferences and the other parties have followed suit . |
| 24 | The Congress subsequently agreed to grant Yeltsin emergency powers to deal with the crisis situation in the republic and set the date for the direct election of a President of Russia [ see pp. 38130-31 ] . |
| 25 | The Act of 1918 set the scene of the entire political world between the wars , often through consequences that were not seen for a generation . |
| 26 | A resumé by Secretary General Ian Martin of the momentous world events that have occurred during the past five years set the work of AI in context and also set the scene for the working parties , which between them would report back to the plenary with recommendations that would change the AI mandate dramatically . |
| 27 | At an earlier meeting , in Turnberry ( Scotland ) on June 7-8 , the North Atlantic Council ( of NATO Foreign Ministers ) had announced outline proposals for improving co-operation with the Warsaw Pact and set the agenda for the forthcoming summit . |
| 28 | Two moments which set the course of the presidential election and which changed the course of American history . |
| 29 | If we assume that the monetary authorities set the size of the nominal money supply and that for the moment the price level is fixed at , then the supply of real cash balances can also be illustrated in the figure . |
| 30 | Then came the two incidents that were to echo down the long ages of Elf history and set the stage for the great dramas that were to follow . |