Example sentences of "set [art] [adj] [noun] for the " in BNC.

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1 Editor , — Is it not time for the BMJ to set the same standards for the drug advertisements it carries as it does for scientific papers ?
2 Together , both companies are trying to set a new standard for the more complex computing world of the 1990s : a jointly developed operating system called OS/2 .
3 This being the case it was seen as essential to set a financial qualification for the franchise that would give the vote to " decent " farmers and shopkeepers whilst excluding the lower social orders who might use their votes to plunder the public purse for their own advantage .
4 The disadvantage are that it is necessary to set a maximum value for the number of different tags are allowed in any one position .
5 IF there was one occasion that summed up sporting attitudes in l992 , it was Carl Lewis 's bizarre attempt to set an Olympic record for the greatest number of journalists asphyxiated at a single press conference .
6 This will SET the current maximum for the running system , and DEFINE the maximum to be used after a system reboot .
7 Following the jury 's decision , District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson declared a mistrial on the 12 unresolved charges and did not set a sentencing date for the single conviction .
8 ‘ An' I must set a good table for the funeral . ’
9 My father says that a teacher should set a good example for the children , by respecting each one , whether them black or white .
10 The outlook for sterling is clouded by confusion about whether the Chancellor has set a new floor for the pound .
11 The opening concert — a performance of The Creation , conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras — sets a high standard for the remaining seven concerts in the series .
12 ‘ That scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men of the parish .
13 My third point is to remind you that fixing a criterion for non-intervention amounts to setting the moral agenda for the treatment of VLBW babies .
14 We are responsible for setting the overall budget for the Video and for making any decisions which affect this budget and which relate to the educational purpose of the Video as set out in Schedule A. We have the right to be present at any or all of the stages of production , shooting and editing in order to fulfill these responsibilities .
15 We are responsible for setting the overall budget for the Video and for making any decisions which affect this budget and which relate to the educational purpose of the Video as set out in Schedule A. We have the right to be present at any or all of the stages of production , shooting and editing in order to fulfill these responsibilities .
16 We are responsible for setting the overall budget for the Video and for making any decisions which affect this budget and which relate to the educational purpose of the Video as set out in Schedule A. We have the right to be present at any or all of the stages of production , shooting and editing in order to fulfill these responsibilities .
17 The sun was setting a glittering scene for the first hole , enlivening the damp leaves on the backdrop of ancient and stately trees , whose different designs gave character to each and every hole on this , one of the loveliest golf courses in southern England .
18 You can , with many word-processors , set a standard design for the layout of each paragraph .
19 John Osborne 's Look Back in Anger set a new style for the London theatre , and introduced a new harshness into the contemporary idiom : ‘ There are n't any good , brave causes left . ’
20 FIFTEEN steps to be implemented within a month of taking office in order to reverse the Conservative health reforms and set a new direction for the NHS were outlined by Labour yesterday .
21 As a student he broke the Scottish records for the 100 and 200 yards , and set a new record for the inter-universities 440 yards ( 50.2 seconds ) .
22 The treaty , negotiated over almost a decade , set a seven-year timetable for the reduction by 30 per cent of the nuclear arsenals of the USA and the nuclear republics of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) — Byelarus , Kazakhstan , Russia and the Ukraine .
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