Example sentences of "of [noun] set [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Society of Authors set up a powerful lobby , which convinced a Parliamentary Committee that the common law of obscene libel should be replaced by a modern statute which afforded some protection to meritorious literature . |
| 2 | A mindless act of violence sets off a chilling , psychologically tense tale . |
| 3 | This Code of Practice sets out the basic practices employed by Midland Bank and its subsidiary companies in connection with their lending to personal customers in the United Kingdom . |
| 4 | The FAO 's breed preservation meetings began in 1966 and in 1968 the ZSL and the Royal Agricultural Society of England set up a working party to consider the problem of Britain 's vanishing breeds . |
| 5 | In the case of Dataease setting up the initial forms is easy , even quite complex forms with many relationships can be set up very quickly . |
| 6 | In 1988 the Long-term Credit Bank of Japan set up a joint investment advisory company with Foreign & Colonial Management . |
| 7 | Lunda , who had held the office for under 11 months , said he was stepping down " to allow the head of state to set up an enlarged transitional government " . |
| 8 | ‘ Management ’ ( which is relatively cheap ) is seen as the key to change : so education support grants are made available for management training , management consultants proliferate , and the Secretary of State sets up a high-powered task force to investigate the management training and development needs of heads and senior staff . |
| 9 | Kooyonga 's three-quarter length defeat of Zaahi sets up a possible clash with top three-year-olds St Jovite , Dr Devious , All At Sea and Muhtarram , as well as Saturday 's Nassau Stakes winner Ruby Tiger . |
| 10 | Rather in the same way that the mite of scabies sets up an allergic reaction , in certain people infected with candida an intense irritation occurs , which may be quite out of proportion to the degree of infection . |
| 11 | SCOTVEC therefore welcomed the decision of SED to set up a small committee to look at the module/short course issues , particularly in the context of schools ' S3/4 stages . |
| 12 | In response , Bank of America set up a state-chartered bank expressly to sell insurance policies through its branches . |
| 13 | Their development has been entrusted to the Countryside Commission , which has been given a grant of £600,000 to set up a co-ordinating committee for each forest . |