Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A ballet fur the stage must have an overall rhythm which sets the atmosphere , quality , mood and possibly the emotional content of the whole . |
| 2 | If you wish to leave plain stitches between each repeat , then you must indicate this by drawing a black square , in line with the two squares which set the height , on the last row of plain stitches required . |
| 3 | But unlike most schools which set the 2nd MB at the end of the second year of the course , before the students start their clinical studies , Southampton has moved the exam to the end of the third ( first clinical ) year . |
| 4 | Hegel himself , regarded as one of the ‘ deflated balloons ’ of German philosophy by his former French admirer , Hippolyte Taine ( 1828–93 ) , went out of fashion in his native country , and the way in which ‘ the tiresome , conceited and mediocre epigones who set the tone among the educated German public ’ treated him moved Marx in the 1860s ‘ to declare myself publicly a disciple of that great thinker ’ . |
| 5 | There can be no doubt that it was Ine who set the seal on the creation of the historic kingdom of Wessex and defined its horizons as a Christian realm in which monasticism and men of letters flourished amid active involvement in an overseas mission . |
| 6 | In addition to these directly maritime activities which set the town 's character as a port , the nineteenth century saw a considerable development in engineering . |
| 7 | The Department of Transport confirmed last night that Mr Reid had made no input into BR 's new corporate plan which sets the blueprint and financial structure of the railways for the next three years , which is expected to show further cuts in government support . |
| 8 | Head teachers decided to obstruct school performance league tables ; a second teachers ' union voted to boycott the national curriculum tests ; and Lord Skidelsky , a Tory member of the council which sets the tests , resigned . |
| 9 | Er , and in general we have a , er , panel of the non-executive directors who set the directors ' salary in relation to the other directors I am also on that panel er , but obviously not in relation to my own salary . |
| 10 | If Bowe was faithful to his own script for the fight , relentlessly unloading huge rights behind his calling card jabs , it was Holyfield who set the agenda as far as courage , determination and work rate was concerned . |
| 11 | Upstairs , in the first passage , are works by the artists who set the style for Rudolf 's court . |
| 12 | She says it slipped and set off the magic eye which set the baler off which crushed the bottom part of my leg causing me to lose the tissue and muscle from my ankle up to my shin . |
| 13 | It is this second period of affluence which sets the level against which recent developments have to be set . |
| 14 | Although the way had been paved by an extraordinary cameo from Alan Wells that yielded 65 from 37 balls without the slightest hint of a slog , it was Stephenson the Bat who set the seal on a riveting charge , a remarkable overhead smash more suited to Boris Becker completing the job in unforgettable fashion . |
| 15 | Normally , one is rather relieved to see the opposition bringing the ball back inside but at Rubislaw it set the alarm bells clanging . |
| 16 | The relationship with the West , and since 1945 particularly with the US , has been the factor which sets the last 150 years of Japanese history apart from earlier centuries . |
| 17 | Jesus himself set the pattern for this very practical use of the Bible in his own ministry . |
| 18 | Undoubtedly , it was the great monasteries which set the style , with an importance far beyond their immediate locale ; the priory church of St Pancras in Lewes was far larger than Chichester Cathedral , and its monks major landlords . |
| 19 | Incredibly even if the person who set the snare is found out they may be beyond the reach of the law |
| 20 | ‘ Just for fun we set the computer route-finder for home after the cinema . ’ |
| 21 | But Downing Street made it clear that it was the Cabinet which set the £244.5 billion spending target — and it can increase that figure if it wants to . |
| 22 | Juxtaposed to each detail from the Passion sequence is another about the life of Christ which sets the Passion in the context of the scheme of salvation . |
| 23 | The error detector is , in turn , controlled by a voltage adjustment control which sets the desired output voltage V . |
| 24 | For some reason , the Pakistani who set the whole thing up almost got away with it , but fortunately there was a retrial at which he was found guilty . |
| 25 | The people who set the standards are no longer the older generation , the people who have lived their lives and come to some judgement on what life is all about . |
| 26 | FIVE years of debate culminated yesterday in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 , writes Georgina Henry , Media Correspondent . |
| 27 | Five years of debate has culminated in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 . |
| 28 | Five years of debate has culminated in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 . |
| 29 | * Finally , another place for presuppositions to hide is in a clause which sets the scene in a sentence ; an example is the TEMPORAL CLAUSE , as in the following example : When Blake saw his first angels he was sitting in his garden . |
| 30 | The British Museum Press will be publishing a new series on Eastern art beginning with Sheila Canby 's Persian Painting , Rachael Ward 's Islamic Metalwork and J.M. Rogers 's Mughal Miniatures which set the major stylistic and technical developments against the historical events which influenced them . |