Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] set [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dittmar does agree with Jansher , however , that not paying prize money may set an unfortunate precedent . |
| 2 | The director of health promotion , Dr Phil Hanlon , said it was important that the board should set a good example to other organisations . |
| 3 | Stack-oriented computers may set a condition code in the top element of the stack as a result of a test or comparison instruction ; a jump instruction is then provided to jump conditional on the state of this top element ( removing the element after testing ) . |
| 4 | A Soviet Foreign Ministry statement of Nov. 30 said that such an action would set a " dangerous international precedent " . |
| 5 | Labour will set the pace in pressing for international action to safeguard the ozone layer , to combat acid rain , to tackle the problem of global warming , to face up to the environmental needs of the poorest people of the world . |
| 6 | It will be the show 's British premiere , but critics have expressed fears that the long run may set a precedent , making the National like any other West End theatre . |
| 7 | The opening hymn and welcome should set the theme . |
| 8 | In all these cases , it is vitally important that parents should set an example . |
| 9 | Against the obvious cost savings , companies must set the expense of re-implementing their system in a new environment . |
| 10 | most were set by several … [ and ] although one compositor might set a whole book , he would not normally be working on that book alone but would intersperse work on other jobs when it was called for … |
| 11 | This decision enabled the Crown to prohibit , as a matter of course , the disclosure of a wide range of information such as correspondence with government departments , medical records and accident reports , on the ground that disclosure might set a precedent and lead to potentially harmful documents being disclosed in the future . |
| 12 | The trimpot used to set the first stage gain , should be set at maximum resistance and the multi-turn zero offset trimpot to the centre of its range before this check . |
| 13 | In the agriculture and forestry sector the committee would set a target only for rice production , leaving export quotas for other major products such as rubber and coffee to be set by government departments . |
| 14 | He said their proposed tax-raising parliament in Scotland would set the country on the road to bitterness , conflict and separation . |
| 15 | A Lending and Security Act would set the framework of law regarding security in personal property , whether consumer or commercial transactions were involved ; in particular , it would cover what lenders could do to recover their money if borrowers defaulted , and how their security interest in any goods involved would be recorded and safeguarded . |
| 16 | This work will set the tone for the new structure , and I hope can be completed well within two months . |
| 17 | We can not be one hundred per cent sure that , just because we have observed the sun to set each day on many occasions , the sun will set every day . |
| 18 | Undaunted , Dick began to research paint and his finds will set a new course for warbirds with the latest in flat paint technique . |
| 19 | When a new issue of bonds is made , the Bank of England will set a minimum price somewhat below the £100 face value and then invite tenders for these bonds above or at the minimum price . |
| 20 | The National Railway Museum will set the family purse back by a similar sum . |
| 21 | Concern about a baby 's bowel movements can set the scene for concern and anxiety . |
| 22 | There are fears that British Steel 's decision could set a precedent and discourage other quarries in the Dales from transferring stone from road to rail . |
| 23 | My father says that a teacher should set a good example for the children , by respecting each one , whether them black or white . |
| 24 | ‘ We hope it will be the highlight of 1993 — a favourable outcome would set the seal on a tremendous amount of very hard work by the technical groups and the rest of the LNS team . ’ |
| 25 | Masses of willow warblers , chiff-chaffs , blackcaps , whitethroats and sometimes yellow-browed or Pallas 's warblers will set the pulses racing , and the flocks of chaffinch and brambling will be painstakingly examined in the hope of finding perhaps a little bunting , rustic bunting or Arctic redpoll . |
| 26 | The outcome will set a precedent with far-reaching implications for the whole restitution process . |
| 27 | If the UN can set a precedent for peacemaking in the Balkans we will have a real peace dividend . |
| 28 | The instruction could set a condition code to indicate whether the search was terminated by a successful comparison or by L becoming zero ; alternatively , one of these two results could cause a skip . |
| 29 | Sadly the many myths about this stage of development could set the stage for the very events you wish to prevent . |
| 30 | The figures used to set the ‘ obsolescence rate ’ are arbitrary and take little account of subject differences . |