Example sentences of "[noun] set the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pair of spectacles and 40s. worth of books set the late ( graduate ) vicar of Whitchurch somewhat apart from his parishioners , who probably did not appreciate his erudition , yet his private collection was certain to be innocent of both profound and frivolous titles , limited to practical works such as collections of sermons , primers of divinity and apologetics , plus , naturally , his Breviary , perhaps too a copy of the Vulgate , or Latin scriptures . |
| 2 | Celie remains uncomplicated and straight forward but the childish brevity sets the right tone of gratuitous violence for Celie 's early vision of the world . |
| 3 | A sharp gust of wind set the whole tree in motion and he dung on desperately like a sailor in the rigging , remembering Dalziel 's jocular injunction to ‘ watch himself ’ . |
| 4 | Australian Peter O'Marley set the early pace with a 4 under par 638 . |
| 5 | Andy Roberts set the Caribbean fast bowling conveyor belt in motion . |
| 6 | What Kinnock must say : Giles Radice on the Labour leader 's opportunity to set the political agenda |
| 7 | More usually , but no less spectacularly , the view is over the city and a visit to the roof offers a good opportunity to set the internal map and compass ready for walks of exploration . |
| 8 | Zambia 's first development plan set the ambitious goal of providing primary school places for all children by 1970 . |
| 9 | Mother poured hair dye round the hoof ; even that did not act sufficiently as a lubricant to set the poor beast free . |
| 10 | On 14 October Louis XV himself signed orders instructing Admiral Conflans to set the whole invasion scheme in motion by clearing the way across the Channel . |
| 11 | of yellow mustard set the grey skies flying . |
| 12 | The failure of this initiative set the firm back somewhat and it may find it difficult to recover . |
| 13 | They rose 10 per cent on 2 August , and also moved up when the UN imposed sanctions , when Iraq refused the UN 's call for withdrawal and when the UN set the 15 january deadline . |
| 14 | Experience of cooperation during the war set the final seal . |
| 15 | Adam set the twelve sherry glasses that were cut in a greek key pattern round their rims in the middle of the moonlight and said he would put them in a box tomorrow and try to sell them in Sudbury to the man who had the antique shop in Gainsborough Street that they had passed . |
| 16 | If that happened , the CAA would have the authority to set the maximum level of airport charges for each . ’ |
| 17 | The American had used Father to set the financial wheels turning for the takeover ; employed him , you might say ; and he 'd suggested the inside trade and how it might be made . ’ |
| 18 | In particular , co-operative R&D ventures set the potential gains from internalizing technological spillovers and positive pecuniary externalities against the potential costs of a reduction in competition . |
| 19 | The contract rate sets the maximum interest rate payable on an exposure . |
| 20 | If the physiotherapist sets the correct goals , they will be achieved , but she has to recognize that each patient reacts differently to rehabilitation , depending on a variety of factors . |
| 21 | Many of the papers in this volume set the human agent within a cosmology , a total moral universe of meaning . |
| 22 | Some countries are keener on being cleaner than others and it has been left up to the badly affected states of Europe to set the best example . |
| 23 | Masters champion Couples coasted to a 66 while Love , the US No 2 , chipped in with a 68 for the Americans to set the first round pace with a combined 10 under par total of 134 . |
| 24 | Since local councils borrowed to finance virtually all their capital expenditure , permission to borrow was used by central departments to set the total capital spending limits for local authorities , determine national service priorities for capital spending , and set common design standards and cost yardsticks which ensured a tight degree of economy in capital projects . |
| 25 | Their rumbling vibrations set the whole valley quaking . |
| 26 | The government sets the local price of petrol absurdly low while imposing taxes of over 80% on the company 's revenues . |
| 27 | This normativist approach sets the principal agenda for , and method of , inquiry . |
| 28 | The novel sets the individual reader 's response above authorial determination of meaning , orthodox critical interpretations , and other ‘ closed ’ forms of response . |
| 29 | It is easiest if the man carrying the stake walks behind the net and the man setting the net walks in front of it . |
| 30 | One of those involved in compiling the report , Terence Lee of the University of Surrey , argued that recent Soviet legislation setting the maximum permitted dose of radiation as 0.5 rem above natural background level , was " absurdly low " , and set a dangerous precedent which , if followed by the UK , would compel the evacuation " of half of Cornwall " . |