Example sentences of "[noun] are set [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who have learnt to accept their difficulties without the glimmer of hope are set free . |
| 2 | Note that the relative signs of the spatial components with respect to the time component are set negative , so that in the limit of zero mass eqn ( 4.10 ) reduces to the Minkowski metric equation of SR : . |
| 3 | The Forestry Commission says there 's the potential for disaster when the dumped cars are set alight . |
| 4 | Between the bays are set semicircular chapels giving an exterior appearance of a gladiolus corm growing its smaller new corms around its base . |
| 5 | Hare 's sights are set high , but he thinks it best not to listen to those who predict a bright future for him . |
| 6 | Hare 's sights are set high , but he thinks it best not to listen to those who predict a bright future for him . |
| 7 | One enhancement is to provide two mark bits in each character , an " item mark " and " word mark " bit ; if both bits are set this is called a " record mark " . |
| 8 | On the four main axes are set four large octagonal chapels , each with towers , while at the angles between these are four smaller polygonal chapels . |
| 9 | The total supply of labour is shown by the distance on the horizontal axis ; if initially there is an efficient allocation of resources , then O r L o labour is in locality R and O s L o is in locality S. At this point the marginal products of labour are identical at point 1 in the two localities ( assuming that wages are set equal to marginal value product ) . |
| 10 | It follows that applicants wishing to combine two popular fields are set stiffer conditions ( e.g. psychology with English BCC ) , while lower grades are asked of those choosing a popular and a less popular one ( e.g. psychology with chemistry DDD ) . |
| 11 | There are all sorts of people involved and the various underground factions , that maybe that one has , er as , probably as an afterthought er considered that , that maybe money in the release of any Western hostages , that may be where the story has come from , but certainly from the informed sources , and the , the , er certainly on the evidence of past hostages releases , er we would n't really have expected that er ransom would be demanded , obviously we have to wait and see when er , when the hostages are set free . |
| 12 | Of the latest case , she said : ‘ It is bad enough when justice is made a mockery of with light sentences , or when abusers are set free . |
| 13 | and nature of Man — of convincing one 's nerves that the world is full of Misery and Heartbreak , Pain , Sickness and oppression — whereby this Chamber of Maiden-Thought becomes gradually darkened and at the same time on all sides of it many doors are set open — but all dark — all leading to dark passages . |
| 14 | The vineyards of Bisseuil are set some distance back from the village and grow at a height of about 160 metres on the south-east-facing slopes of Mont Aigu , which forms the eastern side of the Val d'Or in which Avenay is located . |
| 15 | Captain Swift and his party are set adrift but the good fortune customarily accorded to characters in the right is this time acceded to those whom we must call villains . |
| 16 | The youngsters of the area hold celebrations similar to our Guy Fawkes Night , when pubs , shops , homes and policemen are set alight . |