Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] set [art] " in BNC.

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1 The ratcheted , rotating bezel sets the time limits for underwater and other action sports .
2 Reasoning that a circle has 360 degrees , MacArthur let geometry set the basis of Japan 's international trade .
3 It was held that when time for delivery is of the essence of a contract for the sale of goods ( that is , a condition ) and after the stipulated time has elapsed the buyer waives his right to cancel by pressing for delivery , converting the term into a warranty , he may later give notice setting a reasonable deadline , once again making the time for delivery a condition of the contract .
4 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 . ’
5 Game theory demonstrates that it is usually most adaptive to be variable or unpredictable , so long as evolution or personal experience takes care to set the odds appropriately .
6 First published in 1978 , Streamline English set a whole new style in ELT coursebooks .
7 Alternatively , they may have found objective setting a dull ritual that did n't make any difference to anything .
8 Start Posi setting a course that will take us on to a parallel Netline , doubling back the way we came .
9 Those of you familiar with car radios where you press ‘ vol ’ ‘ treble ’ ‘ bass ’ ‘ bal ’ or ‘ fade ’ and then use a single infinitely rotating knob to set the required levels , will know exactly how to operate the JMP-1 .
10 North-East 100 metres hurdles champion Jocelyn Kirby , who won the silver medal in last week 's Northern Championships , ran a superbly controlled race to set a Division Five record of 14.2 .
11 It might be more or less efficient or more or less fair to assign liability to one party or the other , and this is why it is important that the legislature or the courts , whichever first have occasion to set the rule , make the right substantive decision .
12 and er sh , you know the test before they could become officers they set captain set the table , you see the and they have this food that they know how , how to use the cutlery , this was one of the tests of being an officer .
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