Example sentences of "[verb] set an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cuckney also feels that a top executive needs to set an example by being something of an entrepreneurial risk-taker . |
| 2 | He was expected to set an example in knightly exercises , and to show a personal example of prowess in war , although he and his enemies were sufficiently prudent to value him more highly alive than dead , so that a crowned king was rarely killed in battle . |
| 3 | Because , as I say , we 've got recycling credits on our side , we 've got the fact that we 've got this outlet in Exmouth which will take the paper , and that 's why we 're looking at producing this workshop area , so that a lot of this stuff that goes to landfill , I 'm talking about , fridges , tables , whichever else that can be repaired and reused er , I know this is only on a very small scale , but one of the things that I think is very important with is that we 're not purely a recycling centre , we also want to set an education project , to raise people 's awareness of what yo yet waste production is n't about recycling , it 's about not producing it in the first place , |
| 4 | The Government has set an objective of having a structure of NVQs which , by the end of 1992 , covers 80 per cent of the working population of the UK . |
| 5 | Her significance as Prime Minister is that she has set an example ; by pushing to the outer limits of her authority , making decisions with small groups of ministers and advisers , and closely involving herself in Whitehall promotions and the policies of departments , ‘ the repertoire of Prime Ministerial tasks has been extended ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ You may ask about his daily routine when abroad ; he attends matins at church and priestly services either alone or with a small following , and worships so devoutly that he has set an example to all Italians of the honour and reverence that should be paid to bishops and clergy . |
| 7 | You should also have set an example for this beforehand , by sometimes making yourself scarce when your parent 's friends come , without being in any way unsociable or unwilling to prepare food and drink for them . |
| 8 | In the statement Edwards , who has already attracted criticism for placing bolts on Cornish granite , appears to set out his own manifest , which runs entirely counter to the BMC 's adopted policy on bolts and access and forecasts that Land 's End will eventually be seen as having set an example to the nation . |
| 9 | ‘ The sheriff obviously wanted to set an example and that 's not justice . |
| 10 | I try to set an example , and I am more than willing to accept any degree of personal criticism and , indeed , get a lot of it — some of it rather hurtful . |
| 11 | It was an attempt at prohibition that was never wholly successful but it did set an example . |
| 12 | The FA was determined to set an example , but here the difference between the largely amateur FA and the Football League was important . |
| 13 | Sir Richard said sportsmen had a tremendous impact on youngsters when it came to tobacco advertising and they had to set an example . |
| 14 | The beech hedge is trying to set an example by maturing . |
| 15 | As an employer , government must continue to set an example . |
| 16 | We need to set an example as well , at this present time M S F are already in a position where they 're training their activists in other languages . |
| 17 | Litigation between 1974 and 1978 concerning the need for an ambient air quality standard for lead resulted in the EPA being ordered to set an NAAQS for lead ( table 8.1 ) . |
| 18 | Sir Michael Bishop , chief at Channel 4 , said he thought that Mr Major gave a very timely reminder that directors , more than anyone else , have to set an example on pay restraint . |
| 19 | ‘ Both sides saved a considerable amount of money and we have set an example which we hope others will follow . |
| 20 | In the early afternoon she and Florian , with two more of their disc jockeys and a number of other public figures , were variously photographed setting an example , the situation being sufficiently dramatic without being overly traumatic to have induced a general spirit of camaraderie . |