Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] set [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Level One students will examine their present attitudes to health and fitness and use this information to set personal targets and define goals for themselves . |
| 2 | This British Standard sets minimum levels of quality for colour fastness , backing materials , flammability , etc , before a carpet can be graded ( with special requirements for stairs and bathrooms ) . |
| 3 | NEIDPATH On the western outskirts of Peebles , a medieval castle set high on a wooded bank above the Tweed . |
| 4 | In April 1988 , just before A-Day a top dealer set new standards of ruthlessness . |
| 5 | Only in one major area , capital , has Parliament or central government set detailed rules reducing this freedom . |
| 6 | Around 50 congressmen have supported a resolution by House of Representatives majority leader , the Democrat Richard Gephardt , which warns that under the Dunkel plan , " national sovereignty to set domestic environmental , health , safety and labour standards will be given away to foreign countries " . |
| 7 | Call to SNP 's left wing sets rousing tone for conference |
| 8 | As you can see a pounds sign when you type Alt 156 you must already have the correct code page ( i.e. national character set loaded ) and so all you need is the command : KEYB UK |
| 9 | 2 × 15ml/tbsp olive oil 225g/8oz Parma ham , but into very small dice 1 large onion , thinly sliced 775g/1 ¾lb braising steak , cut into large dice 2 × 15ml/tbsp flour 375ml/15fl oz/2 cups brown ale or stout 2 bay leaves 1 × 15ml/tbsp Dijon mustard salt and freshly ground black pepper set natural or Greek yogurt for serving chopped chives to garnish |
| 10 | The gift of genius Find a brilliant inventor to set loose in the laboratory and your problems are solved ; the new products will start to roll off the line immediately . |
| 11 | Martin leapt after it , clawing his way up the face of an ancient tombstone set close against the wall . |
| 12 | Setting up of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell had been agreed in October 1945 ; approval to build the first British atomic pile for the production of plutonium had been given in December ; the Chiefs of Staff had stated their requirement for a British manufactured atomic bomb in January 1946 ; William Penney ( later Sir William ) had begun to plan the Atomic Weapons Section of the Armaments Research Establishment , of which he was Director , in mid-1946 ; the Air Ministry placed its first requisition for an atomic bomb on the Ministry of Supply in August ; and Lord Portal , the wartime Chief of Air Staff , who had become Controller of Atomic Energy in the Ministry of Supply , sought a mandate from the Prime Minister to set atomic bomb development in train during the autumn of 1946 . |
| 13 | In Woolwich , the Sikh temple was attacked in broad daylight and the ceremonial flag set alight by thugs . |
| 14 | However , there are still problems : cash limits will only be ‘ successful ’ if the government has the political will to set effective limits in the first place , and subsequently to keep to them . |
| 15 | We ca n't deny that the water 's a little colder , but during the summer , the alpine lake set high in the Austrian alps alongside this little village can look like somewhere on the Med . |
| 16 | At intervals … there were breathing spaces when … the spell-bound hearers had a brief release and there was a movement … as of pent-up emotion set free . ’ |
| 17 | One his own father set alight , I may say , by falling asleep when drinking . ’ |
| 18 | There is no reason to suppose that he was sufficiently interested in the Copernican system to set biblical authority against it . |
| 19 | I have a rare device to set Dutch windmills Upon New-market Heath , and Salisbury Plaine , To draine the Fens . |
| 20 | Whereas the 1967 Act allowed states to devise their own standards , taking into account federal advice , the 1970 Act empowered federal government to set uniform standards to apply to all states . |
| 21 | A realistic plan sets achievable targets against which progress can be monitored . |
| 22 | The third focus sets particular inequalities inside schools within the context of unequal life chances and access to resources generally . |
| 23 | In the Hadrianic period the tiers of locks disappeared , and hair was simply drawn into a plaited bun set high on the crown of the head . |
| 24 | I remembered the first days in New York when I ran like a wild animal set free from a cage . |