Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we assume that the monetary authorities set the size of the nominal money supply and that for the moment the price level is fixed at , then the supply of real cash balances can also be illustrated in the figure . |
| 2 | Bear in mind the way each technique sets the body up in a different way . |
| 3 | In the long run it may be correct to argue , as Patricia Branca has done , that doctors were ‘ the logical answer to the middle class woman 's increasing desire for self-improvement and self-control ’ , but evidence suggests that medical and scientific expertise set the basic framework for discussion and action within which women tended to respond — albeit not always in an anticipated manner — rather than initiate . |
| 4 | I propose that honourable members of this council er would not wish to be associated with such a disgraceful campaign to oust councillor , even if he does have strongly held views and I would like to give councillor as chairman of the environment committee , this opportunity to set the record straight on that point . |
| 5 | But the old London was being destroyed around him , and on 29 December 1940 , incendiary bombs set the City ablaze : life was peculiar now , he told Mary Hutchinson five days later , and in the preface to an anthology published in the following year , he discussed the problems of a " changing and bewildered world " . |
| 6 | And three days before these lines were written , English Heritage set the seal on Eliot 's Kensington associations by putting a plaque on the block where he spent his last and happiest years . |
| 7 | Last night , he gave himself another opportunity to set the record straight with a gutsy 9–7 win against Scotland 's Alan McManus . |
| 8 | Alternatively , there is the example of some churches overseas , where an instrumental prelude sets the mood and is the beginning of the service . |
| 9 | This Act set the date in the summer term after which children aged 16 are no longer required to attend school . |
| 10 | The failure of this initiative set the firm back somewhat and it may find it difficult to recover . |
| 11 | You use this procedure to set the time , date , size of floppy drives A and B ( if fitted ) and the type of monitor or ‘ primary display ’ . |
| 12 | The portrait of Boyd Fortin was the first in Avedon 's project and in some ways set the tone and style of what was to come , linking the Western portraits to previous preoccupations . |
| 13 | Many of the papers in this volume set the human agent within a cosmology , a total moral universe of meaning . |
| 14 | A new wave in British sculpture set the art world here bussing during the last two decades of the 19th century when the status quo of classically austere , cold , funerary white marble was disturbed by the throbbing emotional statements of talented young men like Alfred Gilbert ( who gave us Eros in Piccadilly Circus ) George Frampton , Alfred Drury , Hamo Thorneycroft and others . |
| 15 | In fact , Albany and Schwartz tell us , the Davy lamp enabled the managers of the mines to extend operations into seams with dangerous atmospheres , so when accidents did occur , the chances of being killed were far higher , This example sets the tone of the remainder of the book , which discusses more topical issues in science and how they are manipulated to serve one vested interest or another . |
| 16 | The April 1991 Madrid agreement on a 50-year Antarctic mining ban [ see p. 38171 ] , tentatively scheduled for formal agreement in June , was jeopardized when the US government , although supportive of the moratorium , proved unwilling to sign the agreement ( a protocol to the Antarctic Treaty ) without acceptable procedures to set the rules applicable after the end of the 50-year period . |
| 17 | This incident set the pattern for my relationship with Frank Dick over the ensuing seven years . |
| 18 | This book set the pattern for over forty similar historical romances , the most successful of which were The Sea Hawk ( 1915 ) , Scaramouche ( 1921 ) , and Captain Blood ( 1922 ) . |
| 19 | While Ormrod J. 's attempt to identify a single definitive criterion for the notion of marriage may falter , there must still be certain negative definitive criteria setting the proper limits of the concept . |
| 20 | But the pessimists include Edward Shevardnadze , whose sudden resignation as foreign minister set the tone at the meeting from December 17th to 27th of the Congress of People 's Deputies , the Soviet super-parliament . |
| 21 | These changes in social identity set the parameters of potential riots , but the actual incidence and seriousness of rioting often depended on the actions of individual officials and the presence of random catalysts which could prompt disturbances . |
| 22 | The broad gauge set the standard for developments for half a century , largely because the greater stability permitted higher speeds than were then possible on the narrow gauge and hence led to engineering advances that would make such speeds possible , eventually in the narrow gauge as well . |
| 23 | This was because the higher pressures and temperatures required more advanced materials engineering , which was often only worthwhile if there were also economies of scale ( the 200MW sets with advanced steam conditions built later , for example , used less than half as much steel per MW as the simple 30MW sets the BEA were installing ) . |
| 24 | Because such houses set the standard , those who write upon architecture in the eighteenth century and Regency invariably regard houses of moderate size for more limited means as a scaling down of the houses of the great . |
| 25 | The following function sets the print control variable to the parameter passed and returns a null string . |
| 26 | Which is a nice promise to make but when you 've got so many thousand houses to get through it took about six months to set the scheme up . |
| 27 | As a growing child , three simple experiences set the pattern of joy for the rest of Lewis 's life . |
| 28 | Taylor was given the perfect platform to set the record straight at yesterday 's press conference . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Everyone in local government would accept that central Government set the broad parameters for overall spending , which is perfectly legitimate . |