Example sentences of "[adj] set in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amateur record of 68 was set in the Monthly Medal of May 1986 when Club member Michael Orris broke the Club and his own previous record of 69 set in October 1983 . |
| 2 | This contained not only 110 unmounted intaglios , but also 17 more set in silver rings which formed part of a collection of 89 such rings ; all of them , together with other items of silver jewellery , bars of silver , scraps of gold and two implements , were enclosed and hidden in a small pot . |
| 3 | There was also an acceptance , as the implications were worked out later in the paper , that Terminal courses with ‘ a good deal of teaching at quite an elementary level ’ were ‘ a most important part ’ of the WEA 's work ; that university graduates , who usually had a narrow academic education , could benefit from the breadth of learning offered by the WEA quite as much as manual workers ; that courses in literature and the arts were clearly a valid part of the WEA 's total provision because they attracted new members , taught the processes of serious study and by enriching lives helped ‘ in raising the quality of the public which has the power of judgement upon those set in authority over it ’ . |
| 4 | Confucius , which remind us of our daily obligations towards our parents , our ancestors , our emperor and all those set in authority over us , " he said , speaking in a firm voice that carried clearly to his children 's ears . |
| 5 | The eclipses of May 21 , June 4 and November 29 set in motion changes that could put you in a new professional space by 1994 , if not before . |
| 6 | I have always detected that an absence of humour is reflected in a very loud laugh , as if it is necessary to set in motion some violent mechanism before anything funny ultimately tickles the fancy , and Crossman certainly displayed this mannerism . |
| 7 | The Commission made concessions in some areas but , backed by the Netherlands and the UK , succeeded in staying within the expenditure ceiling of ECU32,500 million set in February 1988 [ see p. 35914 ] . |
| 8 | The prospect of London 's Big Bang in October 1986 set in train a process of consolidation among banks ( British and foreign ) and City stockbrokers . |