Example sentences of "[adj] set [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The view taken was that in order to get the best allocation of investible resources between public and private industries , the discount rate used in the public sector should be similar to the return which private firms would consider acceptable on new investment … it seemed sensible to set a rate for public enterprises which corresponds broadly with that sought by large private firms of good standing engaged in low-risk business . |
| 2 | It is easier to set the time of ‘ The Outsiders ’ as the early 60 's or late 50's , even though the date is n't made obvious . |
| 3 | Hitherto , the central bank had only been able to advise the Treasury on interest rate policy , whereas under the new legislation the bank would be free to set the discount rate itself . |
| 4 | We accept in principle the United Nations target of 0.7 per cent. , but we are not prepared to set a timetable , because a real-terms growth in aid quality is much more important . |
| 5 | The Lepers ' Pavanne of 1104 set the stage for a series of evils , each more wicked than the last . |
| 6 | This sets a context for research , study and teaching which unquestionably enriches the work we are able to do here . |
| 7 | This sets the framework for doing a bio-psychosocial assessment , using multidisciplinary knowledge from other professionals to piece together the impact of recent events on a particular family network . |
| 8 | However , Tom gets on well with the second chef , who shares his general outlook , and this sets the tone of the kitchen . |
| 9 | This sets the tone of what the general public read about sex crime . |
| 10 | Given the gradations in penalty available , this sets the threshold for liability at a surprisingly high level , and it may be wondered whether an individual defendant on his own will often be able to perpetrate that degree of ferocity , although the Act clearly contemplates this as a possibility . |
| 11 | The account of chapter 2 sets the pattern for human marriage . |
| 12 | In a sense , this is the ‘ if … then ’ technique played on the seller , but in this setting the consequences are more serious . |
| 13 | Import quota restrictions on textiles would be phased out within six years , provided that this set no precedent for wider negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 14 | This set a delay and took the photographs corresponding to each half in turn , built up an array in the memory , and finally displayed the image . |
| 15 | But his enthusiasm for system led him too easily to assume that a native administration duly gazetted was a native administration actually functioning as a responsible organ of local government , and this set a limit to his achievements in reform . |
| 16 | This set the tone for the 1980s , when , despite successive draconian states of emergency , both secondary schools and universities have played a major part in challenging the government . |
| 17 | This set the pattern for all later accounts of El Cid up to the seventeenth century , when medieval sources were frequently questioned as to their ultimate accuracy . |
| 18 | Lucas 's published conclusion ( see panel ) followed the review of payment and payroll systems and to a large extent this set the pattern for all future best practice documents . |
| 19 | This set the pattern of Anglo-Gascon administration for the rest of the Middle Ages , and there was little departure from its terms before the final débâcle of 1453 . |
| 20 | If unc we write Sf for the set{ sf : s ε S } and call this set the image of S under f . |
| 21 | The report was widely heralded as a blueprint for re-establishing the accountancy profession 's right to set the framework for and to improve financial reporting in the corporate sector . |
| 22 | Following the appeal court 's decision Bond was remanded on A$1000,000 bail until Oct. 5 , when the Perth district court was due to set a date for a new trial . |
| 23 | ‘ We would do everything possible to set the record straight . ’ |
| 24 | The time limit for setting the action down for trial runs from close of pleadings so that it is possible to set the action down the day after the plaintiff 's solicitor sends off his list of documents . |
| 25 | It may be more appropriate to set a period of three to four years for the achievement of the longer term aim . |
| 26 | I also have an envelope tray for my LaserJet but can not find out how to get Word for Windows to send the right control code to the LaserJet III to set the envelope size . |
| 27 | HAMMY McMillan 's Stranraer , the holders , trounced Douglas Drybrough 's Aviemore 10-2 to set the pace in convincing manner in the Bell 's Scottish Championship at Kirkcaldy yesterday . |
| 28 | In many cases the local review committee at the seven year review considered it too early to set a release date , which no doubt dashed the hopes of the prisoners whose sentences were under review . |
| 29 | Matteo Fargion 's specially composed music for piano , strings and brass does much to set the tone of the piece , with its clouded dissonances and flurries of bright jazzy melody . |
| 30 | Government can do much to set the boundaries in which it is possible to create wealth . |