Example sentences of "[adv] set [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This assumes that firms always set price equal to average costs because they are constrained by the level of competition to making only normal profits . |
| 2 | A routine straight sets quarter final victory looked on the cards for Edberg but his serve began to misfire badly while unseeded Morgan 's own delivery proved too much of a handful for the world No 3 . |
| 3 | Anyway , they or their replacements do n't set snares any more ; I suppose it has gone out of fashion and they are out spraying slogans on walls , sniffing glue or trying to get laid . |
| 4 | Ted had n't set Pipeline alight , but he had acquitted himself honourably . |
| 5 | In the face of Cadwallon 's army , Eadwine is depicted as retreating , if not fleeing , many of his army being slain as the Britons pursued them across the salt sea , and Cadwallon advances to Caer Caradog , even setting York ablaze . |
| 6 | The talks were scheduled to resume in early January 1991 , the Philippine government having previously set Jan. 31 as the deadline for concluding a new accord to replace the current Military Bases Agreement which was due to expire in September 1991 . |
| 7 | The City 's top gurus reckon that the new package will certainly set shares alight when the stock market opens this morning but there are doubts as to whether it will continue to keep share prices riding high . |