Example sentences of "[adv] set on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hotel Metropole is prettily set on the water 's edge of Lake Como and its dining-room and terrace are specifically designed to take full advantage of this position , and give enchanting views across the lake . |
| 2 | More conclusive evidence comes from experiments in which the nucleus is removed from a fertilized egg , and is replaced by the nucleus of a cell which is already set on the road to becoming , for example , a gut cell or a skin cell . |
| 3 | Following the rebuilding after World War II one last ring was created , not set on the line of an ancient set of bulwarks , but designed with the future in mind . |
| 4 | How could he change his life , which seemed irretrievably set on a course of obscurity ? |
| 5 | With both Maazel and Karajan the point is readily made , but their eyes are clearly set on the internal music argument . |
| 6 | Although Paul is training to become an instrument designer , his sights are now set on an engineering post . |
| 7 | The defeat of Labour was greeted with relief by health service managers , but critics said the NHS was now set on the road to privatisation and a two-tier service . |
| 8 | The best of these are now set on the interior of the west wall ( PLATE 41 ) . |
| 9 | Lighting is by two Floraset mercury vapour lamps which were originally set on a timer to give 11 hours of light . |
| 10 | ( Not , by the way , that I have my heart particularly set on a boy but , having grown up with only brothers , I do n't quite know what the female clichés look like . ) |
| 11 | Poland 's next general election is not due until 1993 , but there are local ones on May 27th — and meanwhile the government is already well set on the capitalist road . |
| 12 | ‘ Does acupuncture hurt ? ’ asked one marcher , who had his eyes firmly set on a placard on the other wall which read : |
| 13 | McCreadie , now 35 , says he 's also been ‘ sounded out ’ about a possible return to team management by an Irish League club , but for the moment his sights are firmly set on a resumption of his playing career . |
| 14 | Never before had events within Scotland been so firmly set on the international stage . |
| 15 | When Tommy was interviewed at the time , he made it clear that he was a man with his sights firmly set on the future , and so it is no surprise that in 1991 , Tommy Rodgers is again setting new standards . |
| 16 | Strategically set on the headland above the River Vltava , the castle commanded the trade routes between Vienna and Kiev , a perfect site therefore for communication and defence . |
| 17 | THEY said the sun would never set on the Gateway to Wallasey . |
| 18 | THIS popular seaside resort , beautifully set on a crescent-shaped sandy bay , has been welcoming visitors since the early days of seaside holidays . |
| 19 | Four highly competitive tavernas , each beautifully set on the waterside , vie for your custom . |