Example sentences of "[be] set [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh livid , You 're setting a bad example to the troops , apparently . ’ |
| 2 | Back To The Planet might appeal to a section of the so-called dregs of society , but they feel they 're setting a different agenda . |
| 3 | The crown consists of two circlet crowns welded together and into which has been set a cloth-covered headpiece . |
| 4 | Each player has been set an individual achievement target , and has the security of a year-long period in which to prove himself . |
| 5 | She 'd been set the huge task by Christian Aid on behalf of a family who fled to the camp from neighbouring war-torn Mozambique . |
| 6 | Most of Mareuil 's vineyards are set a little distance from the village on south-east-facing slopes immediately beneath Mutigny . |
| 7 | In my view many manufactured nets are skimped on width with the result that when they are set the necessary amount of slack within the net can only be achieved by the sacrifice of adequate height . |
| 8 | A practice with more patients needing expensive medicines will be set a larger amount . |
| 9 | One strange thing about her books is that they nearly all tend to be set a little bit back in the past , so that the position of the women that she is describing and the society in which she is describing them is n't quite what 's actually going on a the time she 's writing . |
| 10 | However , against this must be set an extra local authority expenditure on services of 4.6 million , and a regional multiplier of only between 0.35 and 0.45 , to provide about 5 per cent of regional income . |
| 11 | Against the sometimes successful upward negotiation of wages by some groups of urban artisans must be set the long persistence of " customary " rates in other trades . |
| 12 | According to this view , against the great strengths of Keynes 's principle of effective demand should be set the evident weaknesses of his supply-side analysis . |
| 13 | In supporting this report we will be setting a future agenda which should go some way to extending working , workers ' protection for our members . |
| 14 | I hope you feel that I always let you follow yours , because , darling , your opinion on things affecting you and me , or either of us , I think important above all … you 're a bright star to march upon , and I 'm setting a steady pace . |
| 15 | Erm , and to look at the stories which are of a different time but are still relevant to our time and place , they have a , have a message for us , even though they were set a hundred years ago , they 've still got something to say us , so I think that 's an area we need to explore . |
| 16 | As a comparison , he pointed out that if the entire population of China were set the same task , it would take them more than four hours to complete it . |
| 17 | It might still be a little premature to consign famous old clubs Nottingham and Rosslyn Park to relegation , but both have been well beaten by a resurgent Bristol — whose youthful side have been setting a blistering pace at the Memorial Ground so far this season — and their other results indicate that they face an uphill struggle to maintain their First Division status . |
| 18 | The voting forms are flooding in and ClubCall 's telephone vote line is red hot — and already two men are setting a blistering pace in the race for our Star of Sport title . |
| 19 | He believes politicians , church leaders , the judiciary and royalty have to question whether they are setting the right example . |
| 20 | Or is it your children who are setting the ecological pace ? |
| 21 | Your next action today is to set a standard that everyone in your team attends a conference at least once every six months . |
| 22 | Here the solution is to set a long net around the thicket so that it is totally surrounded and enclosed , in the hope that the rabbits can be bolted out and entangled in the net . |
| 23 | There has also been criticism of members of my family for behaviour which was judged to be unseemly for people whose responsibility is to set a good example . |
| 24 | A mnemonic for this phenomenon is to set the first and second fingers and thumb of the left hand at right angles to one another . |
| 25 | I think there was a feeling yesterday , certainly it 's it 's our view that what that paragraph in P P G three does is to set the basic ground rules . |
| 26 | São Vicente is set a little way inland where the valley is wider and sheltered from the sea winds . |
| 27 | Everyone who is made a priest is set the following ‘ weighty Office and Charge ’ at his Ordination Service : |
| 28 | When the net is set the top and bottom lines are tight , but the net itself remains slack . |
| 29 | If , however , a group is set an ambiguous task with an uncertain outcome and with little previous experience to draw on it is unlikely to succeed unless it operates as a team at the skilful level . |
| 30 | He 's setting a brisk pace in the race for the electorate . |