Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] set [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Traditionally , and with good reason , large amounts of text are set in a serifed face ( that 's one with the little tick marks at the ends of the letters ) and headings are set in a typeface that does n't have them ; a sans serif face .
2 However , the zone bits of the right-hand ( least significant ) digit of a numeric field are set to " 10 " for a negative value and to any other pattern ( 00,01 , or 1 I , but usually 1 I ) for a positive value .
3 As may be seen in Fig. 3.1 the coordinates of the wire element are x' , y' , z' , whereas the coordinates of the point where we wish to determine the magnetic field are set of coordinates .
4 It is essential , for instance , that environmental standards for industry are set at a European level so that companies do not compete by seeking out those locations with inadequate environmental protection .
5 Holly Johnson 's and Paul Rutherford 's games with masculinity and male pleasure are set in remarkably old-fashioned contexts , in sixties-style ‘ liberated ’ party settings , women as available , threatening receptacles of desire .
6 Adult and community education , youth work , special educational needs , repairs and maintenance and central administration are set to be sacrificed to protect individual school budgets .
7 By the end of the year the Stockholm Convention had been signed , with the launch of the European Free Trade Association being set for May 1960 .
8 For all of them limits to possible action were set by economic , social , political or military necessities which were in the main the legacy of the past .
9 The distinctive facade of an Edwardian warehouse is set to be the focal point of a magnificent new office and retail development in Chelsea .
10 a partly automatic system is better , in which the time for regeneration is set by the operator after tests to determine the water hardness .
11 Boswednack Manor is set between the Penwith Moors and the wild Cornish coastline , and combines natural history with meditation and organic food .
12 A local contest is set to be introduced covering pubs , restaurants , hotels , shops and offices , schools , individual gardens and allotments , in a bid to boost the limited participation of the last few years .
13 Dessert cutlery is set above the place mat ; butter knife is on the side plate .
14 This modern Club is set on a pine-clad hillside and yet close to a lively and fashionable resort .
15 Each Club is set in spacious grounds with an adjacent sandy beach and all offer outstanding value for money proving a popular choice with our clients over a number of years .
16 It 's the way it combines it with a ‘ look ’ as striking and individual as any on the road today , both inside and out : from the inverted half-moon headlights to the reprioritised facia with its straight-ahead warning light strip and digital speed , fuel and range display on the centre console ; from the impossibly sporting rake of the bonnet and windscreen to the way the rear seat is set on runners to offer the maximum degree of flexibility between legroom and luggage space .
17 The Big House : tear-gas clouds blossoming over mess-hall riots , ‘ the break is set for midnight ’ notes , squealers ‘ accidentally ’ falling under trip-hammers in the workshop .
18 InterOp 93 Spring is set for March 8–12 at the Washington Convention Center in DC .
19 Because the front bed is now the main bed , the main tension is set on the front carriage .
20 Similarly , the cross-spars have extensions , and the sail width is set at 1900mm ( 74¾in ) so the cross-spars are cut to 1980mm ( 78in ) lengths .
21 Is a prisoner serving a life sentence entitled to make representations before his tariff is set by the Secretary of State ? 4 .
22 Lanhydrock is set on a hillside facing north-east over the valley of the River Fowey .
23 The student may come to appreciate that each concept , or theory or professional practice is set within a particular framework of thought or action .
24 Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her .
25 Magee College is set on a hillside overlooking the River Foyle in a mainly residential quarter to the north of the old walled city of Londonderry , the second city of Northern Ireland .
26 Magee College is set on a hillside overlooking the River Foyle in a mainly residential quarter to the north of the old walled city of Londonderry , the second city of Northern Ireland .
27 The voltage gain of the amplifier is set by the ratio of resistor R1 to R1 at 11 times .
28 To record this guide-track , you set the tape to a start-mark and the tape recorder to record-pause ; the video tape is set on play-pause on the first frame of picture .
29 For anyone that has not seen this effect , the lace carriage is set to ‘ F ’ and instead of taking one stitch off and transferring it to the next needle , the carriage ‘ hops ’ the stitch across from the one it is on and hooks it on to the next one .
30 The minimum investment is set at £500 with an initial charge of 5 per cent plus an annual fee of 1 per cent .
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