Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His boyhood feats set the pace for a long and successful career as an international grandmaster , but , though he scored some spectacular defeats , Reshevsky never became a close challenger for the world championship . |
| 2 | As Senior Clinical Research Associate you will play a key role in this pioneering phase , assisting in the design and implementation of programmes for clinical research and advising on the establishment of standard operating procedures to set the foundation for the future . |
| 3 | Put yourself in Fifties or Sixties costume , throw in a couple of vintage cars to set the scene , and you 've got it made . |
| 4 | Court architects set the fashion , and what used to be an essentially English style took on a strong foreign influence . |
| 5 | In sports , season tickets set the same price for all events , regardless of popularity . |
| 6 | Therefore , we have decided that it would not be appropriate to introduce separate charges for sewerage and the provisions in the Bill for water and sewerage charges in Scotland will essentially maintain the existing system whereby regional and island councils set the appropriate levels . |
| 7 | In the following decades Cook 's eye-catching posters and brochure covers set the travel industry 's style for selling dreams , as did his first travel magazine The Excursionist which gave details of Cook 's tours and was published regularly in worldwide editions for almost a century . |
| 8 | From the 1850s , with stations moving to inner-city sites , station hotels assumed palatial aspects and the railway companies set the standard for others to follow . |
| 9 | The gathering also provided a forum for industry leaders to emphasis the importance of the other partnerships they have with host governments setting the terms and conditions for oil and gas activity . |
| 10 | In particular , co-operative R&D ventures set the potential gains from internalizing technological spillovers and positive pecuniary externalities against the potential costs of a reduction in competition . |
| 11 | The mark also edged higher against the dollar after the Bundesbank announced it would allow market forces to set the rate for the weekly cash injection today , signalling a potential rise in the ‘ repo ’ rate . |
| 12 | It 's an album that 's jammed full of placid love songs — the title track helps set the tone and , from there on , it can be a little difficult to know when one song finishes and the next begins . |