Example sentences of "[noun sg] set [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Task Force set themselves a tall order , comprised as they were of a wide range of largely voluntary community groups diverse experience of land-use issues and perceptions of the problems — spanning local issues to National land-related policies . |
| 2 | The author sets himself the lofty task of presenting the reader with a balanced description of the entire field through fermentation , microbial metabolism , copolymer composition control , to solid state physical properties and biodegradation . |
| 3 | The prospect of1993 and the abolition of customs controls between EC countries has spurred the Italian State to set itself the awe-inspiring task of cataloguing a further two million items of its national heritage within two years in execution of its duty to ‘ care for Italy 's landscape , history and cultural heritage ’ ( to quote the Constitution ) . |
| 4 | If the Government sets itself the job of providing a framework of laws which enables families to meet those personal goals , the country will grow in prosperity and stability . |
| 5 | The formal date for compliance was July 1985 but , as Nigel Haigh notes in EEC Environmental Policy and Britain , in 1983 the UK government set itself a target of complying with the lead limit only by December 1989 . |
| 6 | Prince sets himself a new goal |
| 7 | Nor can the counsellor set himself the task of dealing exclusively with one area . |
| 8 | For the Kalmar project the company set itself the objective : |