Example sentences of "[noun sg] set the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All you have to do then is to take up the handles maintaining line tension , and either take two steps backwards smartly or pull the arms backwards and downwards in a smooth tugging action to set the kite aloft . |
| 2 | Now Mr Vafa 's only legal recourse to set the record straight is to take his case to the Nobile Officium of the Court of Session . |
| 3 | But I have to admit that with the exception of the quick GTi and certainly the new 2.8-litre VR6 , the latest Golf is not the kind of car to set the pulses racing . |
| 4 | ‘ It allows your enemy to set the terms of the debate . |
| 5 | If you 've been thinking of making domestic changes or improvements , but lacked the money or momentum to set the wheels of change in motion use today to make a start . |
| 6 | Since the keyboard instrument sets the tone of the entire performance in a Mozart Trio , this tips the scale in favour of the Mozarteans , even without their price advantage . |
| 7 | The ratcheted , rotating bezel sets the time limits for underwater and other action sports . |
| 8 | Alternatively , there is the example of some churches overseas , where an instrumental prelude sets the mood and is the beginning of the service . |
| 9 | Climb onto a platform and your weight sets the contraption in motion the deck rides up and down simulating ocean swells , the soundtrack plays the moans of whale songs , and a film projection shows an opening and closing hand that approaches and recedes in wavelike sequence on the now-rotating screens . |
| 10 | The second part of the chapter sets the concept of poverty within the gendered organisation of family life . |
| 11 | The chapter sets the tenor for the whole work in so far as it tries to examine the social conditions under which blacks became involved in sport , first in the USA and then in Great Britain . |
| 12 | With only the wind setting the course , a map is essential equipment . |
| 13 | The type of soil and quality of light set the parameters for every plan . |
| 14 | The producers cartel set the quotas in an attempt to prevent over-supply of the fuel causing a price slump when demand falls with the onset of warmer weather . |
| 15 | The headline set the tone : ‘ Sure , It 's the Greatest Show on Earth — But Need It Cost the Earth ? ’ |
| 16 | AGED 14-16 : Traditional classics such as Eliot 's Silas Marner , Hardy 's The Mayor Of Casterbridge and Jane Austen 's Pride And Prejudice set the tone here , though there is still room for William Golding 's classic Lord Of The Flies . |
| 17 | The relative stability in the north that followed Barbarossa 's defeat set the stage for the next step in the rise of the city states . |
| 18 | It was this alleged inability to set the record straight which increasingly became the central focus of Republican attacks on the degree to which Clinton 's character was suitable for the highest office in the country . |
| 19 | The hardware handshaking is always active , so if you only want to use software handshaking , you will need to wire a cable to set the handshaking lines high at all times . |
| 20 | Very clearly , the Prime Minister saw the speech as an opportunity to set the agenda for an extended public discussion of educational issues . |
| 21 | Last night , he gave himself another opportunity to set the record straight with a gutsy 9–7 win against Scotland 's Alan McManus . |
| 22 | I propose that honourable members of this council er would not wish to be associated with such a disgraceful campaign to oust councillor , even if he does have strongly held views and I would like to give councillor as chairman of the environment committee , this opportunity to set the record straight on that point . |
| 23 | And the government has lost a high court battle over the poll tax with one of the London charge capped councils ; the Court has upheld Lambeth Council 's decision to set the community charge at £521 rather than the £493 figure sought by the government . |
| 24 | To that end this meeting will bring together the most prominent scholars in the field to set the agenda for the future direction of cultural studies . |
| 25 | It is the Hard Copy Manager 's responsibility to set the printer to match the volume attributes ; no printer setting codes are issued as the range of printers is diverse . |
| 26 | After a long campaign to set the record straight , including an investigation by a House of Lords committee , Salter was eventually vindicated in 1990 when the Department of Energy agreed to adjust the figures in its official literature . |
| 27 | Given the Cold War political climate of the time and Sartre 's ideological need to be closely associated with the PCF , it is hardly surprising that the campaign to set the record straight on Nizan was given a low priority . |
| 28 | There would be no singularities at which the laws of science broke down and no edge of space-time at which one would have to appeal to God or some new law to set the boundary conditions for space-time . |
| 29 | It is a good plan to set the scene of the case ( e.g . |
| 30 | Could I draw this one to a close by suggesting that the procedure owners , who own the procedures identified in the take on board the need to make a minor adjustment to set the principle in place and the . |