Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] set against " in BNC.
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| 1 | Executed in 1884 , it depicts in detail a group of typical characters set against the bustle of the market . |
| 2 | However , Saragossa could not be taken , despite the vast forces set against it and Charles decided to return to Aquitaine , having gained very little other than the defeat of the Basques after storming Pamplona . |
| 3 | Suddenly the road grew wider and the trees were left behind as they reached a small town of almost glaringly white buildings set against a backdrop of hills and fronted by a tiny harbour . |
| 4 | Foliage will be as important as flower , and we 'll need to think about texture — rough leaves versus smooth ; tall spiky plants to set against rounded shapes and so on . |
| 5 | By the late neolithic , Knossian house plans had become quite elaborate , with square fireplaces set against a wall or in the centre of the room , and with neighbouring dwellings juxtaposed to make a cellular layout familiar in Early Minoan villages such as Fournou Korifi ( Myrtos ) and the temples that were to be built in the Middle Minoan . |
| 6 | First , what are the world 's protected areas and how many square miles set against the 54,807,420 square miles of the earth 's land surface ? |
| 7 | The business plan 's solution is to transfer existing reserves set against pre-1986 liabilities into a central pot . |
| 8 | The hotel consists of three inter-connecting buildings set against the cliff side . |
| 9 | To arrive at a salary that produces no income tax liability above the 25% rate , account has to be taken of the revised reliefs to set against the salary . |
| 10 | An example of this can be seen in the list in Parsons and Steadman ( 1984 , pp. 43–50 ) of a school 's possible objectives set against possible means of achieving these . |
| 11 | Firstly the level of gearing , that is the amount of borrowed funds set against the commitment of proprietor capital or net worth of the business . |
| 12 | Yet these are small gains to set against the many reverses the right has suffered since Mr de Klerk started to undo apartheid . |
| 13 | Giverny is an Art Nouveau design inspired by the flowers from Monet 's famous garden , using bright florals set against a deep background . |