Example sentences of "[adv] set out to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book intentionally sets out to be a companion to art history by cataloguing movements and critics rather than artists , who are included if they have written on art . |
| 2 | ‘ Where fishermen once set out to sea , now travellers stop to soak up the sun which bakes the sandy shores . ’ |
| 3 | Where fishermen once set out to sea , now travellers stop to soak up the sun which bakes the sandy shores . |
| 4 | documents clearly set out to the staff , what I thought was our collective understanding of the section engineer oblique project engineer relationship |
| 5 | It clearly sets out to branches delivery goals that depots intend to achieve and it sets out how , in return , the branches can aid the delivery process . |
| 6 | She then set out to her sister 's , some considerable journey away on the other side of the town . |
| 7 | He then sets out to scourge the thronging temples of moneychangers and idolators . |
| 8 | This latter proposal specifically sets out to be a piece of social legislation , being concerned with information provision to , and consultation with , the workforce in large companies , especially multinational companies . |
| 9 | ‘ I never set out to be famous , to set records , to do anything particular . |
| 10 | ‘ I never set out to be a role model for girls or women , ’ she said in a recent interview , ‘ and I do n't conform to any stereotype . |
| 11 | We never set out to be mealy-XXXX mouthed in our approach . |