Example sentences of "[vb mod] not set [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , you should n't set a goal for a 10-minute improvement in the 10K . |
| 2 | The government takes the view that President Clinton was simply addressing domestic critics of his foreign policy and that his complaints should n't set the alarm bells ringing . |
| 3 | They applied for judicial review of the Secretary of State 's decisions and sought orders of certiorari to quash those decisions and declarations that the Secretary of State could not set a period for retribution and deterrence for a mandatory life sentence greater than that recommended by the judiciary , that he was required to tell the applicants the period recommended by the judiciary , and if he departed from it his reasons for so doing , and that the applicants were entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before he determined the period and for that purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State would act which was not in the applicant 's possession . |
| 4 | He began to rake the shadows , furious he could not set a light ; his eyes were keener underwater than in this dark , all shapes around him were phantoms edged in blue in the starlight , but he saw no bundle among the sleeping men that could be Sycorax , no body that was Ariel 's . |
| 5 | This , though it aroused enthusiasm , could not set the agenda of the Council . |
| 6 | Because of this , she would not set a date for the wedding . |
| 7 | But manager Howard Wilkinson 's hopes that Batty would be available to spark a revival at Elland Road were dashed yesterday when the player said : ‘ I ca n't set a comeback date and if things do n't improve soon I 'll have to see a specialist . ’ |
| 8 | The head office golf society has a big season lined up this year , so are hoping that the wet weather on March 31 at Langley Park will not set a precedent for its forthcoming dates . |
| 9 | What do people mean when they say , ‘ He wo n't set the Thames on fire ’ ? |
| 10 | You wo n't set the press on me . |
| 11 | We continue to accept the long term UN target for aid of 0.7 per cent of GNP , although we can not set a timetable for its achievement . |
| 12 | But it does not mean that , with some ingenuity , you can not set a detective story , or almost any of its variants and successors , at some period in the past . |