Example sentences of "[vb mod] set the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against this one must set the likelihood of increased travel and other costs arising from the greater geographical dispersion of the units in the sample . |
| 2 | Before turning to the precise terms of the statutory provisions I must set the scene by referring to the facts . |
| 3 | First , though , I must set the scene and beg the indulgence of any reader who feels the ground somewhat familiar , as this story begins where another 's ends . |
| 4 | Against the obvious cost savings , companies must set the expense of re-implementing their system in a new environment . |
| 5 | They " must set the standards of what is acceptable , of what is for the public good in the age in which we live " . |
| 6 | Perhaps we should set the course up . |
| 7 | This same feeling should be carried into the first welcome meeting which should set the tone in the way that gospel singer George Beverly Shea did for Billy Graham . |
| 8 | Reception areas , which should set the tone for the entire hotel , so often let it down . |
| 9 | Despite this , Cureton has made a very important contribution to the study of poetic rhythm which should set the tone for rhythmic analysis for some time to come . |
| 10 | Within the next few months , for instance , the party and unions should set the level of fines that recalcitrant unions would incur . |
| 11 | That ‘ the party and unions should set the level of fines that recalcitrant unions would incur ’ . |
| 12 | In fact , he had forced Bett to admit as much , but she had countered by claiming that nevertheless they should set the children a good example . |
| 13 | The brief should set the quality standards which the design has to meet . |
| 14 | The light is quite strongly directional , and to avoid excessive variations in contrast within the depth of the scene you should set the light as far back from the subject as possible within the limits of what is acceptable to give a good exposure , each doubling of the distance reducing the brightness of the scene by a factor of four . |
| 15 | The opening hymn and welcome should set the theme . |
| 16 | It might set the hay alight — and … ’ |
| 17 | In deciding what we are going to settle for — or in choosing from alternatives — then we might set the priorities and satisfy as many of the most important ones as we can . |
| 18 | Because the service standards are likely to be somewhat lower than in a commercial operation , you might set the rate so that they were 50 per cent ( or even 60 per cent ) of the total . |
| 19 | I might set the tape . |
| 20 | Okay , we 'll set the deadline at thirty one January |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll set the alarm for seven , ’ she said sensibly . |
| 22 | Do n't leave it on again , you 'll set the house on fire ! |
| 23 | If I refuse he 'll set the police on to Garry , and think what that would do to Dana . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Just stop what you 're doing or I 'll set the police on you . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Now be off , or I 'll set the Romans on ye . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ She 'll set the dogs on you , or call the polis . |
| 27 | The chronicler Hall emphasised the consternation produced by the government 's success in establishing a basis for swingeing taxation , and although wealth can seldom or never have been overstated for fiscal purposes , the Rutland muster book could perhaps be the exception that bears out his claim that ‘ some avaunced them selfes more than they were worth of pride , not remembryng [ realising/ suspecting ] what was coming ’ , naively succumbing to the blandishments of the commissioners , who ‘ did what they could to set the people to the vttermoste ’ . |
| 28 | It will , sadly , be too late for many young people , whose lives have already been ruined ; but it could set the agenda for future generations who might even get society better organised than we did . |
| 29 | alternatively , you could set the loop variable to a value greater than the limit ( assuming a positive step ) , but in this case the value on exit would be different depending on why the loop was terminated . |
| 30 | It meant I would n't be perceived as another girl singer — and I could set the look and feel and energy of what I was about . ’ |