Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] to set [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say here that he will do no more of these questionless immobile heads as his designs begin to set the immobile against the mobile . |
| 2 | This study aims to set the current problem in its context by describing developments in the relationship between central and local government between 1945 and 1983 . |
| 3 | At present , a council has to set the same standard charge for all unoccupied second homes . |
| 4 | The Government — Mr John Patten — having learnt through the courts that teachers have the right to refuse to set the prescribed tests , now threatens to cut the headteacher 's salary and to take legal action against the governors of schools where the tests are not set . |
| 5 | If ULEAC decided to set a higher fee than the other boards , the discount might be worthless , he said . |
| 6 | The woman has to set the enticing fruit , the desire to have knowledge like God himself , against God 's plain command . |
| 7 | However , although an EFL appeared to set a clear target for a nationalised industry , it was not unambiguous . |
| 8 | The government wants to set the technical standards of Poland 's public network and to retain the power to set ceilings on consumer prices . |
| 9 | The government wants to set the new system to work from January 1 . |