Example sentences of "[be] [adj] to set the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the vast majority of those in work claim the relevant personal allowances — such as the single person 's or the married man 's tax allowance — even these are of most value to high earners who are able to set the allowances against the top rate of tax for which they are liable . |
| 2 | The first drafts of the play are concerned to set the pattern of action and feeling rather than with the exploration of individual characters — this formalistic approach to his task was demonstrated in the preparation of a later drama , when he used a blackboard to set out the play and used symbols to denote his characters . |
| 3 | We apologise to the Forbes family and are happy to set the record straight . |
| 4 | Hitherto , the central bank had only been able to advise the Treasury on interest rate policy , whereas under the new legislation the bank would be free to set the discount rate itself . |
| 5 | ‘ Mr. Olinton said it would be sure to set the hayfield alight , Heather , ’ said Shirley , panting up . |
| 6 | Having given an opportunity to the parties to be heard , the master or district judge will be able to make an ‘ unless ’ order to the effect that the case be struck out unless particular steps are taken within a particular time , or will be able to set the case down for trial . |
| 7 | For this reason it seems best to concentrate upon the Mustakimzade tradition in order to be able to set the Katib Celebi tradition against the background of what is felt to be a more probable account of the origins of the Muftilik . |
| 8 | Should be able to set the telly should n't you ? |
| 9 | And again she felt that helpless rush inside her , knowing that she would never be able to set the record straight . |
| 10 | a London colloquialism has been used , Napier were saying that we 're doing the tutoring we would be happy to set the exam paper but with say |
| 11 | At first sight , Luke , far more than Matthew , seems to be concerned to set the events of Jesus ' birth in a historical setting . |
| 12 | ON A SLOW pitch with little bounce , South Africa once again were unable to set the home side a testing target , and saw West Indies complete a clean sweep of the one-day international series with seven wickets and seven overs to spare . |
| 13 | The time limit for setting the action down for trial runs from close of pleadings so that it is possible to set the action down the day after the plaintiff 's solicitor sends off his list of documents . |
| 14 | Any change is likely to set the framework for the distribution of NHS finances for the foreseeable future . |
| 15 | Commissioning the Royal Philharmonic is likely to set the cat among the pigeons . |
| 16 | It 's important to set the input level correctly otherwise too much signal will cause distortion while too little causes some strange sounds ( like a faint fuzz box followed by a fax signal ) to appear once the guitar sound starts to decay . |
| 17 | It is important to set the boundaries of this study . |
| 18 | It is important to set the drill on a high speed setting ( 5,000rpm maximum ) , and the disc must turn in the direction shown by the arrow on the housing . |
| 19 | Callinicos is able to set the claims of such postmodern advocates as Charles Jencks and Linda Hutcheon against an analysis of Modernism ( predicated largely on that of Eugene Lunn ) in order to demonstrate that the latter is a good deal more complex in respect of its characteristic conceptions of the subject , expression , reflexion etc , than the former are wont to have it . |
| 20 | I think it 's necessary to set the scene for that to say that in fact as between the County Council and Barton Willmore there 's very little difference in what we see are the requirements for the ring around the city , we both have a figure of of six thousand and something quite small . |
| 21 | This shared and to some extent grew out of the Ritschlian emphasis on history and historical investigation , and was concerned to set the history of the beginnings of Christianity in the wider context of the culture , philosophy and religion of the ancient world . |
| 22 | This was important to set the issues that would have to be addressed in any mining company EIA in advance and to ensure community concerns formed a major part of the agenda to be addressed . |