Example sentences of "[noun] [be] set against [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The subject had been explored in The Trumpet-Major and stories such as ‘ The melancholy hussar of the German legion ’ but it now began to take shape as a verse drama of epic proportions in which the historical story of Napoleon 's rise and fall was set against a reflective commentary on man 's ‘ place in the universe ’ . |
| 2 | Bold stripes in any one of six colours are set against a crisp white background . |
| 3 | Costs are set against an annual Library estimate , currently totalling £500 , of which some £285 has been spent so far this year . |
| 4 | There is little agreement as to what the concept of integration implies , and the whole process is set against a backdrop of rapidly shifting opinion as to the legitimate scope of environmental policy itself . |
| 5 | All this romantic angst is set against a backdrop of rural Irish life and IRA exploits . |
| 6 | This creature is set against a background recalling the Somme 1916 ( shell craters , explosions , etc ) . |
| 7 | When Bourdieu 's approach is set against the range of other approaches discussed in this chapter , certain highly divergent tendencies become evident . |
| 8 | The government 's desire to play down the incident was set against a background of high political tension fuelled over recent months by widespread protests against austerity and official corruption and the persistent rumours that a repeat of the February military coup attempt was imminent [ see pp. 38759-60 ; 39048 ] . |
| 9 | The apartments are set against a mountain backdrop and the views are superb ; it 's hard to believe that the discos , lively bars and general hustle of Benitses are only a five to ten minute walk away . |
| 10 | This book is set against the breakdown of the pattern in recent times , the next will concentrate on peasants who have moved to the city . |
| 11 | Scheffau is set against the backdrop of the stunning Ellmauer Halt , the highest peak in the Wilder Kaiser mountain range . |
| 12 | Below This pleasant pool is set against a a background of water-worn limestone rockwork . |
| 13 | In the later eighteenth century the concept of nobility was subject to an attack that reached surprising verbal violence : the useful bourgeois was set against the useless noble as the pattern of social virtue . |
| 14 | The body is undoubtedly ply , which has a sort of push-me-pull-you reputation in this department — the benefits of low cost being set against the disadvantages of poorer tone-producing capabilities . |
| 15 | This hotel is set against a pleasant backdrop of tree-covered slopes . |
| 16 | Sheriff John Young told Middleton , 36 , of Monkchester Road , Walker , that the sentence was set against the background of a well-planned bank raid . |
| 17 | Bunks were set against the walls , kerosene heaters gave instant heat , while electric kettles enabled tea or coffee to be made . |
| 18 | More typically , the Unionist belief in the Empire was set against the Liberal plans to break up the United Kingdom , as in the leaflet Under which flag ? of July 1914 : this made the comparison between Unionists who had fought in South Africa and Liberals who had been pro-Boer and who would now shoot loyal Ulstermen . |