Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] set [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 the operating priorities of a CMHT are set by manifest , but more importantly latent lines of local service policy ; without clear specifications as to the roles of team members , members will drift towards their common ground ; where team members have no actual or perceived authority to coordinate services , they will create their own service niche to fill ; where teams have little direct control over service resources , their own role will be limited to using their own personnel as resources .
2 HCI Clubs are set in spacious grounds and many have their own private beaches .
3 To begin with , all switches except the inputs are set at random .
4 Songs are set in everyday situations and many listeners appreciate the gritty realism , although others consider the earthiness intolerably shallow .
5 Usually a number of variables are set at predefined levels and the resulting values of one or more ‘ response ’ variables observed ; this would be the situation in an industrial experiment to study the variation in yield of some product resulting from changing levels of temperature , amount of catalyst , process time , and so on .
6 Its schools are set in green-lawned campuses , and for years its teachers have been among the highest-paid in Texas .
7 Hours of work are set for certain occupations ( e.g. 40 hours a week ) and overtime may or may not be an option .
8 Her sights are set on international competition .
9 Seeds are set in good seasons , but few are viable , germination is low , and seedlings are vulnerable to predation .
10 Policy goals and objectives are set by legislative bodies , made up of politicians .
11 ‘ The lasers are set for automatic response .
12 Most of the chants are set to simple Latin texts , which perhaps heightens the sense of their ‘ traditional ’ feel .
13 ‘ During wind and rain ’ , in which memories of the past are set against present reality through contrasting images and metres , is one of the greatest of them ; but ‘ The oxen ’ , inspired by his nostalgia for the traditions of Christianity , is perhaps the most popular .
14 Prices are set in local currencies .
15 I strongly suspect the limits are set by social empathy in interactions with animals .
16 As yet , the robot has no way of knowing whereabouts its gripper will be , when its joints are set at particular angles .
17 It is part of their purpose to open the eyes of their readership to the true conditions of working-class life , and many scenes are set in impoverished interiors .
18 First ships in Japan are set for late December , with the machine being launched on the international market in June 1994 .
19 First ships in Japan are set for late December , with the machine being launched on the international market in June 1994 .
20 Rigid standards are set by National Standards Institutions and expensive equipment such as the Instrom pneumatic tensionmeter is used to check random samples during manufacture .
21 Extracts from the report are set in italic type : salient comments follow , verbatim .
22 Approval and inspection fees are set by central government , which means that wherever you live in England or Wales , the price will be the same : planning permission £46 ; Building Regulations plans approval £35.25 ; and £105.75 inspection fees when the work commences .
23 Full-time courses are set alongside part-time programmes , short courses and extra-mural study , ensuring a student population balanced in age , varied in background and experience and strong in commitment to study and achievement .
24 Full-time courses are set alongside part-time programmes , short courses and extra-mural study , ensuring a student population balanced in age , varied in background and experience and strong in commitment to study and achievement .
25 The arrays hold a variable number of pointers , and any unused ones are set to null .
26 When you cast on using the ribber , on the first row BOTH carriages knit ; however , on the second , third and fourth rows both carriages are set for circular knitting , so you knit one-and-a-half circles .
27 Bricks or special edging slabs are set into concrete to provide an appropriate finish .
28 No , certain things , certain specific jobs are set to certain people .
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