Example sentences of "[noun] [is] set [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Everyone who is made a priest is set the following ‘ weighty Office and Charge ’ at his Ordination Service :
2 If , however , a group is set an ambiguous task with an uncertain outcome and with little previous experience to draw on it is unlikely to succeed unless it operates as a team at the skilful level .
3 São Vicente is set a little way inland where the valley is wider and sheltered from the sea winds .
4 There has also been criticism of members of my family for behaviour which was judged to be unseemly for people whose responsibility is to set a good example .
5 When the net is set the top and bottom lines are tight , but the net itself remains slack .
6 A mnemonic for this phenomenon is to set the first and second fingers and thumb of the left hand at right angles to one another .
7 Here the solution is to set a long net around the thicket so that it is totally surrounded and enclosed , in the hope that the rabbits can be bolted out and entangled in the net .
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