Example sentences of "[noun] set the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | of yellow mustard set the grey skies flying . |
| 2 | The American had used Father to set the financial wheels turning for the takeover ; employed him , you might say ; and he 'd suggested the inside trade and how it might be made . ’ |
| 3 | In particular , co-operative R&D ventures set the potential gains from internalizing technological spillovers and positive pecuniary externalities against the potential costs of a reduction in competition . |
| 4 | If the physiotherapist sets the correct goals , they will be achieved , but she has to recognize that each patient reacts differently to rehabilitation , depending on a variety of factors . |
| 5 | It is easiest if the man carrying the stake walks behind the net and the man setting the net walks in front of it . |
| 6 | Everyone in local government would accept that central Government set the broad parameters for overall spending , which is perfectly legitimate . |
| 7 | Together , IBM and Microsoft set the technical standards that helped fuel the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1980s : ‘ IBM-compatible ’ hardware and Microsoft 's DOS operating-system software , the basic program needed to run any computer . |
| 8 | Those of you familiar with car radios where you press ‘ vol ’ ‘ treble ’ ‘ bass ’ ‘ bal ’ or ‘ fade ’ and then use a single infinitely rotating knob to set the required levels , will know exactly how to operate the JMP-1 . |
| 9 | Against these dark greens set the brilliant stems of Cornus alba ‘ Sibirica ’ , the red-barked dogwood , or Rubus cockburnianus , the ornamental blackberry with its silver arching stems . |
| 10 | While Ormrod J. 's attempt to identify a single definitive criterion for the notion of marriage may falter , there must still be certain negative definitive criteria setting the proper limits of the concept . |
| 11 | Therefore , we have decided that it would not be appropriate to introduce separate charges for sewerage and the provisions in the Bill for water and sewerage charges in Scotland will essentially maintain the existing system whereby regional and island councils set the appropriate levels . |
| 12 | The assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne in Sarajevo on 28 June set the European powers at each other 's throats , and in little over a month Great Britain was at war with Germany . |