Example sentences of "[noun] are set [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Translated from the original French , the 16 takes of fantasy and fable in Flammes de Pierre are set around the Mont Blanc range which the author knows well . |
| 2 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 3 | Traditionally , and with good reason , large amounts of text are set in a serifed face ( that 's one with the little tick marks at the ends of the letters ) and headings are set in a typeface that does n't have them ; a sans serif face . |
| 4 | In the little churchyard in Sasbach , by contrast , two inconspicuous marble tablets are set into a wall . |
| 5 | Stanza three , the fox 's nose touch twig leaf and its footprints are set into the snow . |
| 6 | The push-turn control knobs are set in a toughened glass panel with high visibility luminous indicator discs , graduated in colour from ‘ off ’ to ‘ full on ’ behind windows . |
| 7 | A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains . |
| 8 | Many of the chalets are set on a hillside reached by steps — not ideal for the infirm or very young children . |
| 9 | Some implements are set with the heads at different angles to make them easier to manoeuvre with one hand . |
| 10 | During a study of the various styles , it became apparent to me that if the back legs are set into the seat rails at an angle , this angle , together with the curvature of the rear legs and backward slope of the chair back can regulate the flair : if the legs are mounted at right angles to the rear seat rail , there would be no flair . |
| 11 | If all outputs are set top the minimum pulse width of 0.75mS , the frame rate will be 14.2mS ( 8 × 0.75mS + 8.2mS ) whilst if all outputs are set to the maximum pulse width of 2.25mS the frame rate will be 26.2mS ( 8 × 2.25mS + 8.2mS ) . |
| 12 | Business parameters are set by the market ; the focus is the customer or client and their demands . |
| 13 | His eyes are a little protuberant , and his lips are set in a faint smile , so that as he leans forward against the wheel , gazing straight ahead through the windscreen , he seems to be waiting for the green light with eagerness . |
| 14 | It is essential , for instance , that environmental standards for industry are set at a European level so that companies do not compete by seeking out those locations with inadequate environmental protection . |
| 15 | Figure 8 Human skull from a Pre-pottery Neolithic level at Jericho , seventh millennium B.C. The face is plastered and cowrie shells are set in the eye sockets . |
| 16 | Close to the busy A48 , between Lydney and Aylburton , these beautiful rhododendron and azalea gardens are set in a peaceful lakeland valley . |
| 17 | Night netting requires that your nets are set between the rabbits ' home ground and their feeding areas . |
| 18 | Today , the remarkably well-preserved ruins of the church , Abbot 's House and Infirmary are set in an attractive , wooded park — though surrounded by an incongruous mass of streets and factories . |
| 19 | And stargazers who slavishly read those horoscopes are set for the sign of eternal damnation . |
| 20 | Beside the front doors of the houses at this mining settlement near Peterlee , slates are set into the walls . |
| 21 | Expectations are set at an early stage : that the therapist can only offer education and advice , and the client is responsible for assimilating and applying this information . |
| 22 | The Inner Kingdoms are set within the twilit ring of the Annulii , shielded from contact with the outer world by the mountains and buffer states of the Outer Kingdoms . |
| 23 | Angol , whose sights are set on a tilt at the vacant WBO crown against Yuri Vaulin , recently gave up the British title but is still Commonwealth champion . |
| 24 | I hate to see ‘ Guernica ’ in a museum whose sights are set on the future , having left once and for all its mausoleum in the Valley of the Fallen , to prove to the world what it is : an extraordinary composition suffocated by an excess of sentimentality , distorted by the deranged howls of the media . |
| 25 | His sights are set on the British Supercup and British Championship in 1993 , riding an ex-Niall Mackenzie 250 Yamaha , which has been purchased by Charlie Smiley of Carrickfergus . |
| 26 | The wages of farm workers are set by the Agricultural Wages Board ( for England and Wales ) . |
| 27 | Bold stripes in any one of six colours are set against a crisp white background . |
| 28 | Costs are set against an annual Library estimate , currently totalling £500 , of which some £285 has been spent so far this year . |
| 29 | On every release , targets are set for the whole sales force by the sales manager or director , in consultation with the marketing division . |
| 30 | 1.6 The assessment framework adopted by the Government requires that : ( a ) attainment targets are set for the knowledge , skills , and understanding normally expected at the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 ; ( b ) pupils ' performances in relation to attainment targets should be assessed and reported on at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 . |