Example sentences of "[noun] are set [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Policies are set by WACC 's Central Committee , which also allocates financial resources and reviews the programme year by year . |
| 2 | ‘ An ’ the bastard even went on to confirm that the bombs are set on time fuses , just sufficient to allow him an' his staff to escape , but not enough to allow them to be de-activated , or to evacuate the ordinary members from the building … an' most of them are just kids . ’ |
| 3 | What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel : ‘ The fathers eat sour grapes , and the children 's teeth are set on edge ’ ? |
| 4 | The visiting of the iniquity of their fathers on to succeeding generations in the Third Commandment , the banning of ‘ he that hath a flat nose ’ , and the writing ‘ the fathers have eaten a sour grape and the children 's teeth are set on edge ’ are suggestive of the stigmata of congenital syphilis . |
| 5 | As may be seen in Fig. 3.1 the coordinates of the wire element are x' , y' , z' , whereas the coordinates of the point where we wish to determine the magnetic field are set of coordinates . |
| 6 | Budget outlays are set at $174.4 billion , a 5% cut in real terms from 1993 — the seventh consecutive real reduction . |
| 7 | We sit on wooden boxes round the heavy tables with their curling iron legs , and because the lollies are set on sticks splintered from firewood you sometimes get a skelf in your mouth as you suck , intent on the Lone Ranger . |
| 8 | ‘ But his speech showed clearly the trap , and on the whole when traps are set in sight of the victim they do n't usually catch it . ’ |
| 9 | Either keep an astute cat , or make sure traps are set inside drainpipes where pets and birds ca n't get at them . |
| 10 | ‘ Sir , ’ they say , ‘ thank God there is someone … restored my faith in human nature … performed a signal service … struck a blow for common sense and ordinary human decency … exposed the hypocrisy of those who for our sins are set in authority over us … expressed what the vast majority of people fed … spoken up for the minority whose views are never taken into account … ’ |
| 11 | As before the nets are set in front of the warren systems . |
| 12 | Large stone blocks are set as stepping stones for pedestrians to cross without becoming muddied . |
| 13 | When there is time , the robot 's joints are switched on again , and for each entry ( I' , J' ) in R2 , the robot 's arm angles are set to J' . |
| 14 | ‘ I can see tremendous benefits but hope that realistic targets are set for industry to comply . ’ |
| 15 | Performance targets are set in terms of numbers of exhibitions and attendances , although Mrs Muldoon insists that these do not influence the choice of exhibitions which include some demanding contemporary work . |
| 16 | Colour for summer ‘ 93 is defined by the trend towards naturals — skin tones , neutrals and pale legwear are set against outerwear 's neutral classics . |
| 17 | Says Kieslowski : ‘ The stories are set in Warsaw , the pictures made in Poland , but the situations described are universal . |
| 18 | Like its predecessors , it is structured around a simple thesis — in this case , that information and knowledge are setting in motion a profound shift in the nature and location of power . |
| 19 | Both Egyptian and Assyrian painting and relief often show a kind of bird's-eye view against which figures are set in profile at different levels . |
| 20 | They will have to assimilate from the syllabus guidelines and from class teachers what objectives are set for children in each of the assessment modes-talking , reading and writing . |
| 21 | In Britain , the political system is grounded in a fundamental consensus as to the desired ends of public policy and the means to attain them , and so the rules of the interest group game are set by society to ensure " fair play " and free access for all legitimate interests that want the ear of government . |
| 22 | Maximum rates are set by New York 's Department of Consumer Affairs , but the city 's 450 private garbage-disposal firms decline to compete with one another . |
| 23 | With awareness of what is wrong , the corrective forces of democracy are set in motion . |
| 24 | The spectacular Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston with their tropical glasshouses , giant lily pool and fantastic palms are set in acres of landscaped grounds just minutes from the city centre . |
| 25 | We shall also assume that wages rather than prices are set in advance , so that our formal model is one of ‘ wage stickiness ’ rather than ‘ price stickiness ’ . |
| 26 | In psychology , the process where limits are set to generalisations , or summing up . |
| 27 | For example , a number of studies have indicated the extent to which age limits are set by employers . |
| 28 | Since cash limits are set in advance of wage agreements and since wages and salaries are the largest element in social service costs , it is not easy to achieve ‘ realism ’ in the cash limits without some long-term understanding with the fairly cowed public sector unions about the scale of pay awards . |
| 29 | Security and cell directory royalties will be $400 to OSF and $80 to USL and global directory are set at $250 and $50 respectively . |
| 30 | Drug costs are rising worldwide and price controls are set by governments |