Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] set [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In consequence there are no autumn colours to be viewed in surroundings that look as though there should be — no golds and flaming reds to set off the whites , blues and blacks of snow , water and rock . |
| 2 | Before detailing the two main components of LMS , this introductory chapter sets out the general framework of change . |
| 3 | Their rejection of the Old Testament set aside the argument from fulfilled prophecy which had played a notable part in his conversion . |
| 4 | Crafts : Our Cultural Future sets out the party 's plans to further links between craftspeople and industry and also increase public awareness of the crafts . |
| 5 | The second , in 1552 , saw the publication of Hamilton 's Catechism , a vernacular work setting out the basic tenets of Catholic belief . |
| 6 | My hon. Friend sets out the reasons why I wish we were negotiating in Europe , not the Government . |
| 7 | My right hon. Friend set out the Government 's policies some time ago in a clear document that was fully backed by the CBI , which believes that we have the right policies to improve our competitiveness and to take advantage of lower inflation and of business conditions around the world as they improve . |
| 8 | The working groups will look at particular topics , consider the existing legislation and help prepare a discussion document for wider public consultation setting out the various options for reform . |
| 9 | In current practice , individual competition decisions thus contain very long and detailed preambles setting out the reasons for the operative part which is , by comparison , quite short . |
| 10 | At one extreme one may find a written contract containing many detailed clauses setting out the terms of the contract . |
| 11 | When the cap burns it creates a sufficiently high temperature to set off the dynamite . |
| 12 | The Justice Department has similar Guidelines setting out the situations in which vertical restraints are likely to attract attention from the authorities . |
| 13 | The following paragraphs set out the response of the University of Oxford to the HEFCE 's invitation in circular letter 17/93 to submit information on its strategic plans and financial forecasts up to 1996–7 . |
| 14 | First , central government set up the Civil Contingencies Unit ( CCU ) , a formal institution based in the cabinet office whose brief was to monitor and respond to industrial disputes in key industries . |
| 15 | In order to monitor the sources of recruitment on the programme HCIMA will require centres to complete , for each cohort of students , a standard form setting out the prior qualifications/learning experience for the student group . |
| 16 | In order to monitor the sources of recruitment on the programme HCIMA will require centres to complete , for each cohort of students , a standard form setting out the prior qualifications/learning experience for the student group . |
| 17 | There is no application form ; a simple letter setting out the reasons for the application will suffice . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , Britain 's early filmmakers set about the business of film production with some brio and not a little flair . |
| 19 | The previous chapter set out the framework for social work intervention for a social services department . |
| 20 | A white paper setting out the reforms is due to be published in June or July . |
| 21 | The Cabinet is set to approve the white paper setting out the Government 's view of the long-term future for coal and other energy resources this morning . |
| 22 | The White Paper sets out the details of the formula ( DSS , 1990a ; see also Millar and Whiteford , 1991 for further details and a comparison with the recently introduced Australian scheme ) . |
| 23 | Odinga , who resigned as Kenya 's Vice-President in 1966 , told a press conference that the NDP would seek formal registration and the repeal of provisions in the national Constitution setting up the single party state . |
| 24 | First came the preliminary soundings ( the trabajos ) and the winning over of officers and sergeants by a small activist group in touch with civilian conspirators ; then the compromisos by which accomplices were bound to action ; finally the chosen leaders set off the last stage by the cry — the grito . |
| 25 | Some of its leading citizens acquired great wealth , especially from saffron and wine , and landed property , in the course of the twelfth century , and they displayed their newfound status by building the lofty towers which still make the skyline of the city so beautiful and so absurd — beautiful especially from a little distance , for the rolling Tuscan hills set off the imaginative colour and the dramatic skyline to remarkable effect . |
| 26 | Secondary legislation in the United Kingdom is routinely published with an introductory paragraph indicating the statutory provisions on the basis of which the instrument is adopted and accompanied by an explanatory note setting out the purport of the instrument in plain language . |
| 27 | But because of the cash required the Town Hall wants to join forces with other major employers to set up the scheme . |
| 28 | When working on such designs , it is important to choose a background with as much texture as possible , and a fairly substantial frame to set off the design . |
| 29 | The climate is good , not too hot but with brilliant sunshine to set off the vivid colouring and give shade and modelling to the arcaded treatment of façades . |
| 30 | and his team of officials had a hectic weekend setting up the event , which was again supported by AEA . |