Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] be set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HCI Clubs are set in spacious grounds and many have their own private beaches . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The long , carved lips were set in a tight line and the straight black brows were screwed up in a frown . |
| 4 | Stone funerary beds are set on each side of the main chamber . |
| 5 | What emerged , therefore , was the ‘ Medium-Term Financial Strategy ’ in which annually decreasing targets were set for monetary growth . |
| 6 | The term ‘ the inner city ’ may tell us much more about the manner in which an agenda of social problems is set by the combined and unequal influences of a variety of interest groups than about the political economy of cities but its very reproduction in a set of discourses about ‘ the urban ’ guarantees it a status of its own . |
| 7 | Because of the need to respect the sensitivities of foreign States , careful limits are set to the power to make orders : |
| 8 | Even if the catechisms of ‘ correct thought ’ are updated and find new roots , and old upbeat endings are set to more popular and contemporary tunes , they will not be able to generate the more intricate models or maps which are required to confront successfully the types of racism which are evidenced by our two transcripts . |
| 9 | Rigid standards are set by National Standards Institutions and expensive equipment such as the Instrom pneumatic tensionmeter is used to check random samples during manufacture . |
| 10 | Fresh elections were set for Oct. 21 and 28 . |
| 11 | If the regression coefficients for estimating the population ‘ at risk ’ of requiring Personal Social Services are set at plus or minus two standard errors , this estimated expenditure need might range from £167 to £3 56 per child aged 5–17 . |
| 12 | Shops owned by Copts were attacked and wrecked and there were increasing instances of individual Copts being set upon in the streets . |
| 13 | The present system frequently results in simple cases being set before the High Court while much more complicated issues are being decided by the county courts . |
| 14 | To prevent seepage from the soil eroding the bottom part of the mud wall , a layer of fired bricks was set into the wall to separate the mud bricks from the foundation . |
| 15 | Times being hard , annual subscriptions were set at five bob . |
| 16 | He is right to warn of such dangers , but they are more likely where leading indicators are set in some general , non-rigorous way without carefully developing a model of what is needed , and by when , to improve or maintain each SBU 's competitive strengths . |
| 17 | The limit between nodular hyperplasia of endocrine ( argyrophil ) cells and carcinoid tumours was set at the size of 0.5 mm according to the classification of Solcia et al . |
| 18 | Either keep an astute cat , or make sure traps are set inside drainpipes where pets and birds ca n't get at them . |
| 19 | These traditional villages are set in some of the most beautiful Austrian scenery we know . |
| 20 | Inadequate limits being set on the child 's behaviour , possible reinforcement of the aggression and modelling of aggression , and poor control of emotional reactions were all part of the learning history of these abusing children . |
| 21 | GRANTS to tenants who need to redecorate after major repairs are set to be boosted by Wear Valley District Council . |
| 22 | One large dome and two smaller ones with twisted columned drums are set over the narthex which has 12 columns to support them inside . |
| 23 | Her grey eyes were set in a brown skin smooth like the shell of a hen 's egg . |
| 24 | By contrast , the chances of a major nuclear accident resulting in 100 fatal cancers was set at one in a million . |
| 25 | Numerous poles were set into the mossy cobbles of the yard , connected at a height of six feet or so by thin cords . |
| 26 | Moreover even if these sceptical grumblings are set to one side , are we to interpret the proposition that there has been a secular rise in NAIRU as pointing to a rise in the natural unemployment rate ? |
| 27 | The fees charged to overseas students are set for each degree at a level which reflects the full cost of tuition for that degree , and are not directly comparable with the reduced and standardised fees charged to students from the United Kingdom and European Community countries . |
| 28 | er all agricultural prices are set with the B C U and er what we 're er hold on do we just try and organize myself . |
| 29 | er yes , so we 've got the European er currency units and all agricultural prices are set by this unit and in fact the green pound er is used to translate this er E C U into pound sterling . |
| 30 | During the cold war , the size of America 's armed forces was set by the threat from the Warsaw Pact . |