Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] set in [adj] " in BNC.

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1 HCI Clubs are set in spacious grounds and many have their own private beaches .
2 Songs are set in everyday situations and many listeners appreciate the gritty realism , although others consider the earthiness intolerably shallow .
3 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 .
4 Its schools are set in green-lawned campuses , and for years its teachers have been among the highest-paid in Texas .
5 Seeds are set in good seasons , but few are viable , germination is low , and seedlings are vulnerable to predation .
6 Prices are set in local currencies .
7 It is part of their purpose to open the eyes of their readership to the true conditions of working-class life , and many scenes are set in impoverished interiors .
8 These traditional villages are set in some of the most beautiful Austrian scenery we know .
9 The cottages are set in some of the most beautiful spots , including Snowdonia National Park , the Lake District , Brownsea Island , Dorset , and the the Fal Estuary , Cornwall .
10 Limits were set in short by both sides on what they sought to do and how they sought to do it and these limits erm were n't self-evident at the time I can tell you because the American military , the Chiefs of Staff on the Executive Committee that discussed this an and took the decisions , were all in favour of making s air strikes on these bases and possibly er an er an armed intervention and so the military advice here er was er was rather similar to that of McArthur 's , that is turn the , the crisis into er a different kind of crisis , turn it in fact into a war .
11 Limits were set in short by both sides on what they sought to do and how they sought to do it and these limits erm were n't self-evident at the time I can tell you because the American military , the Chiefs of Staff on the Executive Committee that discussed this an and took the decisions , were all in favour of making s air strikes on these bases and possibly er an er an armed intervention and so the military advice here er was er was rather similar to that of McArthur 's , that is turn the , the crisis into er a different kind of crisis , turn it in fact into a war .
12 ( And some of those romances were set in medieval Aquitaine of the troubadours — which certainly constitutes one common interest that drew Pound and Hewlett together . )
13 The apartments are set in 1500 square metres of grounds featuring a lovely swimming pool .
14 That has certainly been true of banks since the Basle capital standards were set in 1988 .
15 During his last years he lived in Switzerland , and his novel Hidden Hands was set in that country .
16 Two papers are set in each option so the options constitute one half of the final examination papers .
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