Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [be] set [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against these points must be set the fatalism with which Law watched his country drift into civil war ; the patriotic party became begetters of rebellion , the party of order suborned crime and mutiny , and the leader of the opposition in parliament approved and supported the destruction of both the practice and the authority of parliament . |
| 2 | Against the sometimes successful upward negotiation of wages by some groups of urban artisans must be set the long persistence of " customary " rates in other trades . |
| 3 | ‘ Guides should be setting the example and I think we should think about the way we put adventure first . ’ |
| 4 | A practice with more patients needing expensive medicines will be set a larger amount . |
| 5 | Do n't you think that Britain 's bosses should be setting an example , and paying themselves similar increases to that that they pay their workforce ? |
| 6 | Against these objections must be set the advantages of the rating system : payment is difficult to avoid , income is predictable , and collection is cheap and easy . |