Example sentences of "[noun pl] set [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Catherine laid it down that every post should be paid , but the limited funds set aside by the government were rapidly eroded by inflation . |
| 2 | Ideally , gates should be hung on sturdy posts set well into the ground , but where this is impossible , such as against a house wall , the only secure way to fit the post is to screw it to the wall using large expanding bolts , such as Rawlbolts . |
| 3 | In more and more grounds , fences and grilles have been built around the ‘ ends ’ and the areas set aside for the visiting supporters , further highlighting the sense of territory . |
| 4 | After several cups of coffee in The Golf Inn Hotel , the golfers set forth onto the links . |
| 5 | ‘ According to the witnesses we have consulted , it seems likely that the growth expectations set forth in the Second National Plan ( 1954–57 ) were in contradiction to the conventional wisdom at the beginning of the 1950s , which expected that only low rates of growth were possible … |
| 6 | While Ipswich are one game away from the National League title , Chelmsford are one place away from relegation to the Second Division but when it comes to March 28 the league will seem a million miles away and both sides will have their sights set firmly on a semi-final place . |
| 7 | Still positioned as a technical , rather than a commercial Unix supplier — and with its sights set firmly on the Cray Y-MP and Convex Computer Corp user community — the Mountain View , California company has introduced Challenge and Power Challenge server systems , claiming Cray-equivalent performance at a tenth of the price . |
| 8 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 9 | Silicon Graphics maintains it is still a technical , rather than a commercial Unix supplier and has its sights set firmly on the Cray Y-MP and Convex Computer Corp user community with its latest offerings . |
| 10 | Local initiative and pluralism , growth of decision-making centres , and space for individual/group autonomy would promote an active citizenry as opposed to individuals set apart from the authoritative state which has grown under the Conservatives in the last twelve years . |
| 11 | There is , in other words , no simple ‘ culture of failure ’ or ‘ culture of resistance ’ , but rather a complex set of strategies set generally within the context of strong attachments to families and black cultural identities ( Fuller , 1982 , 1983 ; Dex , 1983 ; Riley , 1986 ; Mac an Ghaill , 1988 ) . |
| 12 | Pour in the eggs and stir once or twice , allowing the eggs to set lightly around the edges . |
| 13 | The King of Saudi Arabia is not exempt from the regulations set forth by the Shari'a . |
| 14 | At the instigation of the Council , the Commission have proposed a legislative programme of some 48 measures to implement the principles and aims set forth in the Social Charter . |
| 15 | Náprstek was also an enthusiastic supporter of the emancipation of women , and there were rooms set aside in the apartments for the American Club of Czech Women . |
| 16 | Both parties enjoyed freedom to contract or not to contract and both parties exercised that freedom by contracting on the terms set forth in the written agreement and on no other terms . |
| 17 | Casein joints set hard in a day or two and are more or less waterproof . |
| 18 | The new bass made use of Leo 's bolt-on maple neck , with the now traditional long-scale measurement ( the distance in which the top string can vibrate freely , ie. from the nut to where it passes over the bridge saddle ) of 34″ , and twenty frets set directly into the maple fretboard . |
| 19 | Concrete fixings spoil the look of a lawn , and poles set directly into the earth often loosen in wet weather and begin to lean . |
| 20 | The heavy pine door of room 301 stood ajar , numerals depicted in hand-painted tiles set flush with the white-stucco wall . |
| 21 | ( 4 ) The purpose of the subsection is to make it clear that the extension of the permitted hours only applies to the part of the premises set apart for the consumption of main meals by a person having a table meal there . |