Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] set [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stating the RIBA housing policy for 1992 , it called on the Government to accept responsibility for setting the national housing policy based on need , ability to pay and choice of tenure , drawing on the combined resources of the public and private sectors . |
| 2 | Molotov was opposed to the evacuation of any Soviet military bases for fear of setting a dangerous precedent which could apply to other similar and more important issues . |
| 3 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the discussions taking place in the European Community about setting an EC-wide reference price for the cost of coal . |
| 4 | As a consequence , whereas before the government used to control the amount of loan redemption by setting a maximum redemption period for each category of asset , now it has a global control . |
| 5 | The government , the report adds , ‘ should take a lead by setting a good example in the context of its own employees and disseminate the information which enables firms to see the full costs of the permanent loss of their older workers . ’ |
| 6 | If breakfast is a cut-and-run meal then a bar counter is a good idea and a nice compromise between setting a proper table and snatching a cup of coffee on the wing . |
| 7 | The courts will clearly require expert evidence in setting the appropriate standard . |
| 8 | A woman of character and finesse and blessed with a total devotion to her new husband , she played a large part in setting the artistic tone at Tribschen , which Nietzsche was to remember with admiration all his life . |
| 9 | The test of difficulty in setting the appropriate standard of care poses problems . |
| 10 | The fireball destroyed a prefabricated office building before setting a four-storey office block ablaze . |
| 11 | Finally , on the front panel , there 's the master volume knob and the controls for the onboard Alesis reverb/delay unit — a sixteen-notch rotary knob and a ‘ return ’ control for setting the required level of effect , from the tiniest hint of echo through to a nightmare in a bathtub . |
| 12 | Channel 1 has individual cut/boost controls for bass , mid and treble , a ‘ gain' control for setting the right input level , a ‘ clip ’ light to indicate when you 're driving the input too hard and two push-push mini-buttons : one for a special ‘ mid ’ EQ preset , and another that alters the input stage for the best results with different pickups . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend is absolutely right to refer to the Government 's role in setting the right climate and environment and providing the right services for industry . |
| 14 | A Quaker ironmaster , Darby was one of the key figures — perhaps the key figure — in the rise of modern British industry , having played a vital role in setting the Industrial Revolution in motion . |
| 15 | As a guide in setting a monthly repayment level that suits you , the enclosed table gives examples of how long different levels of borrowing will take to repay . |
| 16 | As outlined in Chapter 1 , LEAs will still be the employers of school staff ; governors of schools with delegated budgets , however , will now have control over setting the total number of staff at the school ; appointing and dismissing staff ; setting certain elements of pay and working conditions ; and controlling disciplinary and grievance procedures . |
| 17 | This is a handy tip for setting a home-built kite bridle . |
| 18 | Perhaps in an attempt to redress the balance around the time of the recent franchise re-application , Scottish Television determined to duplicate its international success with Taggart by setting a similar-format drama series in Edinburgh . |
| 19 | But we have both a general reason for setting a classical agenda , and two particular ones . |
| 20 | Nothing so riled a sixteenth-century conquistadore as the knowledge that some men indulged in sodomy , and Balboa felt no compunction in setting the dreadful war-dogs on the culprits and having them tom to pieces in full public view . |
| 21 | Arie Luyendyk starts from pole position after setting the top speed of 223.967 mph last weekend in a Lola-Ford Cosworth . |
| 22 | Difficulties in the use of the ALARA principle ( as low as reasonably achievable ) and of risk cost-benefit analysis for decision-making are discussed , including the problem of setting a monetary value for health detriment and for loss of human life . |
| 23 | Even though the Germans were demoralised by the end of the war and by the Versailles arrangements for peace , the Poles did not have things all their own way in setting the new borders . |
| 24 | Worried about renewed unrest , the government diluted plans to remove all subsidies in the second stage by setting an average maximum limit of 125 per cent for price increases on a basket of 11 essential foodstuffs including bread , sugar and cooking oil . |