Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] set [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour will set the pace in pressing for international action to safeguard the ozone layer , to combat acid rain , to tackle the problem of global warming , to face up to the environmental needs of the poorest people of the world . |
| 2 | It will be the show 's British premiere , but critics have expressed fears that the long run may set a precedent , making the National like any other West End theatre . |
| 3 | The opening hymn and welcome should set the theme . |
| 4 | This decision enabled the Crown to prohibit , as a matter of course , the disclosure of a wide range of information such as correspondence with government departments , medical records and accident reports , on the ground that disclosure might set a precedent and lead to potentially harmful documents being disclosed in the future . |
| 5 | In the agriculture and forestry sector the committee would set a target only for rice production , leaving export quotas for other major products such as rubber and coffee to be set by government departments . |
| 6 | A Lending and Security Act would set the framework of law regarding security in personal property , whether consumer or commercial transactions were involved ; in particular , it would cover what lenders could do to recover their money if borrowers defaulted , and how their security interest in any goods involved would be recorded and safeguarded . |
| 7 | This work will set the tone for the new structure , and I hope can be completed well within two months . |
| 8 | We can not be one hundred per cent sure that , just because we have observed the sun to set each day on many occasions , the sun will set every day . |
| 9 | The National Railway Museum will set the family purse back by a similar sum . |
| 10 | There are fears that British Steel 's decision could set a precedent and discourage other quarries in the Dales from transferring stone from road to rail . |
| 11 | ‘ We hope it will be the highlight of 1993 — a favourable outcome would set the seal on a tremendous amount of very hard work by the technical groups and the rest of the LNS team . ’ |
| 12 | The outcome will set a precedent with far-reaching implications for the whole restitution process . |
| 13 | The instruction could set a condition code to indicate whether the search was terminated by a successful comparison or by L becoming zero ; alternatively , one of these two results could cause a skip . |
| 14 | Sadly the many myths about this stage of development could set the stage for the very events you wish to prevent . |
| 15 | The colour of your flooring will set the tone and atmosphere for the rest of the room . |
| 16 | He told the Labour Conference in Blackpool that the Cabinet should set an example by having faith in the public seft sector . |
| 17 | This paper will set the archiving of computer-readable records in the legal and cultural context of record keeping in government . |
| 18 | So , too , does some guess about where the government may set a capping limit . |
| 19 | Harry Greenway , Conservative MP for Ealing North , said the Home Secretary should set a limit on the expenditure of the inquiry and reassure people the money was being spent wisely . |
| 20 | The 1984 Rates Act introduced a constitutional change of the utmost importance — the principle that central government could set a limit to the amount of taxation a local authority could levy . |
| 21 | The quality of the ball reaching Simon Geoghegan may have compromised his chances to make the Lions party unless the selectors are aware that the young London Irish winger could set the world alight if provided with a bit of time and space . |
| 22 | He hoped that the government would set an example to the nation by inaugurating a period of change , but he did not believe that the estates of the realm should be given extensive political rights or that the power of the tsar should be dramatically reduced . |
| 23 | The idea here is that Parliament will set the framework of general rules for society , the executive will govern within those rules and an independent judiciary will resolve disputes over the meaning of those rules and will , in particular , keep the executive within the boundaries of law . |
| 24 | Conservation organisations are hoping that the New Forest decision will set a precedent for similarly sensitive areas such as the South Downs , the North Pennines and the Cambrian Mountains . |
| 25 | The brief should set the quality standards which the design has to meet . |
| 26 | Now as I said way back at the very beginning , the greeting and appropriate sociability will set the scene if it 's too short or too long it will doubtlessly alienate the whole process but you can see the domino effect you but you can see the domino effect you |
| 27 | The £5.1 million Gateway project being built for the Peabody Trust could set the pattern for the future . |
| 28 | We acknowledge that individuals drawn to WFS 's conference possibly had genuine intentions , but we have no confidence that the aims , objectives , and structure will set the path for building a women 's movement . |
| 29 | Hence , such a step would set the pattern for at least a generation to come . |