Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [adv] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The niche is then set into the recess ( with a damp-proof membrane draped behind it in cavity walls ) and is held in place by mirror plates screwed to the rear of the niche surround . |
| 2 | For the moment , though , his mind is firmly set on India and proving the knockers wrong . |
| 3 | In fact , the tea 's all set in the dining-room as usual and has been for … let me see ’ — she put her head on one side — ‘ how many years ? ’ |
| 4 | For instance , the acceptance condition is often set at 90 per cent of the shares to which the offer relates in order to invoke the compulsory sale procedures under CA 1985 , s429 . |
| 5 | The scene is thus set for large-scale reductivist paraphrases , which in different ontological theories take on different forms , depending upon what kind of entities are regarded as basic . |
| 6 | But many people fear that the sun is about to set on Malvern 's tourist based prosperity . |
| 7 | Check that the water-hardness regulator ( usually next to the rinse-aid reservoir is correctly set for your area to help prevent formation of limescale . |
| 8 | You will notice in the dialog box that appears that the Type is already set to Date and that the Date Unit box is not greyed out . |
| 9 | Type is often set with extra space ; eg 9 point set on 10 point . |
| 10 | ‘ Your mortgage is currently set at £62,500 , Dr Bissett , which is slightly excessive for the salary you command , but I do quite understand that you bought at the top of the market and that interest rates were then not at their present level . ’ |
| 11 | The initial charge is currently set at 6% of your investment . |
| 12 | Community liaison committees tend to steer clear of contentious issues , and the agenda is usually set by the police . |
| 13 | As C. D. Burns remarked in 1924 : " We have … developed in England a compromise by means of which the educational system is in great part a State system and the standard of education is largely set by the universities free from state control . " |
| 14 | ‘ What a pity your father is so set against accepting what he might consider to be charity from Tamar . |
| 15 | State policy is instead set by the impersonal logic which drives government in a capitalist society to develop the economic base and coercively maintain social stability . |
| 16 | As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has said , the Union is not set in concrete ; it has changed over time , but , broadly speaking , we favour the current constitutional arrangements . |
| 17 | However , the window size is currently set at four words , and at this distance the difference between the two algorithms is very slight . |
| 18 | So the farm is well set with its 1000 acres of arable and large dairy herd . |
| 19 | The cost or price of borrowing or lending is thus set in the capital market . |
| 20 | Whatever the load , the body remains level and the ride height is then set at one of the three positions : |
| 21 | The property is perfectly set for easy access to the capital city of Hamilton . |
| 22 | The disaster is already set to be the world 's worst for ground casualties inflicted by a crashing aircraft . |
| 23 | On an expanded machine ( one containing at least 128 Kbytes of RAM in slot 1 ) HIMEM is initially set to & c000 . |
| 24 | However powerful or disruptive other actors become , the theoretical framework is still set by what states decide about guidelines or , in a systems perspective , what states are pressured into deciding by the demands of the system . |
| 25 | The harp is here set to the dominant 7th in the key of E. Six bars ' rest provide time and to spare for setting the pedals . |
| 26 | Situated on the lakeside , this extremely popular hotel is prettily set against a backdrop of the spectacular green mountainside , and overlooks Riva 's main square , harbour and steamer landing stage . |
| 27 | So also in examinations : a problem is often set upon some point of law that is not covered exactly by authority . |
| 28 | On site , this section is then set into a fresh layer of mortar which has been smeared across a hardened mortar layer . |
| 29 | THE stage is finally set for what promises to be an unforgettable performance of one of Shakespeare 's finest plays . |
| 30 | Having photographed these averagely attractive , effectively anonymous members nestled amongst feathers , emerging from a bunch of Iris buds , tucked up with a wad of £10 notes , or wrapped up in black fishnet material , the stage is ostensibly set for the viewer to compare these peculiar juxtapositions with those more commonly seen in the media where the female body is used instead . |