Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] set [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This study aims to set the current problem in its context by describing developments in the relationship between central and local government between 1945 and 1983 .
2 The outlook for sterling is clouded by confusion about whether the Chancellor has set a new floor for the pound .
3 Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Queen has set a shining example of steadfast service over four decades of momentous political and social change , and will he wish her many more years of a great and glorious reign ?
4 At present , a council has to set the same standard charge for all unoccupied second homes .
5 Beside this deliberate , purposive teaching the author has set a second kind of education which is just as moving and as important to the story .
6 The woman has to set the enticing fruit , the desire to have knowledge like God himself , against God 's plain command .
7 FOR the second time this week a Chinese woman has set a new world record .
8 The Government has set a 20 p.c. limit on foreign stakes .
9 There has been no unity ; in fact , the Welsh Rugby Union has set an atrocious example of disunity , and the national side caught the mood .
10 The government wants to set the technical standards of Poland 's public network and to retain the power to set ceilings on consumer prices .
11 The government wants to set the new system to work from January 1 .
12 And Senegal , one of the 30 poorest nations in the world has set the best example of all .
13 Renshaw has set a tentative date of mid-1993 for her return , when her youngest child will be at playgroup .
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