Example sentences of "[noun sg] set [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three contending armed factions inside Liberia signed a ceasefire agreement in Bamako ( Mali ) on Nov. 28 , and a further agreement in Banjul ( The Gambia ) on Dec. 21 declaring their intention to set up a national conference within 60 days as a prelude to establishing their own interim government . |
| 2 | Nationalists in Nakhichevan on Jan. 19 had declared the region 's secession from the Soviet Union and their intention to set up an independent Islamic republic . |
| 3 | Nick Bollettieri , whose Bradenton , Florida Coaching Academy continues to be the base for a whole host of tennis champions , including currently , Andre Agassi , and who is committed to helping the Lawn Tennis Association to set up a similar training base her in the UK , has , in conjunction with adidas , launched a fast and functional range of tennis apparel for this country . |
| 4 | Darlington Labour MP Alan Milburn said he would be pressing for the review to set up a unitary authority for the town based on existing boundaries . |
| 5 | In between , Strachan showed his alertness again , running Nigel Worthington and John Harkes ragged in the first seconds after half-time to set up a simple header for Lee Chapman . |
| 6 | THE French government has launched a programme to set up a nationwide telecommunications research network , in an effort to catch up with Britain 's JANET system and Germany 's DFN . |
| 7 | It seems far more important to me to provide an effective and clear demonstration of those virtues of the product that you are trying to put across than to lose the proposition in the attempt to set up a credible context for it . |
| 8 | After the Second World War the coverage of the needs of the disabled became fairly comprehensive in scope , although there was no attempt to set up a single department or authority to be responsible for their needs . |
| 9 | Hepworth and Stoll failed in their attempt to set up a permanent sales operation in America ; Samuelson secured a short-lived distribution arrangement with First National Exhibitors ' Circuit , and various other films secured some sort of release . |
| 10 | The Comintern , completely disregarding their past policy , called upon " all Communist Parties to make yet another attempt to set up the united front of struggle with the social democratic workers through the medium of the social democratic parties " . |
| 11 | For years , she had nurtured an ambition to set up a conservation centre and nature trail in the country ; she would need a house and some land . |
| 12 | The bid to set up a Chinese takeaway on Whinfield Road was turned down because of parking problems and likely disturbance . |
| 13 | This Code of Practice sets out the basic practices employed by Midland Bank and its subsidiary companies in connection with their lending to personal customers in the United Kingdom . |
| 14 | A mindless act of violence sets off a chilling , psychologically tense tale . |
| 15 | Before detailing the two main components of LMS , this introductory chapter sets out the general framework of change . |
| 16 | Joyce joined the advertising department as secretary in 1979 and moved to special projects eight years later to work in the department setting up the in-store coffee shops . |
| 17 | In 1987 , the US Drug Enforcement Administration set up a dummy company called Eurame here in Nicosia , on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus . |
| 18 | Robert Aaron , of Low Coniscliffe , has applied to the council for permission to set up a portable building in his garden for village events . |
| 19 | However there are no plans at present to set up an independent council to monitor the Government 's use of statistics . |
| 20 | On June 27 the liberal opposition failed to win sufficient support to set up a parliamentary inquiry . |
| 21 | The concept of confidentiality was considered in the case of Thomas Marshall ( Exports ) Ltd. v Guinle [ 1976 ] , in which the defendant , who was the managing director of the plaintiff company , resigned half-way through his 10 year service contract to set up a rival business . |
| 22 | Talks held on July 23 between the deputy chairmen of the Russian and Ukrainian parliaments , Yury Yazov and Vasiliy Dudinets respectively , ended with a decision to set up a joint parliamentary commission based in Sevastopol to supervise observance of the Dagomys agreement . |
| 23 | Washington 's fear of devaluation is reflected in Johnson 's decision to set up a Special Study Group in the middle of 1965 to examine the implications of the weakness of sterling for the dollar and the Bretton Woods international monetary system . |
| 24 | As there was no other business the Conference concluded quickly after its momentous decision to set up a national organisation of the deaf and dumb . |
| 25 | Does the Minister accept that when the wishes of the people of Scotland are reflected in the decision to set up a Scottish parliament , it will indeed make sense to reduce the representation of Scots in the House ? |
| 26 | For example there may be a decision to set up an expensive data-processing facility in order to cut the costs of data-processing . |
| 27 | BSB Dorland 's grip on the £28m ( Media Register ) Rover account is threatened following Rover 's decision to set up an in-house marketing consultancy . |
| 28 | In the bold decision to set up the Kurdish safe-havens and the no-fly zones in northern and southern Iraq after the Gulf war , and the decision to intervene militarily in Somalia , we see a significant departure from the principle of absolute sovereignty over domestic matters . |
| 29 | a grant to set up an illicit still |
| 30 | The Composers Pen instrument screen enables the user to set up the basic layout of the score . |