Example sentences of "[noun sg] set the [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chapter sets the tenor for the whole work in so far as it tries to examine the social conditions under which blacks became involved in sport , first in the USA and then in Great Britain . |
| 2 | The type of soil and quality of light set the parameters for every plan . |
| 3 | The relative stability in the north that followed Barbarossa 's defeat set the stage for the next step in the rise of the city states . |
| 4 | Very clearly , the Prime Minister saw the speech as an opportunity to set the agenda for an extended public discussion of educational issues . |
| 5 | To that end this meeting will bring together the most prominent scholars in the field to set the agenda for the future direction of cultural studies . |
| 6 | A DETERMINATION TO SET THE STANDARDS FOR OUR INDUSTRY . |
| 7 | The broad gauge set the standard for developments for half a century , largely because the greater stability permitted higher speeds than were then possible on the narrow gauge and hence led to engineering advances that would make such speeds possible , eventually in the narrow gauge as well . |
| 8 | Castells has now moved on to new areas of research , one of these being new forms of communications technology and the threats and opportunities represented by such developments.3 Meanwhile , however , his emphasis on consumption set the tone for a very thriving area of urban sociology by later writers in this tradition . |
| 9 | But this is to allow the opponent to set the terms for debate , accepting assumptions that feminists ought perhaps to question ( for example , that women should be treated equally only to the extent that they resemble men ) and thus conceding a vital part of the argument . |
| 10 | The EPLP is ideally placed to work alongside other Parliamentary groups in the Community to set the agenda for Europe and for its people . |
| 11 | With both the motive for the murder and the brave rescue Crime and Punishment sets the pattern for later Dostoevsky ; his post-Siberian notebooks swarm with admonitions like ‘ Decide the matter definitely one way or the other ’ , and with the X marks the spot of ‘ Here a podvig is achieved ’ ; and in the other novels , as in Crime and Punishment , the actual outcome of such promptings makes an interesting study . |
| 12 | There has rarely been a clearer example of the extent to which a Conservative leader sets the keynote for the party the extent to which it is moulded round its leader . |
| 13 | Both in its reformist tendencies and in its underlying conservatism , the conference set the tone for France 's postwar colonial policy . |
| 14 | Just as the First World War set the stage for the development of International Relations as a separate discipline , so now the subject is studied in a way which reflects an implicit view of what are the most important events and trends . |
| 15 | The author set the context for his story with a lengthy but fairly conventional genealogy of the kings of France , tracing their origins back to the Trojans as Frankish historians had done since Merovingian times . |
| 16 | The softgrained , ponderous opening sets the tone for a lifeless , long drawn out haul . |
| 17 | On Nov. 13 , the National Assembly set the date for presidential elections for Jan. 12 , 1992 . |
| 18 | for harmony within the family — a disobedient child or revolting adolescent sets the scene for an unhappy home and disharmony between the parents ; |
| 19 | That morning set the pattern for our love-making . |
| 20 | His anger set the tone for his aggressive campaigns against the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) 's long history of corruption and election fraud . |
| 21 | The proponents of the transnational relations approach have a tendency to analyze interactions within systems rather than effects of practices and , though they claim to be transcending the statecentric model , they more often than not permit the state to set the agenda for them . |
| 22 | ( iv ) If a discretionary life sentence is passed , the minister of state sets the date for the first review strictly in accordance with the views of the judiciary , thus following the decision in Ex parte Handscomb , 86 Cr.App.R. 59 , and Mr. Hurd 's 1987 statement . |
| 23 | It is convenient to consider the third and fourth issues together : has the prisoner the right to make representations before the Secretary of State sets the date for the first review , and has he a right to be told the judicial view of his tariff ? |
| 24 | His early choice of subject set the tone for his later work — — Goya 's Queen Maria Luisa , and Velázquez 's portrait of the dwarf Francisco Lezcano ( Fig. 3 ) — in other words , great Spanish artists ' handling of their arrogant , ugly , bizarre or idiotic sitters . |
| 25 | This incident set the pattern for my relationship with Frank Dick over the ensuing seven years . |
| 26 | The paradigm sets the standards for legitimate work within the science it governs . |
| 27 | This establishing shot sets the scene for the viewers and shows the family arriving for their day on the beach . |
| 28 | The interviewer sets the framework for the interview — in this case mothers were asked to describe ‘ a day in the life ’ of their infant — but allows the informant to determine the pace and order of the conversation , to select topics considered important . |
| 29 | This book set the pattern for over forty similar historical romances , the most successful of which were The Sea Hawk ( 1915 ) , Scaramouche ( 1921 ) , and Captain Blood ( 1922 ) . |
| 30 | The resulting Readership Report set the guidelines for making reading a less esoteric activity and for actively canvassing the pleasure of good books in the face of hyped and ephemeral competition . |