Example sentences of "[prep] set up [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the completion of his articles in 1814 he moved to London to work as an assistant in the office of David Laing [ q.v. ] , architect to the customs and excise , before setting up in independent practice there in 1818 . |
| 2 | The regulatory spotlight is unlikely to deter financial institutions from setting up in offshore centres if they perceive an advantage in doing so . |
| 3 | Spokesman Steve Parker explained : ‘ Since setting up in 1988 we have started a franchising operation . |
| 4 | ‘ Quite a few friends were starting families at that time and they were having real problems sorting out childcare , and I decided I 'd like to look at what opportunities there were for setting up in that field . ’ |
| 5 | The iron ore deposits in the Nimba mountains on the border with Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia , which had a 65-70 per cent iron content , were finally to be opened up to exploitation , it was announced in December 1989 [ see p. 35436 for setting up in 1986 of iron ore project ] . |
| 6 | Without such a measure , professionals in education and health can ignore government plans by setting up in private practice wherever they choose , with the active support of other sections of society . |