Example sentences of "[adv] set [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 That was all set out in the recent Security Council resolution to which I referred in my reply and for which we voted .
2 In several European countries there were disclosures during November concerning clandestine anti-communist units , apparently set up at the height of the Cold War in the 1950s and intended to lie dormant for activation in the event of a communist takeover .
3 Consider for a moment the bustle of the scene a hundred years ago , with horse-drawn barges and occasional steam tugs nearing the end of their journeys or perhaps setting out on the return trip towards the sea .
4 The new requirements are largely set out in the Building Societies ( Accounts and Related Provisions ) Regulations 1992 , although where the change necessitated a change to the 1986 Act itself , that has been effected through the s 104 mechanism , which enables company law to be applied to building societies by Order .
5 However , they were not normally set up for the heavy infantryman 's tactics of prolonged defence before a steady advance , although they were misused in these roles at times .
6 The arrangements for such a meeting are normally set out in the articles of association of the company .
7 Some have suggested that the time of death should be postdated to the ninth century , arguing that while the reign of Charlemagne ( 768 – 814 ) saw a last futile effort to revive a state-run fiscal system , rigor mortis finally set in with the new barbarian onslaughts of Vikings and Saracens .
8 Very quickly , however , the three young people began to exert over one another the complex mutual attraction which remained characteristic of their relationship , and more than three weeks passed before Coleridge finally set off on the road back to Stowey .
9 A further delay ensued and it was not until July that the two great armies finally set forth on the third anniversary of the Battle of Hattin .
10 Rapid weight loss may have made you feel good at the time , but depression and frustration soon set in as the pounds or kilos slowly creep back on again .
11 Stephen had already set off down the path .
12 The basic aims were already set out in the original Treaty of Rome ( 1957 ) establishing the European Economic Community .
13 In a report entitled ‘ Disability , Discrimination and Employment ’ the Committee calls for new legislation , on principles similar to those already set out in the law prohibiting sex and race discrimination .
14 The longer stretch which contains the Creole part of the turn , beginning with " I did n't mind " and ending " but to dance " — disrupts this pattern and is thus set off from the rest of the turn .
15 IF EAST GERMANY finally sets out on the path to reform without further bloodshed and repression , it will be largely thanks to the efforts of the Protestant church .
16 As it turned out the final Report , published in 1889 after almost five years of investigation , did embody a number of recommendations regarding the education of deaf children in future Education Acts , thus setting out for the first time proper legislation with regard to compulsory entry , ages of admission , the length of education , the size of classes , and even that Principals/Headmasters of boarding institutions had to reside on the premises .
17 Buffy was a young man at the time , just setting out on the journey of life , if you know what I mean .
18 Chewing on her lip in thought , she finally set off towards the ten-gallon drums , reasoning that she might as well try to find out as much as possible while she was here , and run like hell when the time came .
19 Dang and I finally set out for the village where she wanted to start the ‘ cottage industry ’ .
20 We finally set out in the evening .
21 ( 3 ) The purposes referred to in subsection ( 2 ) above are : ( a ) the sale or supply to persons taking table meals in the premises of alcoholic liquor supplied in a part of the premises usually set apart for the service of such persons , and supplied for consumption by such a person in that part of the premises as an ancillary to his meal ; and ( b ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor so supplied .
22 ( 3 ) The purposes referred to in subsection ( 2 ) above are : ( a ) the sale or supply to persons taking table meals in the premises of alcoholic liquor supplied in a part of the premises usually set apart for the service of such persons , and supplied for consumption by such a person in that part of the premises as an ancillary to his meal ; and ( b ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor so supplied .
23 ( ii ) [ repealed 1981 c. 23 , Sched. 4. ] ( 2 ) While this section applies to any premises , the effect shall be that for the purposes mentioned in subsection ( 3 ) below there shall be permitted hours in those premises on Sundays , such permitted hours being the period between half-past twelve and half-past two in the afternoon and the period between half-past six and eleven in the evening ( 3 ) The purposes referred to in subsection ( 2 ) above are : ( a ) the sale or supply to persons taking table meals in the premises of alcoholic liquor supplied in a part of the premises usually set apart for the service of such persons , and supplied for consumption by such a person in that part of the premises as an ancillary to his meal ; and ( b ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor so supplied .
24 Their books are usually set nostalgically in the past — the Thirties and Forties are favourite periods — and often feature the perennial characters of fairy tales and nursery rhymes .
25 If this area is not available an alternative pavilion is specially set apart to the south or north of the temple , the stone or wood being placed in the centre of this structure and worshipped with flowers and various other offerings .
26 any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ;
27 There was a round table always set aside for the ‘ Carry On ’ team in the baronial hall that served as the Pinewood restaurant .
28 As well as crime for corporations and crimes against corporations ( employee theft ) , there are corporations deliberately set up for the sole purpose of committing criminal activity .
29 The sun would still rise and still set regardless of the fact that she would never see him again .
30 Stalls are still set out in the open air and the market place is hemmed in by shops , banks and public houses whose frontages still respect the ancient property boundaries .
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