Example sentences of "[vb -s] set up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | British Telecom wants to set up a global framework which can offer a complete telecommunications service package to multinationals by reselling spare capacity on the international private line circuits of other US carriers . |
| 2 | He publicly endorsed the death sentence on Salman Rushdie — an act which oddly failed to get him charged with the crime of incitement to murder — and wants to set up a Muslim parliament . |
| 3 | It wants to set up a local-government commission to review the structure of local government across England . |
| 4 | Wickes Developments wants to set up a 31,000 square foot superstore at Lustrum Avenue , Portrack , but the council turned down the plan saying it would take trade away from the town centre , and create traffic problems . |
| 5 | The WWF and the University of Joensuu wants to set up a dozen seal reservations in the area , organising volunteers to hand-feed seals with protein-rich food to ensure that they reach breeding age . |
| 6 | Well , it is summertime and if you have trouble getting time on the courts here in town and tripping to the Hamptons presents a problem why not simply go to Terry Dintenfass where the witty William King he of the loopy lanky aluminoids has set up a gallery-wide installation called ‘ Tennis : The Monument ’ ? |
| 7 | International has set up a worldwide installation service for Seacontrol . |
| 8 | It has set up a joint venture with Hungary 's state-owned producer , which makes 40% of the country 's cigarettes . |
| 9 | A GROUP of travelling people who has set up a temporary encampment near the Co Down village of Ardglass have called on the local council to provide a permanent site . |
| 10 | Insurance team : Insurance giant Pearl Assurance has set up a 60-strong team of commercial insurance consultants to target small businesses throughout the UK . |
| 11 | To help investigate gill net use and bird deaths elsewhere around the coast , the Society has set up a confidential phone line . |
| 12 | LABOUR has set up a confidential hotline for NHS whistleblowers so that staff who want to raise concerns about standards of care can do so in confidence . |
| 13 | China has solved the problem of disposing of solid radioactive waste and has set up a complete purifying system for radioactive liquid and gaseous waste , according to participants in a seminar on nuclear science in Beijing . |
| 14 | Cypress Semiconductor Corp 's notion that Sun Microsystems Inc has set up a hush-hush research unit to investigate HyperSparc ( UX No 410 ) , is what you might call a tad overstated . |
| 15 | Mazda 's parent company , MCL , has set up a new company , Kia ( UK ) Ltd , to market the Mazda 121-based Kia Pride hatchback ( see Autocar & Motor , 27 February ) . |
| 16 | It has set up a new division to do the job — its first venture into direct selling . |
| 17 | Roy LoPresti , noted for his aerodynamic clean-up work on the Mooney series and , more recently , on the Globe Swift/SwiftFury , has set up a new company to market speed modifications for Piper Comanches and Twin Comanches . |
| 18 | BT has set up a new free service to deal with all customers ' enquiries if they are moving house . |
| 19 | It has also increased marketing activities into the growing Far Eastern markets of China , Singapore and Taiwan , and has set up a new subsidiary in Hong Kong . |
| 20 | SGI has set up a new OEM Operations organisation under the supervision of Todd Johnson , formerly director of SGI 's business development group , who reports to SGI vice president , John Kohler , general manager of the company 's newly created Business Systems Division . |
| 21 | Hampshire has set up a new post for housing and care in the community . |
| 22 | First , the Stock Exchange has set up a new market in company equities called the Unlisted Securities Market ( USM ) . |
| 23 | The chemicals company , ICI , has set up a new unit to recycle spent explosives . |
| 24 | Seraph , run by Liz Place , has set up a new office in Grange Road to take on staff in the Darlington area . |
| 25 | THE BRITISH government has announced that it has set up a small stockpile of strategically important materials for use by industry . |
| 26 | Recently , Mike Lester has recognized the need to co-ordinate and develop the catering side of the operations , and has set up a small Pub Catering Department under the Estates division . |
| 27 | She teaches literacy , numeracy and music to a variety of patients from the centre , and has set up a small bible group with the chaplain . |
| 28 | In Britain , the electronics industry has set up a working party to look at the options . |
| 29 | The Church of England has set up a working party to investigate the possibility of placing advertisements on radio and television in a bid to attract more people to the Church . |
| 30 | I understand that the Scottish Home and Health Department has set up a working party to consider this issue , but as yet no recommendations have been made . |