Example sentences of "[be] set [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand , what Alcuin has to say must be set beside the respect accorded Aelfwald 's memory at Hexham where the king was buried ( ASC D , s.a. 788 ) , which shows that the community at Hexham thought highly of him in the twelfth century and probably earlier .
2 ( 4 ) In the case of an offer which , if accepted in full , would result in the offeror holding shares carrying over 50 per cent of the target 's voting rights , the condition relating to the level of acceptances required ( " the acceptance condition " ) may be set above the minimum required by Rule 10 ( which is over 50 per cent of the target 's voting rights ) .
3 It will also evaluate a range of explanations which suggest that wages may be set above the market clearing level for efficient reasons .
4 My equipment can be set at a frequency to emit sound waves that will obviate that effect .
5 But bail should be set at a level which effectively deters flight .
6 A pollution tax could theoretically be set at a level that would exactly match the external costs involved .
7 Thus , the AMA argues , the Fifth Amendment ‘ requires that prices must be set at a level that permits any enterprise , including a physician 's medical practice , to operate successfully , to maintain its financial integrity , to attract capital , and to compensate investors for the risk assumed ’ .
8 Instead I seemed to be set at the centre of a largish halo of believable ambience .
9 In April of the same year it was clear from the interim report of the committee that recommendations would be proposed whereby building development would be controlled throughout the country and that compensation for the public acquisition of land would be set at the standard of 31 March 1939 .
10 Indeed the political theme for the day should be set at the morning 's press conferences , and local candidates and VIPs fully briefed and able to talk about or answer questions on that topic wherever they may be .
11 Targets can , in such cases , be set on a unit basis because the tradesmen can utilise previous experience as a guide .
12 A problem may be set on a statute as well as on a case .
13 It was the custom when a foreign invader stepped on French soil for the relics of Denis and his companions to be set on the altar , from which they personally conducted the defence of the realm .
14 Although the numbers will not apparently be limited at the briefings , a notional limit may be set on the number of climbers admitted to the range on any one occasion .
15 While the local residents might tolerate the noise and disruption from an occasional late night party , some limitation needs to be set on the number of such functions that can take place .
16 Speed of response can be set over a range of five steps , and may well have to be reset because , particularly in graphics mode , if it is too sensitive , loading up several movement commands into the buffer will require having to wait for them to clear .
17 Before the rabbit is taken out of the net , another net should be set over the hole in case other rabbits bolt .
18 Indeed the whole issue of Sabbath observance could be set for a return to fashion .
19 Hocine Ait Ahmed , leader of the Socialist Forces Front ( FFS ) , declined to attend , and reiterated on Feb. 10 that a date should be set for a return to a " democratic process " which should include the FIS .
20 Each replied that he did not wish to see him without consulting his solicitor as the depositions had been taken and it was understood that nothing further was required other than a date to be set for the trial .
21 A time-scale should be set for the achievement of each of the steps identified , accompanied by a system of monitoring which is independent of those concerned with accomplishing the aim .
22 CHC had been saying for a long time , and it seemed to be falling on deaf ears that a date should be set for the closure of Friern and that money should not be spent on the hospital but on services in the community .
23 A particular timescale would be set for the implementation of the appropriate strategies .
24 Performance standards could be set for the team based on a percentage reduction in those losses over a set period .
25 Limits might be set for the amount of animal manure put on the land , and for inorganic fertiliser application , based on crop and soil types .
26 In contest flying , the motor must be stopped and the throttle servo will be set to a position which achieves this .
27 The holding lever(s) should be set to the knit position .
28 If you are only interested in autorotation as a means of saving the model in the event of an engine failure , the pitch can simply be set to the manufacturer 's recommended figure ( or , if in doubt , -2½° ) .
29 Features include : Stopwatch — from th sec to 9 hrs 59 min 59.99 secs. 30 lap memory , countdown alarm that may be set to the second , pre-set split times for accurate analysis of race pace .
30 The command controls the setting of the 3 least significant bits of the format control byte which can , therefore , be set to an integer 0 to 7 ( 0=all3 bits 0 , 7=all 3 bits 1 ) .
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