Example sentences of "[be] set [prep] the [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 | Instead I seemed to be set at the centre of a largish halo of believable ambience . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Before the rabbit is taken out of the net , another net should be set over the hole in case other rabbits bolt . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A particular timescale would be set for the implementation of the appropriate strategies . |
| 15 | Performance standards could be set for the team based on a percentage reduction in those losses over a set period . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The holding lever(s) should be set to the knit position . |
| 18 | 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° ) . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Place a layer of the mixture in the base of the prepared mould , then arrange the melon balls on top , if they are to be set into the mousse . |
| 21 | In addition to ordinary manual control , for experienced cooks , the established instructions can be set into the oven 's memory . |
| 22 | If governors are to be helped to perform their duties under the 1981 Act effectively , these duties must be set into the context of the responsibilities imposed by the 1986 and 1988 Acts . |
| 23 | They must begin teaching a syllabus this September to pupils who will sit their exams in 1994 , but the exam fee will not be set until the end of next year . |
| 24 | The rejection by the Buid of any form of legitimate hierarchy or aggression within their society must be set within the context of a larger cosmological system in which humans are under constant attack by both predatory spirits and lowlanders , and in which they must commit parallel acts of aggression against their animals . |
| 25 | Study of a place 's people will be set within the context of both their physical and their built environment ( with the latter encompassing the entire human-created landscape and not just the pattern of buildings and settlements ) — with neither being determinate of the others , of course , but with all three inter-linked . |
| 26 | The appropriation of the other as a form of knowledge within a totalizing system can thus be set alongside the history ( if not the project ) of European imperialism , and the constitution of the other as ‘ other ’ alongside racism and sexism . |
| 27 | These details will then be set alongside the information held within the files of the Industrial Development Officer of each authority . |
| 28 | And obviously some compromise must be struck as , for example , in the case of transport , where undoubtedly the need and desire for mobility and the distances involved in travel have to be set against the knowledge that roads pollute and fast cars kill . |
| 29 | Political analysts noted that Bush 's problems were compounded by the absence of non-economic issues to be set against the recession . |
| 30 | Rutherford said , ‘ Tell me , then , who in this age of miracles can be set against the master designer of Stonehenge ? ’ |