Example sentences of "sets himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tallis sets himself the task of showing that much of the structuralist and poststructuralist enterprise is based on a misreading of Saussure . |
| 2 | So much for the asides — but how good is Lewis on the subject he sets himself — on Milton ? |
| 3 | The challenge he sets himself grows from the nature of his materials and their relationship to an evolving form , and the outcome often involves a series of variations on known or familiar objects . |
| 4 | Anyone who takes on public duties sets himself up for attack , and in Rees-Mogg 's case , the succession of posts was dizzying . |
| 5 | He sets himself up as the Father of the British Industry yet he does n't deliver the goods . |
| 6 | If he is an experienced gardener , you have to make sure that he sets himself achievable targets , and does not become over-ambitious . |
| 7 | He takes a practice swing , sets himself again , looks at the target — and what happens ? |
| 8 | The author sets himself the lofty task of presenting the reader with a balanced description of the entire field through fermentation , microbial metabolism , copolymer composition control , to solid state physical properties and biodegradation . |
| 9 | Prince sets himself a new goal |
| 10 | ‘ And he 'll tell you that each of us would-be Marines is one in a million — one in a billion — except for he who sets himself above the rest of his brothers ; and that one is less . ’ |
| 11 | In order to understand his project and judge its success , it is important to grasp the problem Poulantzas sets himself : What question is he trying to answer ? |
| 12 | He then takes this brief to heart , and sets himself to provide an analysis of the state that avoids a formidable list of errors . |
| 13 | ‘ Another particularly odious corruption is the scholar who sets himself up as a unique authority on a certain painter , with the specific knowledge that , in cornering the market , his opinion will be essential for anyone dealing with works by that artist . |
| 14 | The assumption is that each tale makes manifest a greater or smaller part of an ‘ abstract structure ’ and the task Todorov sets himself is the delineation of that abstract structure . |
| 15 | Let us suppose that a person well acquainted with the woollen trade sets himself to inquire what would be the normal supply price of a certain number of millions of yards annually of a particular kind of cloth . |
| 16 | It is true to say that Tamburlaine sets himself very few limits , and this is shown when he makes his aspirations clear by telling his friends that he wants ‘ to become immortal like the Gods ’ . |
| 17 | Bank dispute man sets himself alight |
| 18 | Former town crier sets himself alight |