Example sentences of "set [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We can do no more here than set down general guidelines . |
| 2 | But the local charters at least set down these requirements publicly and unequivocally for the patient . |
| 3 | But the local charters at least set down these requirements publicly and unequivocally for the patient . |
| 4 | The members had set down seven proposals which would provide a useful starting point for the task force . |
| 5 | The property is set only 50 yards from the beach at Alassio and is efficiently managed by the welcoming Signor Masutti and his wife . |
| 6 | In many ways , you will have to throw away the rule book because the tried and tested that you have set so much store by will prove inadequate for the job . |
| 7 | Having achieved this excellent treaty of Maastricht and secured the derogation on monetary policy , by which the Government have set so much store , may I make a plea to them ? |
| 8 | The means test is now being set so low that only people who are unemployed or have incomes near benefit levels will be able to obtain free legal help . |
| 9 | As the Ruddock case has shown , the standard of review employed in national security cases is set so high that it is possible that the Tribunal could be compelled to refrain from interfering with discretionary decisions taken for this reason . |
| 10 | His position develops into scepticism proper ( i.e. the view that knowledge is impossible rather than merely rarer than one thinks ) when the standards are set so high that they can not be fulfilled . |
| 11 | The hotel is set just 75 yards from the beach and Marina Grande harbour , and 500 yards ( up a steep road ) from the resort 's main shopping street ( regular local bus service available ) . |
| 12 | The friendly and unpretentious Hotel Doria is set just 400 yards from the lake , and close to all the resort 's amenities . |
| 13 | Taking out one of the choppers before it gets chance to launch any missiles is stupendously satisfying , and the difficulty level is set exactly right . |
| 14 | Twice in the last decade police shootings of blacks have set off extensive rioting . |
| 15 | Tony Tucker , a director of syndications and asset trading at Continental Bank in London , reckons that GPA 's woes have set off new competition among brokers of distressed bank debt . |
| 16 | We find similar striking juxtapositions in the finale of the ‘ Jupiter Symphony , where the contrast between the signs helps set off two of the five main motives of the movement : the angular four-note motive with its downward leaps of a 5th and a 7th is marked throughout the movement by strokes , and the linear , stepwise ascending six-note motive is marked throughout by dots . |
| 17 | Attention changed to hilarity when the unfortunate NCO instructor accidentally set off one of his own trip flares . |
| 18 | The killings had set off widespread rioting in the occupied territories and in Jordan . |
| 19 | The US , Soviet Union , Canada , Finland , Sweden , Norway , Denmark and Iceland have also set forth joint plans to cope with environmental emergencies such as oil spills in Arctic waters . |
| 20 | The ‘ pay factor ’ was always set unrealistically low as an opening gambit by the Treasury to keep pay expectations down and to put a further squeeze on public services . |
| 21 | Against these negative memories may be set more frequent instances of closeness and admiration . |
| 22 | I was directed to a table set under one of the deep arches and which already had one occupant . |
| 23 | The major factors influencing group effectiveness can be set under two headings : |
| 24 | The land was set aside 10 years ago , but since then the plan has grown and South Oxfordshire District Council recently turned it down . |
| 25 | Now the hospital has set aside two rooms . |
| 26 | The Bishops have set aside two days in May for the services at Gloucester Cathedral . |
| 27 | Constantine finally set aside all hesitation . |
| 28 | Most restaurants and cafes have set aside small no-smoking areas but wo n't be enforcing the rule . |
| 29 | A certain amount ought to be set aside each year to cover major replacements ( e.g. carpets , furniture , etc . ) . |
| 30 | The BLM has also set aside 1.5 million acres of formerly pristine wilderness for unlimited shooting ranges and for use by jeeps , dune buggies and dirt bikes . |