Example sentences of "set [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The novelistic density of Andrien 's film makes the well-meant Canadian picture Bye Bye Blues ( director , Anne Wheeler ) , which touches on somewhat related themes though it is set during the war , seem merely novelettish . |
| 2 | STRANGELY , THE climax of the Dollars trilogy is a prequel to the others , set during the Civil War and showing how Clint Eastwood 's Man With No Name gradually picks up the props — the poncho , the sheepskin jacket , the cigar — that mark his identity in the other films . |
| 3 | However , I can tell you that the title is The Life & Times Of Henry Pratt and it is set during the years 1936 to 1953 . |
| 4 | The spate of films set during the Vietnam War which reached the screen during the late 1980s highlighted the reluctance with which Hollywood approached the subject for many years . |
| 5 | Robert Altman 's M*A*S*H* ( 1970 ) was ostensibly set during the Korean War but , with its overt anti-authoritarianism , anarchic humour and visceral horror , was expressing aversion towards the Vietnam War . |
| 6 | A second reason is to show how recent British security developments are based on precedents set during the containment of the Irish conflict . |
| 7 | The fact is , Superintendent , I wrote a rather successful book set during the Second World War . |
| 8 | This is a history project , set during the English Revolution ( 1640 – 1660 ) . |
| 9 | Usually because it has arisen and set during the daylight hours . |
| 10 | Easter had been set as the tentative date to ‘ roll-in ’ the first aircraft and everything was looking on course for this . |
| 11 | This was set as the minimum for contributions to the first loan , in 1522 , men of less substance being let on until , perhaps , the yield had proved disappointing . |
| 12 | Editor , — As R Buckland points out , the clinical terms project is set as the foundation of the NHS 's information technology strategy and is supported by professional bodies . |
| 13 | Lorrimer had one set as the Senior P.S.O . |
| 14 | A period of seven years was set as the publication cycle for new editions ; the sixteenth edition thus appeared on time in 1958 . |
| 15 | The Council of Ministers announced on March 7 that June 12 had been set as the date for multiparty local and provincial elections ( to the assemblées populaires communales and the assemblées populaires de wilayas ) , postponed from December 1989 and then again from March 1990 [ see p. 37218 ] to allow more time for newly-created political parties to prepare their campaigns . |
| 16 | He is convinced the necessary seven member states whichever they may be can still meet the criteria for economic convergence which has been set as the minimum to permit a single currency in a majority of member states . |
| 17 | With the franchise bids for Channel 3 close to completion and the date set for the advertising of Channel 5 franchises it is timely to look again at the possibilities in the new channel , and in particular at the potential for ‘ city television ’ . |
| 18 | And no time limit has been set for the congress , simply because no one knows how long it will last and how it will end . |
| 19 | A £2,000,000 target had been set for the Battle of Britain Wings Appeal in the full knowledge that our sister charity , the RAF Benevolent Fund was launching its £20,000,000 ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ Appeal , and that the Association would be offering as much support as possible to that . |
| 20 | On every release , targets are set for the whole sales force by the sales manager or director , in consultation with the marketing division . |
| 21 | By then , however , the stage was set for the rise of the true State . |
| 22 | By the end of the nineties , we could be set for the first Oscars awarded to synthetic actors . |
| 23 | With 150cm Oppdal is set for the winter . |
| 24 | The Trade Secretary , Nicholas Ridley , has extended the January 12 , 1990 deadline set for the Monopolies Commission 's report on the proposed merger of the Colne Valley , Lee Valley , and Rickmansworth water companies to February 12 . |
| 25 | So the stage was set for the inquisition . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 1.6 The assessment framework adopted by the Government requires that : ( a ) attainment targets are set for the knowledge , skills , and understanding normally expected at the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 ; ( b ) pupils ' performances in relation to attainment targets should be assessed and reported on at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 . |
| 28 | Having decided on the precise objectives being set for the appraisal scheme , next you must choose who will be consulted , who will be appraised by whom and how often . |
| 29 | There is no date set for the retirement , and Mrs. Rooney is happy to stay on to help her successor learn the ropes . |
| 30 | Types of loans : Some bank loans are made on a fixed interest rate basis which means the interest rate plus spread are set for the loan 's entire term when it is granted . |