Example sentences of "set [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The property is set only 50 yards from the beach at Alassio and is efficiently managed by the welcoming Signor Masutti and his wife . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | The friendly and unpretentious Hotel Doria is set just 400 yards from the lake , and close to all the resort 's amenities . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Against these negative memories may be set more frequent instances of closeness and admiration . |
| 13 | I was directed to a table set under one of the deep arches and which already had one occupant . |
| 14 | The major factors influencing group effectiveness can be set under two headings : |
| 15 | The land was set aside 10 years ago , but since then the plan has grown and South Oxfordshire District Council recently turned it down . |
| 16 | Now the hospital has set aside two rooms . |
| 17 | The Bishops have set aside two days in May for the services at Gloucester Cathedral . |
| 18 | Constantine finally set aside all hesitation . |
| 19 | Most restaurants and cafes have set aside small no-smoking areas but wo n't be enforcing the rule . |
| 20 | A certain amount ought to be set aside each year to cover major replacements ( e.g. carpets , furniture , etc . ) . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Land is set aside subject to the Weeds Act . |
| 23 | You are , if I am not mistaken , twenty-five years old , which is an age when , I am well aware , you could still meet and fall in love with a far younger man than I. However , from what you have told me , you have already given away your heart and have set aside any thought of another such love . |
| 24 | The District Council has already set aside twenty thousand , |
| 25 | The top seven , all Tories apart from Mr Jones , have the most chance of success , since business managers have set aside seven Fridays for private members ' bills . |
| 26 | He found that 600 cartons had been set aside ready for him . |
| 27 | The Italian authorities have set aside three and a half billion pounds to bolster the city 's coastal defences . |
| 28 | Peter had set aside this one bottle when I won the Catalan Open in 1989 and said that he would open it when I won my next Tour event . |
| 29 | The banks have set aside billions in ‘ loan loss provisions ’ against possible future bad debts , essentially transferring their money from one pocket to another . |
| 30 | They 've set aside thousands of tonnes of salt which they 'll dump on icy road surfaces to make driving safer . |