Example sentences of "set the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against such examples of blatant petty mindedness must be set the tone of sympathetic understanding adopted by Lord Gorell and those closest to him in the RCM. the letter he sent out to regional chairmen and secretaries in December 1942 , is a fair indication of his philosophy : |
| 2 | This had set the tone later reflected in the harsh rules of the Indian Penal Code 1860 ( prescribing long sentences of ‘ rigorous imprisonment ’ ) , in the Prisons Act 1894 , in gaol manuals allowing cruel punishments for the smallest breach of discipline , and in a lasting policy of spending as little as possible on the gaols . |
| 3 | We have set the tone for the future , and that is to be greatly welcomed . |
| 4 | More 's eloquence has set the tone for much historical writing on the subject , but while one should not deny that enclosures created a good deal of suffering , one should also remember that More was exaggerating his points for the sake of effect . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , however , plastic recycling is little practised in this country although Tesco has set the ball rolling with a limited scheme . |
| 6 | And there was double delight for the Irish contingent as Ronnie Smyth 's under-16 squad had earlier set the ball rolling by overturning a 2–0 deficit to beat the Welsh 3–2 , thanks to a Colin Hanna hat-trick of short corner conversions in the last 15 minutes . |
| 7 | But the best chances were at the other end , and John Durnin who 's enjoying a new lease of life on the south coast should have set the ball rolling before half-time . |
| 8 | ‘ Although the government has set the Benefits Agency targets for the recovery of overpaid benefits , there are no targets for improving benefit take-up . |
| 9 | ww3.pcx Which directories will be searched can be set by pressing the Search button , and then changing the Search path msdos1.pcx Having set the prompt to show the text ‘ What now Fred ? ‘ , the next command sets it back to show the current drive and directory |
| 10 | According to Computerworld , it has said that at the next APPN Implementors ' Workshop , set for this week , it will seek input from other vendors on how to set priorities for future enhancements , and it has set the price for reverse engineering the code at $25,000 , a lower figure than many had predicted . |
| 11 | ‘ Sonny has set the date for next year , ’ Bull O'Malley said . |
| 12 | After the Secretary of State , having received judicial advice , had set the date for the first review of Mr. Pegg 's sentence in August 1993 , and thus set his tariff , in January 1989 Mr. Pegg submitted a petition to the Secretary of State . |
| 13 | ‘ They 've set the date ! ’ |
| 14 | Each has set the archivist and potential historian technical , organizational , and intellectual problems of increasing complexity . |
| 15 | And er I 've set the bucket as well . |
| 16 | Against these points must be set the fatalism with which Law watched his country drift into civil war ; the patriotic party became begetters of rebellion , the party of order suborned crime and mutiny , and the leader of the opposition in parliament approved and supported the destruction of both the practice and the authority of parliament . |
| 17 | Thus we have witnessed recently the end of an era here , with the closure of the studio complex in Windmill Lane , which for so long had set the trends . |
| 18 | Overall , the effect of the suspension of indexation will raise an additional £730 million in 1993/4 , although against this must be set the cost of the extension of the 20p band which will cost £370 million , leaving the Treasury £360 million better off in the coming year . |
| 19 | I 'll never forget how th'near slaughtered that feller — or the five golden guineas th'won for me off that dozy dago as set the Creole on thee . |
| 20 | Having set the objective , the steps necessary to achieve it must be identified . |
| 21 | An area of concern was identified and a project team was set the objective of finding a solution . |
| 22 | Against these objections must be set the advantages of the rating system : payment is difficult to avoid , income is predictable , and collection is cheap and easy . |
| 23 | Middlesbrough Council has set the £353 bill based on a £21.6m budget . |
| 24 | ( The East Germans had set the mark at 2.34 to the rouble , instead of 1.70 , for all COMECON trade , while the Czechoslovak move took the crown 's rate from 13 to 20 to the rouble for trade with East Germany . ) |
| 25 | Given the long-standing behavioural problems that the pupils attending these sites have set the teaching staff in schools , how is it that they can be brought together in a seemingly improbable admixture with the results , orderly and controlled , as described above ? |
| 26 | So what we do is erm your your cursor must be in the table somewhere , so you then go up to table , select table , then you 've got to format , border , and grid so we want the grid lines to show then in fact you can chose what we want for the outside border one of these Right , okay Now what I want you to do is set the questions , right ? |
| 27 | Once the standard has been set the court must decide whether the child 's health or development falls significantly short of this . |
| 28 | Nails , unlike Jazz and Hoomey , looked just as weedy as when they had started their training — so much so , in fact , that his puny appearance along with his new , apparent docility had set the school 's pastoral care department into action . |
| 29 | He had also set the cat among the pigeons on the environmental issue . |
| 30 | We have set the platform for things to move ahead . |