Example sentences of "set [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Protocol was strict in a less democratic age ; members of the Engineer 's staff were not permitted to speak to students unless spoken to , and all maintenance staff were issued with two sets of overalls and instructed to keep one set spotlessly clean . |
| 2 | This is a big sound with everything set rather far back in a reverberant hall in the orchestra 's hone city . |
| 3 | Marron hair pulled back and clipped over her ears , falling freely behind ; lack of make-up bestowing a pallor which dramatised her generous brown eyes ; petite mouth and jaunty nose , set rather low on the tapered oval of her face , thus emphasising the curved hauteur of her forehead . |
| 4 | If they are strongly and exclusively attached to domineering parents who set impossibly high standards and are deeply ‘ hurt ’ when their offspring fail to live up to them , it is probable that they will acquire a sense of conscience so severe and restrictive that their spontaneity and emotional life will be crippled and much of their creative energy will remain unused . |
| 5 | They also set forth joint plans to conserve wildlife and to cope with environmental emergencies such as oil spills in Arctic waters . |
| 6 | In many ways the part of a horseman 's job calling for most of his skill was that concerned with working the land , and using a standard of craftsmanship set immeasurably high both by the tradition of his craft and by the immediate needs of cultivation ; and a horseman served a long and disciplined apprenticeship before he could attain to the standard demanded . |
| 7 | And then there 's a , a series of er oh and they add er er during the people 's governments or at or above the may in accordance with the local land agency set apart certain land bound to be nationalized and used for the establishment of experimental farms or one or more county 's or model state farms , so there 's provision for the creation of so a form of socialism over the countryside but it 's , it comes a long way down the list . |
| 8 | The Statutory Advice Scheme ( the ‘ pink form ’ scheme ) was means-tested with the top limit for eligibility set very low , involved an initial payment of half-a-crown by the client and permitted the solicitor to claim £1 per half-hour from the Law Society up to a maximum of £3 . |
| 9 | Appearance faults , according to the Breed Standard , include the following : Light , tall , greyhound-like in general appearance ; too long , too short , narrow body ; prominent occipital bone ; hound-like head and expression ; narrow , light , too short , too long , or coarse head ; flat forehead ( little or no stop ) ; narrow lower jaw ; long or pointed muzzle ; cheeks too protruding ; ram 's or split nose , bridge or nose dished or sloping ; tip of nose light or spotted ; open , pink or spotted lips , corners of the mouth open ; distemper teeth ; wrinkles on the head ; ears set too low , large , long , floppy , turned back , not lying close , or irregularly carried ; light ( yellow ) eyes , or a light and a dark eye , open , deep-set , too full , round , staring eyes , piercing gaze ; neck too long , thick , weak muscled , dewlaps or loose skin on throat ; forelegs set narrow or not straight ; light nails ; tail set too high or too low ; coat soft , too short or too long , wavy coat , absence of undercoat ; markings of the wrong colour , poorly defined or too extensive ; white spots ; dewclaws on the hind legs . |
| 10 | If it set too high , then performance will be poor since it will be completing its workload using a higher number of smaller portions than necessary . |