Example sentences of "setting [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | On setting down a note , agreed if possible , an estimate of the time and the number of witnesses to be called should be filed . |
2 | Players do not like setting down an instrument that has just become nicely warmed up , and taking up a cold one , unless there is a very good reason for it . |
3 | Setting down the tray between Emily and Mungo she added : ‘ There we are , madam . |
4 | The discussion began with criticism of who is setting down the guidelines for development , and who is actually undertaking this community economic development work . |
5 | Coffee was made and she called them , setting down the pot to complete her shadow picture . |
6 | Three months before the due date for setting down the court will issue reminder cards to parties in live cases stating the date by which their case is due to be set down . |
7 | Standard machines measure 600 mm ( 23⅝in ) deep by 595 mm ( 23⅜in ) wide , to fit between units and can be stacked one above the other , but , unless you have a separate utility room , that does not leave much space nearby for storing laundry supplies and accessories or setting down the just cleaned laundry . |
8 | It 's very difficult for Jet to do anything about it because the situation is that Jet is bound by the statutes of the Jet joint undertaking and this is a legal document setting down the conditions under which we work , which has been agreed by governments and the council of ministers , and essentially the situation is that there are two types of people employed in the Jet team . |
9 | Security will be tight : Peru 's Maoist guerrillas , Sendero Luminoso , expressed their disapproval of the whole business by setting off a number of bombs in Ica last week and murdering the wife of the rector of the local university . |
10 | But they still hold substantial portfolios of international shares and the fear is that they could attempt to sell these , setting off a chain reaction in other financial markets . |
11 | These olfactory cells , are long and narrow with their length perpendicular to the plane of the nasal cavity and attached to each are five , six even eight olfactory hairs , or ‘ flagella ’ , which are believed to be affected by odorous materials , setting off a chain of events which results in the odour being perceived . |
12 | Sergeant Cork made more than sure it would not enter the battle : setting off a large demolition charge , he was killed in the blast . |
13 | Some positively conflict by setting off a train of thought which is quite at variance with the message the audio track carries . |
14 | Coastguards have slammed youths who sparked a rescue alert by setting off a red flare yesterday between Cullercoats and Tynemouth . |
15 | They remain dedicated to the task of setting up a group of integrated schools as a sector of education complementary to the existing system . |
16 | The pressure wave from an overtaking truck strikes the rear of the trailer first , setting up a swing . |
17 | Being able to stay in your own home or setting up a home of your own is something that most people value greatly . |
18 | Like Douglas , I see no point in setting up a false theoretical dichotomy between ‘ us ’ , and ‘ them ’ , creating separate realms and polarities of modern and archaic thought , for I anticipate my inclusion of the concept of self can help link the tribalism which haunts the police defensiveness to an understanding of their ‘ modern ’ beliefs , modes of thought , and action . |
19 | For anyone setting up a workshop , or in the midst of that eternal task , a new publication may offer some assistance . |
20 | The Red Admiral Project , a counselling centre for people affected by HIV or AIDS , is considering setting up a group for older people . |
21 | The book describes ways of going about setting up a variety of programmes with different purposes . |
22 | After setting up a bitumen plant and providing earth-moving machinery , the Soviets helped cut a new road east of the old Salang Tunnel . |
23 | Both parties have also agreed that they will nominate representatives to begin discussions on setting up a community liaison committee . |
24 | The shortage of women solicitors and the difficulty in persuading many to return after having children is prompting the Law Society to consider setting up a creche for employees of firms in central London . |
25 | After the Rayner Report in 1981 , we were party to discussions with Sir John Boreham , the then Head of the Government Statistical Service , and others with a view to setting up a National Statistics Council . |
26 | They had spoken for an hour and 45 minutes , and one of the bishop 's assistants is setting up a programme of regular meetings between the local party and the opposition . |
27 | Apart from the insults , and setting up a Formula I race-circuit in Jerez , Mr Pacheco 's record of social change is unremarkable . |
28 | Unless a writer is eligible to join the PRS as a publisher member ( in addition to being a songwriting member ) there is little point in setting up a new publishing company . |
29 | In 1921 , for example , we find the police warning against setting up a ‘ continental system of domestic espionage ’ in Britain ( p. 6 ) Even SIS , which had designs on MI5 in 1945 , shied away from the latter 's counter-subversive functions , so as not to be ‘ associated with the idea of an internal Gestapo , ( p. 177 ) No wonder governments are nervous of too much openness in this area . |
30 | Where ownership has been transferred without continuity of management the levels of inefficiency experienced have often been disastrous , setting up a vicious spiral of underperformance . |