Example sentences of "and set [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THEY are puritanical , love tea ceremonies and gardening and set great store by good manners . |
| 2 | He enjoyed handling Glic 's pups , that Luch , alone in the castle , was allowed to lift from their dam 's teats and set warm and wriggling in his hands while they were as blind as he was himself . |
| 3 | In designing Enfield , management wanted ‘ a quantum leap in productivity ’ , and set specific targets in relation to costs , quality , time to market and asset management . |
| 4 | Firstly , the approach can be used to direct his or her attention to those customers or prospective customers requiring further investigation regarding their ability to pay , and importantly can alert him to the need to alter the terms of trade or pricing to manage the level of risk and set appropriate credit limits . |
| 5 | There was also general agreement that there should be an international authority operating on the lines of a domestic regulatory board , with the power to regulate routes , arbitrate in disputes , and set technical standards . |
| 6 | In his attempt to appeal to Basildon Man , Smith has lifted the anchor of ideology and set Labour adrift on a sea of fudge . ’ |
| 7 | But the board has decided to extend licensing guidelines to cover a three-mile-square area of the city centre and set final closing times between midnight and 1:30am for pubs . |
| 8 | On Sept. 23 , repeating his position that the annexation of Kuwait was irreversible ( plans for a census there were announced on Sept. 28 ) , Saddam stated that the only basis for a peace initiative was the inclusion of Israeli withdrawal from all occupied territories , and threatened to destroy Israel and set ablaze the region 's oil supplies as part of " Iraq 's strategic plan " if the Iraqi people were " strangled " or subjected to attack . |
| 9 | A dozen cars have been stolen and set ablaze in the past six weeks — the last incident nearly led to hundreds of acres of trees being destroyed . |
| 10 | Two weeks ago , the federal and Länder governments agreed to a 75:25 split for 1994 and set individual salaries at 84 per cent of the rate for western Germany . |
| 11 | Just as individuals need to take stock at this stage , in order to lay the ghosts of the past , grapple with the present and set new goals for the future , so a couple may need to reappraise their marriage in those same areas . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , actions taken under such stress are often irreversible and set new bounds for strategy in future . |
| 13 | We continually look for ways to break brewing barriers and set new industry standards . |
| 14 | Another was for portfolios of firms to be owned not by a pension fund but by a specialist financial or management group : Kohlberg , Kravis , Roberts or Hanson , which buy , break up and set strict financial controls for what remains ; Clayton & Dubilier or Forstmann Little , which exert direct supervision over managers ; Berkshire Hathaway , which is a more remote but patient investor . |
| 15 | Since local councils borrowed to finance virtually all their capital expenditure , permission to borrow was used by central departments to set the total capital spending limits for local authorities , determine national service priorities for capital spending , and set common design standards and cost yardsticks which ensured a tight degree of economy in capital projects . |
| 16 | When Wilfrid received his 87 hides of land at Selsey , part of the package was 250 male and female slaves , whom he converted and set free . |
| 17 | It has made unequivocal statements and set clear guidelines on the issue of censorship . |
| 18 | However , the enthusiastic way in which the present Health Secretary , Virginia Bottomley , has implemented Opportunity 2000 in the NHS ( the government 's equal opportunity initiative for women ) and set clear targets for health authorities to achieve , should ensure that momentum is not entirely lost . |
| 19 | The computer studies staff provide the theory and background information to all students and set special exercises for students not catered for by their own department . |
| 20 | Shop windows containing the Romanian dictator 's portrait were also smashed and vehicles overturned and set alight . |
| 21 | Some accounts say that the fire engines were attacked , overturned , and set alight . |
| 22 | Suzanne , 16 , was stripped naked and set alight after allegedly being kidnapped and held captive for more than a week in a house in Moston , Manchester . |
| 23 | TWO women and a baby escaped a burning flat after liquid was poured through the letter box and set alight . |
| 24 | TWO young sisters died after petrol was poured through a letterbox and set alight during a lovers ' row . |
| 25 | Only that , poured on the ground and set alight , will deflect a raid by the ants . |
| 26 | Fire investigators believe the living room was doused with petrol and set alight . |
| 27 | The girl was doused with petrol and set alight after complaining that she was being subjected to ‘ Eve-teasing , ’ the Indian euphemism for sexual harassment , rife in a culture in which dating is unusual . |
| 28 | POLICE are today investigating a claim that a man was beaten unconscious and set alight by a gang of six or seven . |
| 29 | At the end of what has not been the easiest of years for trading conditions , I am pleased to say that we are just about on target and set fair for 1993 . |