Example sentences of "they set [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make sure managers and supervisors are familiar with the policy and procedures , and make sure too that they set a good example to the staff they supervise . |
| 2 | They set a time , however , within which the coheir should set to construction , and after which they wished Procula alone to construct , imputing costs to her coheir for his share . |
| 3 | They set a marvellous example indeed . |
| 4 | Bell Labs notes that fault tolerance is common in hardware and in operating systems , but generally too costly for many software systems , and says that as far as it knows , these are the first general-purpose software modules , and they set a trend toward low-cost fault-tolerance in user-level software . |
| 5 | In 1990 they were halted 90 miles from the Pole by wide stretches of open water.Having already travelled more than 500 miles from their starting point in Siberia , they set a record anyway for the longest unsupported polar journey.Then Sir Ranulph abandoned the polar cold for the desert heat , to find Ubar , before again teaming up with Dr Stroud for this winter 's headline-making trek to the South Pole , breaking their own record for the longest unsupported polar journey ever made.They returned in February and Sir Ranulph still can not tolerate running shoes on his frost-bitten feet , to train for his next expedition — ‘ another hot one . ’ |
| 6 | Wrapped in white toga-like shammas worn over long white shirts and jodhpurs , they set a fashion which over the years was copied by an increasing number of their subjects . |
| 7 | The milder range in fact serves not to challenge but to define the limits of propriety ; they set a horizon beyond which " improper " linguistic use will not go , and the audience can laugh with relief at the reassurance that they will not be shocked , as well as at the impudence of these terms . |
| 8 | Their arrest came only days after they set a new world record for cycling at altitude across the Himalayas . |
| 9 | County councillors look set to take on the Government tomorrow , when they set a budget for the next year way above Whitehall limits . |
| 10 | They set a number of questions on many subjects whose answers are readily available , but there is one above all which still scuppers me , especially as there are no solutions in the book nor in any subsequent edition . |
| 11 | The novices , spearheaded by Ireland 's Montelado in the opening race , went faster than the champion field , so quick in fact they set a track record . |
| 12 | Business chiefs demanded they set an example and take a pay cut . |
| 13 | The first part introduces the characters and shows how they set the action going because of their relationship or attitude to each other . |
| 14 | How much can Japan 's corporate punters sell before they set the market sliding under their feet ? |
| 15 | They set the wheelchair down by Carlie 's footstool . |
| 16 | In form and style they set the pattern for the first generation of purpose-built station buildings . |
| 17 | ‘ I had to spend a month in a cast , ’ he recalls , ‘ so when they set the cast , I had them set it so I could move my arm just enough to play . ’ |
| 18 | We have focused on these three cases not because they are necessarily representative of rape cases but — because of their quite massive coverage — they set the tone of how the media reports rape . |
| 19 | ‘ Some men beat yer farvver up an' then they set the ware'ouse alight , ’ Nellie said , her voice full of emotion . |
| 20 | In a sense that mechanism is the cause of the industrial change : the shift to a new international division of labour occurs because of the international market and the multinational corporations , or because they set the framework for profit-oriented production and investment . |
| 21 | There are certain bars where artists and writers are always to be seen , talking animatedly as they set the world to rights . |
| 22 | — they set the machine off . ’ |
| 23 | Against Dorestad 's decline ( which they attribute to particular local difficulties ) they set the origins and/or thriving of Ghent and Bruges , Cologne and Mainz , Nantes and Angers . |
| 24 | They set the tone thirty-five years ago and it would be wonderful if our present team could capture ‘ Sam ’ now . ’ |
| 25 | They set the poll tax for 199293 at £339.22 . |
| 26 | Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the sales interview . |