Example sentences of "to set [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless , the local historian will find it useful to think of his chosen parish or neighbourhood in terms of broad categories such as ‘ open-field arable ’ or ‘ wood-pasture ’ or ‘ fenland edge ’ and to set himself the fundamental task of understanding how people adapted themselves to their physical environment .
2 The industry is split over whether to set itself a 20% or 35% ceiling on the percentage of assets that junk bonds can account for .
3 The prospect of1993 and the abolition of customs controls between EC countries has spurred the Italian State to set itself the awe-inspiring task of cataloguing a further two million items of its national heritage within two years in execution of its duty to ‘ care for Italy 's landscape , history and cultural heritage ’ ( to quote the Constitution ) .
4 The UK was prepared to set itself the " very demanding target " of stabilizing total UK emissions of CO2 at 1990 levels by 2005 as part of " a wide international effort , with a fair distribution of the burden " , and " provided others are ready to take their full share " .
5 Study takes time and the best way to use it is to set yourself a programme .
6 So one of the ways to overcome that is to set yourself a target to do more
7 Whether you choose to set yourself the task of becoming an accomplished windsurfer within seven days or opt to learn the sport at a more leisurely pace , Windsurfing in a week will prove as invaluable a companion as your buoyancy aid .
8 A good way of familiarising yourself with the principle of intervallic interchange is to set yourself the following task , both on and away from your guitar .
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