Example sentences of "[noun] [be] set [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Details of this case are set out in a briefing paper available from NATFHE , at 27 Britannia Street , London WC1X 9JP .
2 Polarisation means there will be an end to the practice of claiming to be an independent financial intermediary when in fact 80–90 per cent of a firms policies are set up with a parent organisation .
3 Examples of appropriate entry profiles are set out at a , b and c below .
4 By statistical analysis of his surveys he showed that the megaliths were set out to a common unit of measurement , the megalithic yard of 0.83 m. , not in simple circles but in circular arcs centred on right-angled triangles .
5 On this occasion , Plage was set up over a water-hole in a clearing in the jungle , hoping that a leopard would show up to hunt or drink .
6 But the whole study was set up within a much more general theoretical orientation : the theory of linguistic change ; it was not merely an attempt to demonstrate age , class and style differences , as Smith implies .
7 The broad policies of investment trust companies are set out by a board of directors , and as with any limited company they are limited by the articles of association and shareholder approval .
8 This was substituted by a new clause which stated that ‘ parties , mass organisations and mass movements are set up under a procedure established by legislation , and function within the framework of the constitution and law ’ of the republic .
9 In Sweden employers ' associations were set up as a counter-mobilisation to the growing organisational strength and apparent centralisation of the trade union movement .
10 Certainly at the beginning of the New Temple Period , about 1700–1600 BC , there was a major economic and possibly demographic expansion on Crete which supplied the thrust outwards ; Minoan colony settlements were set up in a band right across the southern Aegean from Kythera to Iasos .
11 During this first period ( up to 1750 ) of relatively slow and uneven growth , trusts were set up at a rate of only eight a year and were concentrated largely around London , radiating especially to the north and west and into the Midlands .
12 With no back-up flap system the aeroplane is set up for a slightly flatter flapless approach at 130 knots .
13 Erm , we we talked about this sort of issue earlier on , in in relationship to the , to the R A D. Erm , I 'm not quite sure of the strong importance of that organisation to the council , but I am sure that this erm , committee was set up by a number of south west authorities who are trying to look at the future of county farms .
14 The rationale underlying the Land Commission Act was set out in a 1965 white paper :
15 The procedures for an auction process are set out in a transmittal included in section 1102.12 .
16 The tendency for L to find its own maximum value leads to interesting developments if the initial density distribution is set up in a way that makes it initially larger than this maximum .
17 Clearly if we tried to apply a legal definition of ownership the asset belongs to Fred , however , unless the business is set up as a company in most countries the law does not recognize the separation of the business assets from those of the owner .
18 Chris Stocks was set up by a friend when The Sun newspaper asked readers to send in photographs of Chris Evans lookalikes .
19 His great oak coffin that had been ready for him for years was set up like a cupboard at the head of the bier , fresh lined with red and gold damask , its silver handles polished bright .
20 The scheme was carried out by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration ( AAA ) and the committees were set up at a local level with farmer representatives from the various areas of production , such as wheat , cotton , dairy produce , rice and tobacco .
21 Practical English Usage is set out like a dictionary .
22 The revised procedure was set out in a discussion document and presented to the Heads of Department .
23 its terms are set out in a catalogue which is readily available to be read by the customer in the absence of the salesman before the contract is made ;
24 It is understood that SFA regards an agreement as in writing for this purpose even if its terms are set out in a terms of business letter accepted merely by conduct ( which is especially important where the intermediary is not a private customer ) .
25 Detailed breakdown on wealth figures in Australia are set out in a series of tables in Australian Society include comparative figures for 1984 and 1986 where the total wealth of the richest 118 has increased by 250 per cent — over A$5,000 million — at a time when the total wealth has increased by 20 per cent .
26 Stalls were set up to a considerable depth on either side of the main road , which swelled out like a sausage shaped balloon for half a mile or so and then closed in again .
27 This commission was set up by a Labour government to advise on the future of boarding public schools in the light of comprehensivisation .
28 The exhibition was set up in a room housing the work of early nineteenth century local artists , including Francis Danby .
29 The sedan chair was set down in a space of its own , and the curtains drawn aside .
30 The $2,000 prize was set up by a patrons ' organization of the National Museum of American Art in honour of Charles C. Eldredge , former director of the museum .
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