Example sentences of "[noun] [is] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 If the cell is set up at an appropriate angle to the incoming light , then when the amplitude of the standing wave is zero the cell transmits the light in the usual way ; when the amplitude is at its maximum the light is deflected at angle equal to twice the incident angle ( Figure 2 ) .
2 ( The Danish Government 's view on the registration of fishing vessels is set out in the section of this report dealing with question ( 3 ) . )
3 A clear example of the ultra vires rule is set out in the following case .
4 In resisting the sideways forces the daggerboard starts to behave like a sail and a force is set up between the high and low pressure sides of the foil ( F1 ) .
5 The argument relied on to support that submission is set out in the judgment in the following passage : ‘ The argument there is that on their arrival there is no home and there is no financial support forthcoming from the plaintiff who himself lives on state benefits .
6 The firm 's position on contingency fees on corporate finance work is set out in the CFM .
7 With no back-up flap system the aeroplane is set up for a slightly flatter flapless approach at 130 knots .
8 Norway was of course seeded last in FIFA 's set up for the world cup ( no surprise as FIFA 's seeding is just base on recent world cup 's ) .
9 Although the itching may be due to the movement of the louse over the skin , it only moves a maximum of six inches per day , and it is more likely that an allergic reaction is set up to the lice themselves or to their faeces .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Let's get inside , the rain 's set in for the day . ’
13 This name is set up in the SYSTEM logical name table when LIFESPAN is started .
14 Practical English Usage is set out like a dictionary .
15 The actual request is set out in the first part , which gives the relevant addresses and which may specify a particular mode of service .
16 If a stimulus is below a certain intensity , the threshold , no impulse is set off along the fibre .
17 Other devices are less consistently adopted , but it will be noticed that in ( 2 ) , as often , the non-restrictive clause is set off from the rest of the sentence by commas .
18 In one form — the earliest is usually attributed to the Boston Consulting Group , USA — a 3 × 3 matrix is set up on the two axes as in Figure 2.4 .
19 More frequently , reproduction is set up as the foundation of feminine psychology .
20 The new approach is set out in a Statement of Practice , SP 6/92 , Accident Insurance Policies , and is more consistent with the aims of the legislation .
21 As an example , we look at the case in which an initially isothermal column of liquid is set up with a stable salt gradient in it ; the base of the column is then heated .
22 This logic is set out in a manner that illustrates in an exemplary way the structuralist intention to map out all the possibilities of literature as distinct from its actual manifestations .
23 For Lacan notes how it is only when the infant encounters itself in a ‘ mirroring ’ image that a form is set up for the face and body ; the mirror provides a perceptual gestalt ‘ ideal ’ form , which does not reflect a reality since it differs from the subject 's fragmentary experience .
24 First , the number is set up in a shift register and when the system is ready , it is clocked repeatedly .
25 Practice as to translation requirements varies greatly ; although the relevant information is set out in the Practical Handbook published by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague conference , which is held by all Central Authorities , other applicants often fall foul of the rules .
26 The property is set back from the road behind a neat foregarden with tarmacadam driveway providing car parking on site and leading to the front entrance .
27 The property is set back from the road behind a stoned wall and a lawned garden with driveway leading to the front entrance .
28 The consolidated p&l account is set out on the alternative format , with separate columns for continuing and discontinued operations .
29 Make sure the food is set out in an attractive way so that its appearance makes the children excited .
30 His sense of the delicate interrelation between reading , meditation and prayer is set out at the beginning of the chapter on contemplation : Here meditation has a mediating function : a process in which insight is received like a gift , much as the process of analysing a poem mysteriously yields a new integrated perception of its whole meaning which transcends the conscious process of study .
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