Example sentences of "[noun sg] set [adv] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1987 , the US Drug Enforcement Administration set up a dummy company called Eurame here in Nicosia , on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus . |
| 2 | Originally an old coaching inn set round an ancient bowling green , now carefully developed to provide up-to-date comforts in the centre of this prosperous town to the South of the City . |
| 3 | The judge set aside a statutory demand Marshalls had served on the debtor and , in consequence , dismissed a bankruptcy petition founded on that demand . |
| 4 | Even now he has not done so , although the judge set aside the statutory demand nearly five months ago . |
| 5 | In seeking to make these aims operational , the plan set out the general characteristics of the proposed polytechnic : it was to be a ‘ broadly-based institution catering for a wide range of higher education for the over-18 age groups ’ , giving priority to sandwich courses , but providing courses other than degree courses for those able to benefit from ‘ advanced courses of a specialist nature ’ . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , according to the Financial Times of Aug. 13 , the State Council set up a special group to co-ordinate the government 's response to the Shenzhen riot , headed by Zou Jiahua , a Vice-Premier and the Minister in charge of the State Planning Commission . |
| 7 | In order to monitor and facilitate this process , the Council set up a Further Education Board in 1979 which , among other things , produced a set of guidelines , which has been formally approved by the Council , for colleges submitting courses for validation . |
| 8 | On May 25th the council set up an 11-member tribunal in The Hague . |
| 9 | When was invited to conduct a review of the topic in the summer the Public Affairs Committee set up a working party ( Chairman : QC ) , and the report has been submitted to . |
| 10 | The Committee set out the principal options , and the preferences of the broadcasters . |
| 11 | The Act set up a detailed assessment procedure for ascertaining these needs , giving parents the right to be consulted , and to appeal against an LEA 's decision about appropriate provision . |
| 12 | The promotion-winning team set off a short time ago from the County Ground to tour the town in an open-topped bus , before a civic reception given by Thamesdown Council . |
| 13 | The black wings and running-board set off the sober mole colour of the body , and the President glowed as he proudly explained the working of the controls and gear lever , opened the doors to display the interior with its adjustable foot-rests for the rear-seat passengers and obliged a request from one admirer to see how much space there was in the luggage compartment at the back . |
| 14 | The Brigadier set down a fat puppy that he had been holding and squelched towards the yard , driving a dozen pullets before him . |
| 15 | And so did Elvis have his road crew set up a mighty speaker system outside the walls . |
| 16 | A neat interchange in the 24th minute set up a good chance for Dinamo 's Djamaravli , but he scooped his shot high and wide . |
| 17 | Aware of the need for effective practical techniques of odour control , in June 1971 , the Department of the Environment set up a working party with the following terms of reference : ‘ To examine the problems of unpleasant odours emitted by offensive and selected other trades , and to make recommendations about the best practicable means for their minimisation and suppression ’ . |
| 18 | In 1987 the Department of the Environment set up a national review of homelessness to look at the implementation of the law relating to homelessness and to consider whether it needed changing . |
| 19 | Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John Finn set up a .50 calibre gun and fired on the attackers , he was wounded several times but continued to fight back , later he was awarded the Medal of Honour . |
| 20 | In the same year , the Home Secretary set up an internal committee to examine how the right to silence might best be modified in England and Wales . |
| 21 | In 1917 the British government set up a new department of overseas trade designed to bring commerce and foreign policy into more effective contact : its head was to be responsible to both the foreign secretary and the president of the board of trade . |
| 22 | The government set up a high-level council for alternative economics on Nov. 6 , under the chairmanship of Liberal Party leader Igor Merkulov , to work out a strategy for building a market economy , including measures to strengthen the currency coupon and , later , Ukraine 's new currency against the US dollar . |
| 23 | The Government set up a Public Schools Commission to investigate the Direct Grant Schools : this brought together the sixty Heads of Direct Grant schools in the Headmasters ' Conference in much the same way as the Taunton Commission had led to the creation of the Conference itself in 1869 . |
| 24 | The Miners ' Federation of Great Britain , which had passed resolutions in favour of both workers ' control and nationalization , supported state control and in order to avoid industrial conflict the Lloyd George Coalition government set up a royal commission , chaired by Lord Sankey , to investigate the coal industry . |
| 25 | In 1843 the Government set up a Royal Commission on the Health of Towns ; in 1844 the Health of Towns Association was founded , whose central committee included Disraeli and Lord John Manners , the other moving spirit in the Young England Movement , characterized as Lord Henry Sydney in Coningsby . |
| 26 | First , central government set up the Civil Contingencies Unit ( CCU ) , a formal institution based in the cabinet office whose brief was to monitor and respond to industrial disputes in key industries . |
| 27 | If we can get man set up the same way we 'll have a real world-beater on our hands . ’ |
| 28 | A well-designed aparthotel with good quality accommodation set around a superb swimming pool . |
| 29 | But let me make it immediately clear what I mean by this ; what I mean to say is that Miss Kenton 's letter set off a certain chain of ideas to do with professional matters here at Darlington Hall , and I would underline that it was a preoccupation with these very same professional matters that led me to consider anew my employer 's kindly meant suggestion . |
| 30 | Senate set up a working party under Professor Furmston , Council asked consultants Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte to look at the matter , convocation set up an ad hoc working group to respond to the first two reports , and the Vice-Chancellor produced a report for Council which drew together the common threads in all three . |