Example sentences of "[prep] setting [adv] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After setting up a bitumen plant and providing earth-moving machinery , the Soviets helped cut a new road east of the old Salang Tunnel . |
| 2 | The costs of setting up a manufacturing subsidiary might be prohibitive or the foreign country might be politically unstable . |
| 3 | ‘ Do you consider any of your colleagues on the committee to be capable of setting up a dynamite booby trap , sir ? ’ |
| 4 | Though the threat to build the airport seems to have receded , there is still talk of setting up a dumping ground for toxic waste close to the marshes . |
| 5 | From that quite informal meeting at the Air Ministry , and others subsequently , the idea of setting up a Target Finding/Marking Force was imperative to the saving of Bomber Command as a vital contribution to winning the war . |
| 6 | It was inspired and created by Father Anthony Mulvey ; he had been influenced by Father Eamonn Casey , later to become Bishop of Galway , who had experience of setting up a housing association for Irish people in London . |
| 7 | Coopers & Lybrand played host recently to a delegation of Russian officials presented with the unenviable task of setting up a market economy from scratch . |
| 8 | ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him . |
| 9 | Their worries followed confirmation by Ford bosses that they were considering setting up a seat production plant in Poland . |
| 10 | It may be prudent for a firm to gain experience in the market through agents and distributors before venturing directly into setting up a manufacturing subsidiary . |
| 11 | In December the United Nations urged governments to get on with setting up a satellite system . |
| 12 | Of course , although the publicity itself may be free , there are obvious costs in setting up a publicity programme , but , pound for pound , these are considerably lower than for advertising , for example . |
| 13 | ‘ My father 's deeply involved in setting up a golf course in Cornwall and he 's taken Margaret and Suzie down there with him . |
| 14 | In setting up a home routine , we can in fact forgo the opportunity to make intelligent choices by responding to certain kinds of pressure . |
| 15 | These conditions can be very useful in setting up a user search profile , which is one reason that information retrieval systems often use a serial file for new accessions , which are matched against user profiles intended to inform users of the latest accessions in their subject field . |
| 16 | Any legal costs involved in setting up a timeshare scheme . |
| 17 | There are additional advantages in setting up a timeshare development in conjunction with an existing hotel . |
| 18 | But he said the union was concerned at the delay in setting up a Staff Commission . |
| 19 | The plan was welcomed by the National Farmers ' Union , which declared its willingness to co-operate in setting up a waste management scheme . |
| 20 | Up until now there is no law preventing anyone from setting up a cable TV network , and the cable operator pays nothing to Star or any other channel . |
| 21 | The following might be regarded as excessive restrictions : ( 1 ) an attempt to prevent a qualified solicitor from setting up a specialist practice in a field in which his former firm has never before undertaken work and has no plans to start accepting instructions ; ( 2 ) an attempt to prevent an outgoing partner from accepting instructions from any person or firm ( whether or not a client or former client of his former firm ) within a prescribed area ; ( 3 ) a general area restraint where the outgoing partner 's former firm has its offices in a location where competition is already intense . |
| 22 | Most computer companies are working on setting up a computer recycling scheme , according to IBM environmental operations director John Gillett . |
| 23 | Advice on setting up a staff QC |
| 24 | Both parties have also agreed that they will nominate representatives to begin discussions on setting up a community liaison committee . |
| 25 | For information on setting up a group contact . |
| 26 | Residents of Bishopton , Redmarshall and Carlton are invited to give their views on setting up a youth club for local 11 to 16-year-olds at a meeting on February 14 . |
| 27 | The Minister asked my hon. Friend to withdraw amendment ( a ) to new clause 6 which commits the Government to setting up a funding council for Scottish further education . |
| 28 | The hon. Member for Dundee , East ( Mr. McAllion ) criticised me for not giving a clear commitment to setting up a funding council . |
| 29 | Last year 58 groups in Wales received grants of up to £750 towards practical projects ranging from the creation of a wildlife pond to setting up a community recycling scheme . |
| 30 | Finding one was Coleman 's first assignment for Operation Goldenrod , in between setting up a NARCOG listening post in his back bedroom and instructing the Cypriot Police Force Narcotics Squad ( CPFNS ) in electronic surveillance . |