Example sentences of "set [art] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it 's necessary to set the scene for that to say that in fact as between the County Council and Barton Willmore there 's very little difference in what we see are the requirements for the ring around the city , we both have a figure of of six thousand and something quite small . |
| 2 | It is perhaps necessary to set the scene for this remarkable decade in the history of the District to show the ways in which the firm foundation for subsequent growth and consolidation was secured following a period of more than twenty years of uncertainty and improvision . |
| 3 | To set the scene for this latter article , and as a coda to the two special issues on hypertext that have just gone by , the writer of this editorial offers the following thoughts ( though these are definitely under the guise of Editorial Privilege , and from a non-expert viewpoint as far as hypertext is concerned ) . |
| 4 | It was made clear thoughout that Women for Socialism are not attempting to set the agenda for other women 's groups . |
| 5 | The first of these press reports , in the Johannesburg Sunday Times , said that the Dec. 17 meeting had discussed plans for an all-party conference early in 1991 , to set the agenda for constitutional negotiations . |
| 6 | The BNFL contract has continued to set the pace for all other sections of business , finishing the year well above budget . |
| 7 | To set the record for 1981 straight , the weighted average capacity factors for the year 1981 were 75.1 per cent for CANDU ; 74.3 per cent for all pressurised heavy water reactors ( PHWRs , CANDUs plus two other reactor units ) : 58.0 per cent for Magnox reactors ; 53.7 per cent for pressurised water reactors ( PWRs ) ; and 53.3 per cent for boiling water reactors ( BWRs ) . |
| 8 | The figure was well below City estimates and one analyst went as far as to say that the detailed announcement ‘ deserves to set the standards for all ’ . |
| 9 | And when we went to bed early we used to we One used to have to fill the kettle , and then the other one used to have to set the table for next morning for next morning . |
| 10 | In his New Year message to the nation , broadcast on national radio and television on Dec. 31 , Sassou-Nguesso announced that a " national conference " would be convened on Feb. 25 , 1991 , in order to set a date for multiparty elections . |
| 11 | do you want to set a date for another meeting just now or do you want to get in touch later George ? |
| 12 | The view taken was that in order to get the best allocation of investible resources between public and private industries , the discount rate used in the public sector should be similar to the return which private firms would consider acceptable on new investment … it seemed sensible to set a rate for public enterprises which corresponds broadly with that sought by large private firms of good standing engaged in low-risk business . |
| 13 | It is important to set a figure for these advance payments which is realistic for the band to live on throughout the period of the contract . |
| 14 | The survey would seek to identify examples of environmental excellence to set a benchmark for other companies to follow . |
| 15 | Liverpool 's education officials are viewing the project as an exciting and dynamic venture which could set the scene for future plans . |
| 16 | Learning how to cope with this behaviour can often set the scene for later management skills , particularly in parents who are uncertain and lacking in confidence . |
| 17 | It will , sadly , be too late for many young people , whose lives have already been ruined ; but it could set the agenda for future generations who might even get society better organised than we did . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll set the alarm for seven , ’ she said sensibly . |
| 19 | Despite this , Cureton has made a very important contribution to the study of poetic rhythm which should set the tone for rhythmic analysis for some time to come . |
| 20 | This biologic fact was intricately connected with other climatic and geophysical events that set the mould for future cycles of evolution and extinction . |
| 21 | Other forms of disruption attendant upon rapid social changes also set the conditions for working-class sexual attitudes . |
| 22 | Set the alarm for half past six , gets another half hour in bed and he 's moaning about it . |
| 23 | In a sense that mechanism is the cause of the industrial change : the shift to a new international division of labour occurs because of the international market and the multinational corporations , or because they set the framework for profit-oriented production and investment . |
| 24 | There is much still to discover , but Cable has laid the groundwork and set the agenda for future work in this developing field . |
| 25 | On the other hand , if theorists adopt a particular conception , then they should look at the way that contemporary social representations have developed their particular qualities through argument and how , in turn , these representations set the agenda for further argumentation . |
| 26 | The artistic ferment of the late sixth century led in sculpture directly to the abandonment of the central archaic convention , the formally posed frontal statue in traditional stance ; a change which inaugurated the Greek classical style and set the course for European art . |
| 27 | set the foundation for modern chemistry : published his monumental treatise on electricity and magnetism ; Carnot established the second law of thermodynamics ; demonstrated the wave nature of light . |
| 28 | While Louise Newman 's cataloguing continues set the standard for European auctions , Christie 's Plc should be chastised for not producing a single owner catalogue that will become a standard reference . |
| 29 | Which presents enthusiasts of Rossi 's work with a dreadful dilemma : we want to see more and more of his photographs that set the standard for aerial work , equally we 're convinced that his sub-aqua images would be equally ravishing . |
| 30 | Set the carriage for circular knitting ( Figure 2 ) and knit three rows . |