Example sentences of "set [adv] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is actually a fairly simple matter , well within the capability of Neolithic and Bronze Age people , to set down a straight line across hilly country using three surveying poles . |
| 2 | The second related issue is whether it is appropriate to set down a single structure which puts topics under specific headings , given the interdisciplinary nature of the subject . |
| 3 | She wanted to set down the southern landscape . |
| 4 | In practice it is impossible to maintain any rigorous separation between executive power and legislative power — between the power to set down the broad direction of the state and to carry out the laws , and the power to make laws and general rules — and , in Britain , Bagehot saw the fusion as taking place in the Cabinet which he said was a committee of the legislative body chosen by the Commons to be the executive body and rule the nation . |
| 5 | ‘ Senility is known to set in a good deal earlier in many cases . ’ |
| 6 | Some students find it best to set aside a regular time each week ( perhaps at the weekend ) to file all the notes taken during the previous week . |
| 7 | The context was an action in the Norwegian court to set aside a retrospective tax assessment which had been raised by the Norwegian tax authorities against the estate of a deceased taxpayer who , it was alleged , was the beneficial owner of the assets which he had not declared for tax purposes . |
| 8 | It may also be desirable to set aside a small area for short-term parking and the use of that area may be restricted to the tenants ' visitors . |
| 9 | ‘ We committed ourselves to the City of Edinburgh initiative asking companies to set aside a suitable proportion of the cost of any development to commission new works of art . |
| 10 | The reason for this is that it permits buyers to set aside a bad bargain following the seller 's breach of condition where only slight consequences have ensued . |
| 11 | On 28 January 1992 District Judge Harris sitting in the Liverpool County Court granted the debtor 's application to set aside a statutory demand dated 15 August 1991 which had been served on the debtor on 21 August 1991 by the creditors , Marshalls , a firm of solicitors , in respect of their unpaid bill of 31 July 1991 , and dismissed the bankruptcy petition founded on that demand , which had been issued on 20 September 1991 , on the basis that the service of the statutory demand had contravened section 69(1) of the Solicitors Act 1974 . |
| 12 | 1986 No. 1925 ) the court has a wide discretion to set aside a statutory demand on an application by the debtor . |
| 13 | In general the court should exercise its discretion to set aside a statutory demand if , but only if , it would not be just for those consequences to apply in the circumstances . |
| 14 | The court has a wide discretion to set aside a statutory demand . |
| 15 | A petition can only be presented in respect of a debt if ( s 267(2) ) : ( i ) the amount of the debt or the aggregate of the debts is equal to or exceeds the bankruptcy level ( defined in 5267(4) as £750 but subject to change by the Secretary of State ) , ( ii ) the debt of each of the debts is for a liquidated sum payable either immediately or at some future time and is unsecured , ( iii ) the debtor appears unable to pay or to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay the debt or debts , and ( iv ) there is no outstanding application to set aside a statutory demand served under s 268 ( see section 4 ( c ) below ) . |
| 16 | Application for an extension of time to apply to set aside a statutory demand can be made to a bankruptcy judge in the High Court or to a registrar of the appropriate county court . |
| 17 | For the additional paragraphs in the affidavit in support of an application for an extension of time to apply to set aside a statutory demand , see Appendix C , form 11 . |
| 18 | They also fail to set aside a holy day for God . |
| 19 | Those leaders have tried to keep their empires isolated from the Darwinian laws of survival , despite the fact that none of the ‘ gods ’ as presented by them has ever been able to set aside the inexorable operation of those laws . |
| 20 | Lies applied by summons to set aside the fourth party notice served on them and succeeded in their application . |
| 21 | The relevant conditions of section 142(2) and ( 4 ) were mandatory , not directory , and unless they were established there was no jurisdiction to set aside the earlier conviction . |
| 22 | DOCTORS are hoping to persuade North-East sportsmen to set aside the magic sponge for more sophisticated medical techniques . |
| 23 | On the one hand , Lord Greene MR indicated the strict limits on the powers of the courts to set aside an administrative decision where the public authority acted within its jurisdiction . |
| 24 | He is learning to enjoy a new range of sour and bitter flavours , of gamey meat and dungy cheese , to set off the wholesome bread of his daily life . |
| 25 | The climate is good , not too hot but with brilliant sunshine to set off the vivid colouring and give shade and modelling to the arcaded treatment of façades . |
| 26 | The Canadian team developed this into a practical investigation aid and willingly helped Ray Davis , the AIB flight recorder specialist , to set up a similar system in the UK . |
| 27 | Nick Bollettieri , whose Bradenton , Florida Coaching Academy continues to be the base for a whole host of tennis champions , including currently , Andre Agassi , and who is committed to helping the Lawn Tennis Association to set up a similar training base her in the UK , has , in conjunction with adidas , launched a fast and functional range of tennis apparel for this country . |
| 28 | And it also plans to set up a mid-range company by the end of 1993 . |
| 29 | For obvious reasons , it is extremely difficult to set up a large-scale trial of dietary treatment among patients who are seriously disturbed . |
| 30 | The great success of the Junior School prompted the Governors to set up a Preparatory Department so that boys could be admitted at the age of 5 . |