Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he opposed any suggestion that representatives of the environmental movement might sit on the technical committees set up to decide on the safety of any release of genetically manipulated organisms into the environment . |
| 2 | It was envisaged that teachers ' centres would be set up based on the three colleges and that these would combine in-service course work with active experimentation on new approaches . |
| 3 | As early as 1985 the Better Health Commission was set up to report on the current health status of the Australian population and to identify underlying health problems and strategies for dealing with them . |
| 4 | IBM and Fiat Engineering were invited to participate and in 1987 the interdisciplinary Neapolis project was set up to focus on the vast archaeological site of Pompeii . |
| 5 | Arthur Newsholme , the Chief Medical Officer to the Local Government Board , believed it would be ‘ folly ’ to infer from Campbell 's report that ‘ the industrial occupation of mothers is not a most injurious element in our social life ’ , and in 1919 the Women 's Employment Committee of the Ministry of Reconstruction , set up to advise on the opportunities for women 's employment after the war , expressed the hope that ‘ every inducement , direct or indirect , will be given to keep mothers at home ’ . |