Example sentences of "set [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted to set down the southern landscape . |
| 2 | Executive power — the power to set down the broad policies to be followed by the state and the ability to carry out or execute the laws was in the hands of the King , but the means for carrying it out had to be provided by parliament . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In what follows an attempt will be made to set down the main features of polymer viscoelasticity to enable the connections between the phenomenological and the molecular to be stated , where they are known , in preparation for the discussion in Chap . |
| 5 | In what follows an attempt will be made to set down the main features of polymer viscoelasticity to enable the connections between the phenomenological and the molecular to be states , where they are known , in preparation for the discussion in Chap . |
| 6 | In the summer , blues and pinks predominate but there are always plenty of white flowers , especially the white forms of cosmos and Campanula persicifolia , to set off the other colours . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | For all the talk of Welsh rebirth , Scotland 's performance ought to be good enough to set up the Triple Crown chance at Twickenham next month . |
| 10 | To set up the required LIFESPAN symbols for all your users , insert the following lines prior to the $EXIT line , at the end of SYLOGIN.COM : |
| 11 | The DBTG also specified a language to set up the logical schema , called the data description language ( DDL ) and a DDL to set up particular user views ( sub-schemas ) of the data structures . |
| 12 | The user must write software to set up the appropriate input parameters and invoke the required procedure . |
| 13 | One of the first steps taken was to set up the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme ( EMEP ) to measure emissions and deposition of sulphur and nitrogen oxides in Europe . |
| 14 | The other major difference from the straightforward version is that the variable LR now stores a list of all rules which helped to set up the current state . |
| 15 | The Schema DDL is the language to set up the global data description . |
| 16 | The seven percent of the first wave fund-holders was allocated £14.5 million to set up the administrative side of the scheme , but the remaining 93 percent were given a total of £19 million in the 1991 autumn statement . |
| 17 | We tend to think that it is a modern problem , trying to set up the best lifestyle so that the need for personal commitment to the home is balanced with other social and career activities . |
| 18 | I had occasion to set up the chunky machine ( this had to go in the bedroom , because of lack of space elsewhere ) . |
| 19 | In fact , he said , one of the reasons IBM France decided to set up the new division was to cater for software partners and other customers . |
| 20 | Then back here to set up the new squad . ’ |
| 21 | We we we 're empowered er by these orders to set up the new constituencies , er they do not actually come into effect to enable the elections to be held upon them er until all the countries of the E E C have agreed the changes that are necessary to accommodate the new numbers that er they will be having , er so the act , the ninety three act , has a commencement hour within it . |
| 22 | To invoke these programs , it is necessary to set up the DCL verbs as follows : |
| 23 | To invoke these programs , it is necessary to set up the DCL verbs as described in Appendix F. |
| 24 | In the bold decision to set up the Kurdish safe-havens and the no-fly zones in northern and southern Iraq after the Gulf war , and the decision to intervene militarily in Somalia , we see a significant departure from the principle of absolute sovereignty over domestic matters . |
| 25 | By the time that the OEEC Council agreed in October 1957 to set up the so-called Maudling Committee , named after Reginald Maudling who was appointed by the British premier , Harold Macmillan , in July 1957 to conduct the negotiations on Britain 's proposals for a wider free trade area , the Six had in a sense already passed the point of no return . |
| 26 | Why else would there already be the reported droves of tour operators and speculators visiting South Africa , if not to set up the same kind of hospitality package deals that South Africans were forced to buy in 1991 ? |
| 27 | Jack Boyle ( Brian Devlin ) showed very good comic timing , helping to set up the comic aspect of the play . |
| 28 | I hope that the Minister will listen carefully to the call from the Opposition and ensure that when privatisation takes place , the golden opportunity will not be missed to set up the Scottish bus passenger consultative committee , which , we hope , will examine customers ' complaints and safeguard their interests . |
| 29 | These are powerful controls , and Hartke recommend using them first in order to set up the initial sound . |
| 30 | He swivelled round to set up the next track . |