Example sentences of "be [adj] set [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In July last year he announced that ‘ we are prepared to set straight the brains of hundreds ’ in order to maintain stability . |
| 2 | Manager Mickey Duff has had talks with Coetzer 's management who are prepared to set up a deal . |
| 3 | One reason is that owners are often stronger than intruders , which are animals too weak to have been able to set up a territory . |
| 4 | He felt he had the upper hand for once , and they had n't been able to set up the Microwave Gun yet , either ; he felt cool and relaxed . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that it would be right to set up a retraining scheme for soon-to-be-redundant members of the shadow Cabinet ? |
| 7 | The parties to a consensual relationship would be free to set out the parameters of their respective rights and duties by contract , subject to any statutory provisions to the contrary . |
| 8 | However , the division into high and low heads as general types is probably the most basic that can be made , and it would be pointless to set up a more elaborate system to represent differences if these differences were not recognised by most English speakers . |
| 9 | Very few men do have any moments whatever , and for the benefit of such readers as have not sufficiently respected Mr Binyon for his , it would be well to set forth a few of them . |
| 10 | According to Wittgenstein , this initial belief is as incoherent as the solipsist 's claim to be able to set up a private language , since it relies upon too great a gap between our behaviour ( including linguistic behaviour ) and internal mental life . |
| 11 | I do not intend to list all the normal things Excel can do — just take it for granted that you will be able to set up a spreadsheet to calculate whatever you want to — but I want to concentrate on some of the features that will certainly save time , effort , and head scratching . |
| 12 | ‘ In South Africa I would not be able to set up a company like I will be doing for Cummins in Russia . |
| 13 | We 've got to be able to set out the implications of the decisions , that may or may not be made , and priorities at a given time . |
| 14 | Before turning to the facts it will be convenient to set out the relevant sections of the Act of 1988 which provide : |
| 15 | It would be wise to set out the nature of the problem , because it is not one problem but many . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | As Prince and Starky told their followers to sell their lands and give them the money , in 1849 they were able to set up the Agapemone , the ‘ Abode of Love ’ , on land they had bought in the village of Spaxton , near Charlynch . |
| 18 | LEAs are obliged to set up a Careers Service , which is staffed by careers officers . |
| 19 | Youth Club In the junior section there has been a steady attendance and it has been necessary to set up a waiting list . |
| 20 | Youth Club In the junior section there has been a steady attendance and it has been necessary to set up a waiting list . |
| 21 | By lining a perforated box with filter matting , covering with a layer of gravel , and filling with planting media and bog plants it 's possible to set up a vegetable filter over the back of a tank . |
| 22 | As is indicated in the chapter on teaching in role , it 's possible to set up the pre-requisites through carefully chosen opening lines . |
| 23 | From the seller 's point of view , rather than expose himself to the vagaries of litigation , and the need to negotiate with each buyer as to exactly what remedies are appropriate in each case , it is preferable to set out a specific and detailed procedure which deals with the remedying of defects . |
| 24 | ( It is possible to set up a system to gradually add your tank water while discarding the shop water but this should not be necessary ) . |
| 25 | It is appropriate to set out the opening words of Rule 26 of the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure : |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | For large numbers come into the criminal justice system unnecessarily , erm that is likely to set back the progress which was made during the nineteen eighties and er increase and reinforce criminality . |
| 28 | Sometimes it is useful to set up a single printer as several devices , each configured to a different printer mode . |
| 29 | In this type of case it is better to set out the two consequences in separate sub-paragraphs . |
| 30 | If the documents in question are not sent out with a letter , but are signed at the conveyancer 's office , then it is important to set out a memorandum recording the date and time at which the document was signed and also how the document was explained to the client . |