Example sentences of "sets [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Striking 60s-style make-up sets off waved short hair . |
| 2 | 1990 ) sets out to give detailed help to the teacher on how this kind of work can be begun in schools . |
| 3 | In short , no book which sets out to analyse modern occultism can afford to avoid this new movement . |
| 4 | Since the test requires a knowledge of single words , but sets out to assess syntactical knowledge independently of vocabulary , a separate list of the words used is included . |
| 5 | This is set in Ulster and sets out to depict ordinary people getting on with their lives . |
| 6 | The new product matrix sets out to present complex information with clarity . |
| 7 | It sets out to question existing policies and services , not as an end in itself , but in terms of their adequacy as means of distributing resources . |
| 8 | ICL 's Technology sets out to bring new DRS Unix systems to the mass market with telesales |