Example sentences of "a [noun] set [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Talks held on July 23 between the deputy chairmen of the Russian and Ukrainian parliaments , Yury Yazov and Vasiliy Dudinets respectively , ended with a decision to set up a joint parliamentary commission based in Sevastopol to supervise observance of the Dagomys agreement .
2 For example there may be a decision to set up an expensive data-processing facility in order to cut the costs of data-processing .
3 When mussels have opened , drain them in a colander set over a bowl .
4 When a retailer sets up a new business , one of the first things he has to do is draw up a plan of the shop floor .
5 a grant to set up an illicit still
6 An example of such a clause is the following which was found in the Foreign Compensation Act 1950 , a statute setting up a body known as the Foreign Compensation Commission : ‘ The determination by the commission of any application made to them under this Act shall not be called in question in any court of law . ’
7 THE French government has launched a programme to set up a nationwide telecommunications research network , in an effort to catch up with Britain 's JANET system and Germany 's DFN .
8 This money was initially paid out to distributors as a stimulus to set up a network of satellite producers but , after the corporation had trouble recovering the £3 million invested in Korda 's British Lion , money was directed into individual projects which they thought had commercial potential , as the percentage of the budget ( usually 30 per cent ) that could n't be raised from a distributor .
9 POLITICS and big business have killed a plan to set up a ‘ small is beautiful ’ centre in south London .
10 Guatemala 's Minister of Energy and Mines has announced a plan to set up a series of solar generating stations in rural areas currently without electricity , and similar initiatives are being considered by the governments of El Salvador and Panama .
11 At that meeting we hope to agree a manifesto setting out the policies which members think the Montgomeryshire Branch should adopt .
12 If that was unacceptable in Britain , how much more so would be a proposal to set up a porno cinema at Heathrow or Gatwick ?
13 A few years later there was a proposal to set up a council , composed exclusively of professional diplomats who had served abroad for at least seven years , to advise the king on foreign affairs .
14 All regimental organisations and groups in the Stockton area are invited to a meeting in the town 's RAFA club tomorrow to discuss a proposal to set up a confederation of ex-service organisations .
15 Already huge controversy has been provoked by some researchers ' attempts to claim effective ownership of human genes through patenting and by a proposal to set up a UK national database of ‘ DNA fingerprints ’ to enable the rapid identification and capture of violent criminals .
16 The US and Mexican governments are examining a proposal to set up an environmental fund to help tackle pollution problems on the border between the two countries .
17 In relation to the call for a specialist nurse , a campaign to set up a Diabetes Education Unit attached to the clinic would be more appropriate to the needs of the diabetic population .
18 In relation to the call for a specialist nurse , a campaign to set up a Diabetes Education Unit attached to the clinic , would be more appropriate to the needs of the diabetic population .
19 The governors fear that a move to set up a panel to consider the introduction of grammar schools threatens their status and stability .
20 PEERS last night inflicted a 55-vote defeat on the Government 's plans to tighten asylum controls , backing a move to set up a special advisory panel for young refugees .
21 The close division , during the Asylum And Immigration Appeals Bill 's report stage , comes after Tuesday 's defeat for ministers when a move to set up a special advisory panel for young refugees was backed with a margin of 55 .
22 Having established a context , in the second section Sukenick presents the attempts of a group to set up a commune within the country of Frankenstein ( a transparent label for the USA ) .
23 At the beginning of the New Year — or perhaps in a couple of months time at the beginning of the new financial year — there is often a need to set up a spreadsheet that shows a time series .
24 On Sept. 1 , 1989 , Kadhafi issued a decree setting up the General Committee for Defence , which would be responsible for organizing " the armed people " and would replace the Armed Forces General Command .
25 Russian President Boris Yeltsin on April 11 issued a decree setting up an arms export commission , the aim of which would be to regulate and prevent the export of material and technology from Russia which might be used abroad in the manufacture of military hardware or weapons , including weapons of mass destruction .
26 The first drafts of the play are concerned to set the pattern of action and feeling rather than with the exploration of individual characters — this formalistic approach to his task was demonstrated in the preparation of a later drama , when he used a blackboard to set out the play and used symbols to denote his characters .
27 The Act , which comes into effect on 12 October , legally obliges the seller to provide the buyer with a notice setting out the right to cancel and a blank cancellation form before signing the agreement .
28 It took a crew of sixty a week to set up the stage and seating in front of the ruined tithe barn in the grounds of Sudeley Castle for the four day festival .
29 So again in London we spent nearly a week setting up the microphones and rehearsing .
30 In a commitment to set up a Department for Legal Administration , Labour 's alternative White Paper stated :
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