Example sentences of "be [adj] set [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ In South Africa I would not be able to set up a company like I will be doing for Cummins in Russia . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Before turning to the facts it will be convenient to set out the relevant sections of the Act of 1988 which provide : |
| 9 | It would be wise to set out the nature of the problem , because it is not one problem but many . |