Example sentences of "are set [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When this pin is held high , the output pins are set into a high impedance state , behaving as though they are , in effect , switched off . |
| 2 | The head of La Paysanne which conveys the same monolithic , blocklike quality as her body , has features , like those of so many of her immediate predecessors in Picasso 's work , that are set into a concave or volumetrically negative facial plane , often set under convex foreheads . |
| 3 | The item below that is the shortfall in planning application fees , this is application fees for er mineral extraction applications which are , these are set as a statutory charge erm we 've picked up in the budget monitoring reports which have been to previous committees that the from this source has been falling off , as a few words explain that in this paragraph . |
| 4 | A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains . |
| 5 | THE BEATLES and other former pop stars are set for a new royalties bonanza under an artistes ' rights deal agreed by the EC yesterday . |
| 6 | Halifax have made some great buys and we are set for a successful season . ’ |
| 7 | TWO of Ireland 's best known Catholic priests are set for a bitter and unprecedented court war , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 8 | It is essential , for instance , that environmental standards for industry are set at a European level so that companies do not compete by seeking out those locations with inadequate environmental protection . |
| 9 | the top layer of blocks/copes are set on a suitable mortar bed such as Marshall 's M-fix as suggested by the manufacturer , |
| 10 | When the fuselage surfaces , the wings will still be under water — you know how low wings are set on a modern jet . |
| 11 | Bold stripes in any one of six colours are set against a crisp white background . |
| 12 | The flats are set around a spacious courtyard with shops at ground level . |
| 13 | These are set around a cobbled square behind the 18th Century building . |
| 14 | These are set around a cobbled square behind the 18th Century building . |
| 15 | His eyes are a little protuberant , and his lips are set in a faint smile , so that as he leans forward against the wheel , gazing straight ahead through the windscreen , he seems to be waiting for the green light with eagerness . |
| 16 | Traditionally , and with good reason , large amounts of text are set in a serifed face ( that 's one with the little tick marks at the ends of the letters ) and headings are set in a typeface that does n't have them ; a sans serif face . |
| 17 | They are set in a peaceful location only one kilometre from some of the most fantastic sand dunes in the Canaries and a short bus ride from the heart of the nightlife of Playa Del Ingles . |
| 18 | Close to the busy A48 , between Lydney and Aylburton , these beautiful rhododendron and azalea gardens are set in a peaceful lakeland valley . |
| 19 | The singers appear in a suitably concert platform balance ( not always the case , even in live recordings ) and the orchestra are set in a natural spread , only occasionally seeming to be boosted a little by the engineers . |
| 20 | Among many-celled animals , various types of worm and some shellfish have a similar arrangement , but the pigment-backed light-sensitive cells are set in a little cup . |
| 21 | The push-turn control knobs are set in a toughened glass panel with high visibility luminous indicator discs , graduated in colour from ‘ off ’ to ‘ full on ’ behind windows . |