Example sentences of "are set [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the little churchyard in Sasbach , by contrast , two inconspicuous marble tablets are set into a wall .
2 The church has other features too that come from the Moorish Spain of the Middle Ages : above all , the queer openwork stone screens that are set into the window embrasures , hewn crudely but winningly into geometric patterns .
3 Stanza three , the fox 's nose touch twig leaf and its footprints are set into the snow .
4 When the facts or events I mentioned above are put together in sequence , and when they are set into the background of recent developments , then a different and far more worrying interpretation begins to appear .
5 During a study of the various styles , it became apparent to me that if the back legs are set into the seat rails at an angle , this angle , together with the curvature of the rear legs and backward slope of the chair back can regulate the flair : if the legs are mounted at right angles to the rear seat rail , there would be no flair .
6 One large dome and two smaller ones with twisted columned drums are set over the narthex which has 12 columns to support them inside .
7 Manchester trams are set for a return trip
8 Keegan rested new signings Barry Venison , Paul Bracewell and John Beresford and striker David Kelly but all are set for a place in Saturday 's line-up .
9 And stargazers who slavishly read those horoscopes are set for the sign of eternal damnation .
10 1.6 The assessment framework adopted by the Government requires that : ( a ) attainment targets are set for the knowledge , skills , and understanding normally expected at the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 ; ( b ) pupils ' performances in relation to attainment targets should be assessed and reported on at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 .
11 attainment targets are set for the knowledge , skills and understanding normally expected at the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 ;
12 Types of loans : Some bank loans are made on a fixed interest rate basis which means the interest rate plus spread are set for the loan 's entire term when it is granted .
13 Bonuses are determined by the Management Development and Remuneration Committee for the achievement of budgeted profit targets and personal objectives which are set at the beginning of the financial year .
14 In other words , prices are set at the end of every even period ( 0 , 2 , 4 , and so on ) to cover the next two periods .
15 Some further exercises , which include non-cyclical time-paths , are set at the end of the chapter .
16 The lovely ruins of 13th-century Valle Crucis — where white-robed Cistercian monks once worshipped — are set beside the Eglwyseg stream in a narrow valley .
17 Angol , whose sights are set on a tilt at the vacant WBO crown against Yuri Vaulin , recently gave up the British title but is still Commonwealth champion .
18 Many of the chalets are set on a hillside reached by steps — not ideal for the infirm or very young children .
19 I hate to see ‘ Guernica ’ in a museum whose sights are set on the future , having left once and for all its mausoleum in the Valley of the Fallen , to prove to the world what it is : an extraordinary composition suffocated by an excess of sentimentality , distorted by the deranged howls of the media .
20 Because of the need to respect the sensitivities of foreign States , careful limits are set to the power to make orders :
21 Three long rows of chairs are set before the stage , and there are tables with candelabras , goblets and punch bowls ( the glass is cracked and filthy ) .
22 4 Parties aim to win office and they compete for the support of the electorate at the polls on the basis of programmes of policies , or manifestos , that are set before the electorate for their judgement .
23 The apartments are set against a mountain backdrop and the views are superb ; it 's hard to believe that the discos , lively bars and general hustle of Benitses are only a five to ten minute walk away .
24 If clarification requests are divided into just two categories , potential ( being those categories where the listener actively contributes to the negotiation by introducing new information ) , and simple ( the remaining categories ) , and these are set against the number of inadequate messages produced , a number of interesting findings emerges .
25 These are set around the edge of a disc which can be tilted in any direction by a central knob .
26 Sometimes the political ambivalence about a policy is reflected not so much in the policy itself as in the constraints that are set upon the implementation process .
27 This power brings with it the responsibility to ensure that decisions are made and priorities are set upon the basis of the best educational advice available .
28 In the rectangular panels , adjacent to the octagon , ivy leaves are set in a kind of " italic circle " supported by four triangles .
29 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 .
30 The new books feature the same detective , Sarah Keane , and are set in a newspaper office ‘ not a million miles away from the Mirror ’ , according to Gordon .
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