Example sentences of "[noun sg] to set [adv] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nationalists in Nakhichevan on Jan. 19 had declared the region 's secession from the Soviet Union and their intention to set up an independent Islamic republic . |
| 2 | However there are no plans at present to set up an independent council to monitor the Government 's use of statistics . |
| 3 | For example there may be a decision to set up an expensive data-processing facility in order to cut the costs of data-processing . |
| 4 | BSB Dorland 's grip on the £28m ( Media Register ) Rover account is threatened following Rover 's decision to set up an in-house marketing consultancy . |
| 5 | a grant to set up an illicit still |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Is the Secretary of State aware that in London there is a majority in favour of Labour 's proposal to set up an elected police authority for the Greater London area ? |
| 8 | The need to set up an expensive servicing network may not have been realised . |
| 9 | Barry Quirke , chairman of the Institute of Statisticians , said : ‘ We would be very keen to support any initiative to set up an independent committee , so long as it has teeth . |
| 10 | Earlier yesterday , Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley instructed the authority to set up an independent inquiry to look into the circumstances surrounding Allitt 's killing spree on the children 's ward of Grantham and Kesteven Hospital . |
| 11 | Most notable by its absence was any commitment to set up an environmental protection agency — the centrepiece of the environmental section of the Conservative Party election manifesto . |
| 12 | Lunda , who had held the office for under 11 months , said he was stepping down " to allow the head of state to set up an enlarged transitional government " . |
| 13 | In October the human rights organization , Amnesty International , called on the SWAPO government to set up an impartial inquiry , claiming that at least 350 prisoners were still unaccounted for . |
| 14 | The pressure group , made up mainly of small business customers , wants the Government to set up an independent body to investigate cases like his . |
| 15 | In early 1991 the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee ( RWMAC ) had urged the government to set up an independent consultative service for the " small users " of radioactive material , since H.M. Inspectorate of Pollution was not able to provide the support required for such a service . |
| 16 | Second , the age at which people marry is closely related to their ability to set up an independent household , and for women who married under the age of 20 the numbers sharing accommodation with relatives changed little between the 1950s and the 1970s ( Holman , 1981 ) . |
| 17 | In order to set out an appropriate treatment plan , the physiotherapist has to understand normal movement , and how brain damage interferes with it . |
| 18 | Delegates representing miners in most Soviet coalfields held a week-long congress in mid-June in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk , at which it was decided in principle to set up an independent miners ' union . |
| 19 | In the UK , the most notable defection from an international company to set up an independent search business has been that by David Norman and Miles Broadbent , who were both previous Mds of Russell Reynolds in London , and who took with them other colleagues to found Norman Broadbent . |
| 20 | Depending on the direction and strength of the breeze , Jack would opt either to carry his drive right over the bunker to set up an easy shot into the green or , more likely , for a conservative drive down the left side of the fairway and a mid-iron to the heart of the green . |