Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] setting [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Thus , in addition to the basic meaning of ‘ constitution ’ — a document containing , at the very least , a code of rules setting out the allocation of functions , powers and duties among the various agencies and officers of government — there is a wider meaning of constitution , according to which every democratic state has a constitution . |
2 | The paper proposed for each area of the curriculum for pupils 5–14 ‘ a nationally agreed set of guidelines setting out the aims of study , the content to be covered , and the objectives to be achieved ’ . |
3 | The fact is , I work in the National Health Service , and regardless of what the media or politicians may say , the reforms are costing millions of pounds setting up a system which is not working . |
4 | Instructions to invigilators setting out the details of the procedures to be followed in the conduct of examinations shall be approved by or on behalf of the Senate . |
5 | In 1611 he was consulted by Londoners setting up the Londonderry plantation , and showed positive interest in joining an oil-milling venture there . |