Example sentences of "[prep] setting the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His task was made easier when Marcel Albers , the second-placed Dutchman , after setting the fastest lap , was forced to go into the pit with electrical problems . |
| 2 | By 1970 the official limit , not for the first time , was set at no less than 12,000 kilograms , a fair bit up on the I935 maximum of 7,500 kilograms , while the average yield topped I3,800 kilograms per hectare and , after setting the official limit at I3,000 kilograms in 1973 , a law was passed the following year placing an absolute ceiling of 13,000 kilograms per hectare on all AOC Champagne vineyards , beyond which the so-called maximum could not be stretched . |
| 3 | Arie Luyendyk starts from pole position after setting the top speed of 223.967 mph last weekend in a Lola-Ford Cosworth . |
| 4 | Instead of setting the main carriage to Fair Isle , it is set to slip , so while the pattern stitches are knitted the background stitches are slipped and vice versa . |
| 5 | As noted in Chapter 1 extreme care must be taken in setting the monetary figure in order to pass the reasonableness test imposed by s 3 of the UCTA . |
| 6 | The test of difficulty in setting the appropriate standard of care poses problems . |
| 7 | The courts will clearly require expert evidence in setting the appropriate standard . |
| 8 | A Quaker ironmaster , Darby was one of the key figures — perhaps the key figure — in the rise of modern British industry , having played a vital role in setting the Industrial Revolution in motion . |
| 9 | I shall continue to take into account the view of the judiciary on the requirements of retribution and deterrence in such cases as a factor amongst others ( including the need to maintain public confidence in the system of justice ) to be weighed in the balance in setting the first review date . |
| 10 | ‘ I shall continue to take into account the view of the judiciary on the requirements of retribution and deterrence in such cases as a factor amongst others ( including the need to maintain public confidence in the system of justice ) to be weighed in the balance in setting the first review date . |
| 11 | The importance of Tel Quel in setting the new agenda should not be underestimated : from the point of view of periodization , the writers and critics associated with this journal ( the most influential since Sartre 's Les Temps Modernes ) , in addition to espousing the ‘ classic modernists ’ , also resurrected from literary history non-canonical writing which they considered to have been neglected . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend is absolutely right to refer to the Government 's role in setting the right climate and environment and providing the right services for industry . |
| 13 | With a General Election in the offing the Ballot provided a perfect framework for opposition parties to co-operate in setting the foreign policy agenda , without in any way compromising their own independence . |
| 14 | A woman of character and finesse and blessed with a total devotion to her new husband , she played a large part in setting the artistic tone at Tribschen , which Nietzsche was to remember with admiration all his life . |
| 15 | As outlined in Chapter 1 , LEAs will still be the employers of school staff ; governors of schools with delegated budgets , however , will now have control over setting the total number of staff at the school ; appointing and dismissing staff ; setting certain elements of pay and working conditions ; and controlling disciplinary and grievance procedures . |
| 16 | THE Securities and Investments Board should relinquish its ‘ command and control ’ approach and concentrate on setting the regulatory framework and objectives , an influential report on the costs and effectiveness of UK financial regulation said yesterday , writes Ian Harper . |
| 17 | My third point is to remind you that fixing a criterion for non-intervention amounts to setting the moral agenda for the treatment of VLBW babies . |
| 18 | We are responsible for setting the overall budget for the Video and for making any decisions which affect this budget and which relate to the educational purpose of the Video as set out in Schedule A. We have the right to be present at any or all of the stages of production , shooting and editing in order to fulfill these responsibilities . |
| 19 | We are responsible for setting the overall budget for the Video and for making any decisions which affect this budget and which relate to the educational purpose of the Video as set out in Schedule A. We have the right to be present at any or all of the stages of production , shooting and editing in order to fulfill these responsibilities . |
| 20 | We are responsible for setting the overall budget for the Video and for making any decisions which affect this budget and which relate to the educational purpose of the Video as set out in Schedule A. We have the right to be present at any or all of the stages of production , shooting and editing in order to fulfill these responsibilities . |
| 21 | Finally , on the front panel , there 's the master volume knob and the controls for the onboard Alesis reverb/delay unit — a sixteen-notch rotary knob and a ‘ return ’ control for setting the required level of effect , from the tiniest hint of echo through to a nightmare in a bathtub . |
| 22 | Channel 1 has individual cut/boost controls for bass , mid and treble , a ‘ gain' control for setting the right input level , a ‘ clip ’ light to indicate when you 're driving the input too hard and two push-push mini-buttons : one for a special ‘ mid ’ EQ preset , and another that alters the input stage for the best results with different pickups . |
| 23 | The government has also extended the role of the rent officer who is now responsible for setting the maximum market rent in the area for which she or he is responsible , and any local authority paying housing benefit above the limits set will receive no subsidy from central government for the excess . |
| 24 | Stating the RIBA housing policy for 1992 , it called on the Government to accept responsibility for setting the national housing policy based on need , ability to pay and choice of tenure , drawing on the combined resources of the public and private sectors . |
| 25 | If public DC access is granted , by setting the 3rd parameter to TRUE , all users will be able to view all DCs as if they were an interested party . |
| 26 | Another feature of Party activity in Roslavl' and Smolensk reflected in microcosm top-level efforts in Moscow to divide and rule by setting the Living Church and other sects against the official Orthodox Church . |
| 27 | He has already laid down a marker by setting the fastest time in history during pre-season testing at the oval track in Phoenix , Arizona , where the next round of the Indycar series will be held on 4 April . |
| 28 | Under the Williamson scheme , such misalignments are guarded against — first by setting the central rate at the FEER , and then by keeping it there . |