Example sentences of "which set the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The correct angle at which to set the drill is achieved by lining up with a sliding bevel set on the bench beside the drill .
2 However , it left unchanged at 9.75 per cent the more internationally sensitive Lombard rate , which set the ceiling for money market rates .
3 Notre Dame in Paris , built 1163–1235 ( 427 ) is one of the early examples which set the character .
4 Two moments which set the course of the presidential election and which changed the course of American history .
5 The whole trip was a marvellous experience for us all and there was a terrific spirit amongst the squad , which set the scene nicely for the season ahead .
6 Brian Harris DFC made a speech which set the scene :
7 We gain little from minute attention to the manufacturers ' congratulations for our choice of car , or from the swearing-in in court , and , on a first reading of a novel , it may be more important to follow those parts which forward the plot than those which set the scene .
8 Undoubtedly , it was the great monasteries which set the style , with an importance far beyond their immediate locale ; the priory church of St Pancras in Lewes was far larger than Chichester Cathedral , and its monks major landlords .
9 Here is what Leonard wrote , which set the shape of his life ( later published in Let Us Compare Mythologies , pp 26 ) :
10 For example , in the web of agencies which surround the US presidency and make key foreign and defence policy decisions , Domhoff ( 1970 , 1978b ) claims to detect clear evidence of capitalist control over both popular and elite opinion-making agencies , which set the agenda for policy-making .
11 UNESCO-sponsored research , particularly associated with the International Commission for the Study of Communication Problems , led to the publication of Many Voices , One World ( MacBride Commission , 1980 ) , which set the agenda for the 1980s and provided a spur to the creation of World Communications Year ( 1983 ) , continuing World Conferences on Strategies and Policies for Informatics , and other initiatives .
12 The tenth anniversary of the armistice , in 1928 , was marked by a cascade of anti-war literature , which set the seal on a broad pacifistic consensus that was to dominate the centre ground of British politics well into the 1930s .
13 For example , the informal decision making that is a component of ‘ surgical signatures ’ and ‘ practice style ’ can be made explicit by use of clinical judgment analysis and related techniques , which set the basis for variations in diagnostic and therapeutic judgment on a statistically firm footing .
14 They should look , too , at the family 's social situation , their contacts with the extended family , and their perspective of the events which set the referral in motion .
15 Sergeant Ramsey 's 3-inch mortar was again brought into action , and a direct hit on the building 's roof with the third round was followed by a score of bombs through the resulting hole which set the place ablaze .
16 Understanding how the face of urban Britain emerged in the nineteenth century may pin-point how to tackle certain of the present problems , and , conceivably , identify the factors which set the die for urban life in the next century .
17 If you wish to leave plain stitches between each repeat , then you must indicate this by drawing a black square , in line with the two squares which set the height , on the last row of plain stitches required .
18 She says it slipped and set off the magic eye which set the baler off which crushed the bottom part of my leg causing me to lose the tissue and muscle from my ankle up to my shin .
19 Pre-war were the Sykes ( 1923 ) and Crawford ( 1926 ) Committees , which set the pattern of ‘ public service broadcasting ’ run by the BBC , and the Ullswater Committee ( 1936 ) , which confirmed it .
20 Paris was the focal centre of the Île de France region , which produced the early and most famous examples which set the pattern for the whole of northern Europe .
21 In addition to these directly maritime activities which set the town 's character as a port , the nineteenth century saw a considerable development in engineering .
22 This week 's riot by 150 schoolgirls at Wimbledon station will almost certainly prove to be the crucial event of the election period , and the one which sets the tone for the next decade or so .
23 But it is also because one or two traders have squeezed the Brent forward market , which sets the price .
24 BANK RATE or MINIMUM LENDING RATE : The minimum rate the Bank of England will lend at , which sets the floor for all other interest rates .
25 It is this second period of affluence which sets the level against which recent developments have to be set .
26 FIVE years of debate culminated yesterday in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 , writes Georgina Henry , Media Correspondent .
27 Five years of debate has culminated in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 .
28 Five years of debate has culminated in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 .
29 * Finally , another place for presuppositions to hide is in a clause which sets the scene in a sentence ; an example is the TEMPORAL CLAUSE , as in the following example : When Blake saw his first angels he was sitting in his garden .
30 The Department of Transport confirmed last night that Mr Reid had made no input into BR 's new corporate plan which sets the blueprint and financial structure of the railways for the next three years , which is expected to show further cuts in government support .
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