Example sentences of "set [pron] up as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether we ought to set ourselves up as molders of it is another question . ’ |
| 2 | To do this he has to set himself up as one of the scared people of the modern world , a textbook example of homo neuroticus . |
| 3 | It is no surprise that Tanzania is the first country in Africa to introduce a less centralised and examination-oriented system of selection for secondary schools and that Zambia intends soon to follow suit , nor that Kenya and Ghana are much concerned with giving primary leavers the skill and the incentive to set themselves up as entrepreneurs when they leave school . |
| 4 | This is not to set themselves up as nutritionists or as medical experts — but to use the knowledge available to them from every quarter sensibly , and to ensure that others are using their knowledge and expertise in the best interests of the counsellee . |
| 5 | I was n't going for his agreement or anyone else 's agreement — I was going for what I felt was right at the time , and as he 'd set me up as this person in his life , I advised him not to do it . |
| 6 | Start with at least a 60cm/24″ tank , preferably larger , and set it up as for a marine system . |
| 7 | ‘ Order froze the world , Ari , and those who set themselves up as leaders of society used everything they could to control people around them . |
| 8 | Like legislators , doctors set themselves up as women 's protectors and the preoccupation with women 's reproductive systems as the source of their illness and weakness led them to assume the role of moral guardian . |
| 9 | ‘ We made a terrible mistake when the Time Lords set themselves up as guardians of all space and time , ’ Kopyion replied . |
| 10 | Politicians , accountants , television producers , newspaper editors and all such mandarins who have set themselves up as authorities with power to say yea or nay to us , to sift right from wrong , good from bad , lawful from criminal , and to decide what the rest of us may know and what we may not ( ‘ All the News that 's Fit to Print ’ ) exploit this wondrous paradoxical nature of language with uncanny skill to attain and retain their hegemony over others . |
| 11 | ‘ Life asks both , but the novel sets them up as opposed . ’ |
| 12 | Where inherently slow processes are involved , LIFESPAN automatically sets them up as background activities and employs a mail system for informing users when they have been completed . |
| 13 | In fact , she takes a wicked delight in setting me up as she explains the album title . |
| 14 | Whereas in the past there have been various pressure groups setting themselves up as having a special reason for being heard thanks to their scientific credentials , perhaps the wisest comment on this came from the professor who , while urging scientists to make their voices heard , also urged them not to make any special claims to knowledge or understanding of the issues just because they were scientists . |
| 15 | Or maybe they have forgotten that they are involved in a relationship , and that the consequence of setting themselves up as ‘ professionals ’ automatically cast us in the role of ‘ client ’ . |
| 16 | A man — any man — can buy such a place , set himself up as headmaster , and run it as he likes . |
| 17 | That came nine minutes from time when Steve Thornber scored with his shin after sub John Williams set him up as Swansea caught Pool on the counter-attack . |