Example sentences of "set [adv] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have also attempted to set down priorities for the Council . |
| 2 | They offered the essentially optimistic message that nature was strong enough to resist destruction by human agencies — the climax could easily be restored if humankind chose to set aside areas for conservation . |
| 3 | It must certainly be true , however , that any Company competing in product markets requiring significant technological inputs to product development needs to be able to set aside funds for this purpose . |
| 4 | UNLIKE those rich enough to set aside assets for a period of years in order to avoid tax , those dependent on income — particularly those subject to Pay As You Earn — have limited scope to fend off the taxman . |
| 5 | Those of us who feel we are too busy or not dedicated enough to set aside time for exercise periods can utilize our daily routine to provide at least some opportunities to keep fit . |
| 6 | To achieve a lasting weight loss , you are going to need to set aside time for preparation and consumption of food , and that may mean altering your lifestyle . |
| 7 | It is obviously more difficult to set aside time for meal planning if you happen to be going through a heavy time at work . |
| 8 | It would be a very good investment for you to set aside time for yourself each day , even if it 's just time for a bit of personal planning and some gentle exercise . |
| 9 | The committee responded by increasing grants to voluntary agencies , entering into an agreement with Queen Mary 's Hospital and the Women 's Settlement Hospital to set aside beds for maternity cases , and producing monthly statistics on the work of health visiting staff ( ibid. 16 January , 12 June and 11 September 19 ) . |
| 10 | Councils were supposed to set up sites for industrial and domestic wastes ; the Baldonnell site was to marshal other unsuitable wastes . |
| 11 | Dave Morpfee again impressed as he bagged 3–33 to set up Bangor for a response of 111–5 , Hefin Lewis , Andy Savage and John Parry all scoring 23 as Ruthin 's John James pocketed 4–29 . |
| 12 | With Sir John Leveson , he was ordered to set up provision for the poor and to enforce the order of Privy Council of 1598 , and by this order they were both assessed in the Parish of Halling , Sir John for 7s 4d and Lambarde 6s and the whole total for Halling being £4 5s 8d . |
| 13 | We also agreed to set up systems for audit ( box 2 ) . |
| 14 | After their early opportunity Holland did not glimpse another scoring chance until eight minutes before half-time , when Kieft and Koeman combined to set up Berghuis for a hard , low cross which Taffarel could not hold . |
| 15 | As with TA , unless you are fond of playing with computer programmes ask someone more expert to set up CC for you . |
| 16 | From 1 April they will be able to set up contracts for community health services such as district nursing and chiropody , and possibly this might be extended to social aspects of community care . |
| 17 | ‘ If you are going to set up things for volunteers , you need to make sure that you 've got your act together because otherwise , if they just turn up and muddle along , they wo n't stay . |
| 18 | As time was short we walked briskly for 4 hours , before deciding that we would have to set up camp for the night . |
| 19 | Its essential purpose is to set up standards for computing which reflect the users ' requirements rather than manufacturers ' convenience . |
| 20 | Ridging ploughs , with double ( left and right ) mould-boards , are used to set up ridges for potatoes and roots . |
| 21 | The DUP says that Republican violence paid off in the disarming of the RUC , the disbanding of the B Specials , the banning of Orange , Black and Apprentice Boys ' parades resulting in the imprisonment of Loyalists , the overthrow of Ulster 's parliament , the plan for talks with Dublin to change the status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom , the abolishing of the Oath of Allegiance to the Queen in the new Assembly and Executive , the making of such oaths illegal for appointment to government boards , the removal of the Governor , the obliteration of ‘ On Her Majesty 's Service ’ from official paid envelopes , the attempt to destroy democracy by power-sharing which was a blow at the secrecy of the ballot box and an insult to British citizenship and standards , the proposal to set up machinery for the transfer of Northern Ireland 's powers to a body or bodies in or with the Irish Republic , and the continued existence of areas in Northern Ireland where the Queen 's writ did not effectually run . |
| 22 | The primary aim of the Convention is not to set up machinery for the chastisement of states which infringe human rights . |
| 23 | The procedure originated to deal with circumstances where parties wish to set up machinery for determining a price without negotiations , often where the obligation to make a payment arises in the future , as with options . |
| 24 | That 's why I 'm determined to set up business for myself . |
| 25 | The professional codes set down benchmarks for services by engineers . |
| 26 | Devon and Cornwall Police decided to raise the vessel and set aside £250,000 for the salvage operation , the first by a UK force . |
| 27 | Firstly , set aside time for preparing the meal . |
| 28 | But as yet it has not approved a timetable or set aside funds for construction . |
| 29 | You will need to plan and set aside time for shopping , preparation , and consumption of meals . |
| 30 | Richard says even businessmen should set aside time for romance . |