Example sentences of "set [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this typical page of shooting script are given the essential directions needed to set up for each shot in a sequence . |
| 2 | It takes about half an hour to set up for 2 shots , which will take up about 5 seconds each on screen . |
| 3 | Right hand gear change , non-synchromesh gearbox and in a very odd posture for driving , they set off for 5 laps in these amazing cars . |
| 4 | England captain Graham Gooch offered no excuses for his team 's humiliating defeat , saying : ‘ We set off for this series with high hopes but nothing has gone right for us . |
| 5 | ‘ Britain backs set-aside , but set aside for all ’ , according to Agriculture Minister John Gummer . |
| 6 | The Henry Moore Sculpture Centre , containing the world 's largest public collection of his work , has been renewed , and there are vast tracts set aside for modern and contemporary art . |
| 7 | Buckingham Palace could fit inside the areas set aside for underground car-parking at the rear , where the old national football stadium has been turned into the modern equivalent of the royal stables . |
| 8 | 4 Open the parcel at one end , pour the juices into a bowl and set aside for Red pepper sauce ( see facing page ) . |
| 9 | Wrap and set aside for 30 minutes . |
| 10 | Arrange the aubergines in a large colander and sprinkle generously with salt , then set aside for 30 minutes to draw out the juices . |
| 11 | Set aside for 20–30 min . |
| 12 | It promised the Palestinians ’ autonomy ’ , but set aside for later negotiation the question of who should ultimately own the disputed territory . |
| 13 | The sum delimited for military spending , 108,000 million roubles , equalled that set aside for social security . |
| 14 | Cover and set aside for several hours or overnight , stirring occasionally if passing . |
| 15 | The hotelier can set up for any number of different plans , for example , golf weekends , leisure breaks , family rates , and so forth |
| 16 | In the same way , key performance indicators set up for each function are reviewed quarterly against its business plan with relevant managers ‘ but it 's not a dull , dry event : it 's when everybody pulls together , discussing everything that 's happening in great depth and giving managers the opportunity to explain to directors why they 're falling short , the constraints and obstacles , and so achieving agreement with the figures and the indicators used , ’ he said . |
| 17 | ( 5 ) The setting up of ad hoc sub-committees ( committees set up for one purpose only and disbanded after their task is accomplished ) is a useful technique to make sure that the Hon. |
| 18 | Separate spheres of responsibility can be identified , and control systems set up for junior management , and so controls , performance measurement and accountability are better . |
| 19 | Often these representations are made by the Faculty of the Institute alone , but wherever it is considered beneficial , submissions are made in conjunction with other professional bodies and , indeed , the Tax Faculty is represented on a number of joint bodies set up for this purpose . |
| 20 | Proposals by the neighbouring countries for the establishment of so-called safe havens ( similar to those set up for Kurdish civilians after the Gulf war ) were not taken up either , largely because they required the deployment of ground troops , for which there was no consensus . |
| 21 | you can set out for two hundred . |
| 22 | By the end of the week 11,000 Meskhetians had fled their homes and were living in refugee camps with troops protecting them ; even here they were not entirely safe as a motorised column armed with automatic weapons set out for one of the camps and was stopped only by a detachment of helicopter gunships . |
| 23 | Of course you can make appalling howlers if you set out for some reason to portray life in a social area unknown to you . |
| 24 | We have some sympathy , however , with those who have said that where property was settled before 26th March 1974 the trustees should have the opportunity , for , a limited period , to distribute the capital absolutely to individuals or create an interest in possession so that the rules set out for discretionary trusts will not apply . |
| 25 | The lessons are recorded so that the trainee 's performance can be reviewed and measured against criteria which have been set down for that skill . |
| 26 | Thereafter , it is slightly intimidating when subjects are set down for each day 's debate , and we feel a little restricted in moving beyond the sphere of the Ministers on the Front Bench . |
| 27 | When a wild pig is caught , the meat of the head is set aside for small children , for the vital principle is associated with it . |
| 28 | On Dec. 12 , 1991 , the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) approved standby credit of SDR75,000,000 ( about US$105 million ) for 1992 in support of Ecuador 's programme of economic reform ; 25 per cent of each of the five disbursements were be set aside for possible debt-reduction schemes agreed with Ecuador 's commercial bank creditors . |
| 29 | A ‘ Book of Hours ’ was the name given to such a prayerbook intended for private or family devotion , the term ‘ hours ’ indicating not an interval of sixty minutes , but less precise parts of the day that were set aside for religious and other duties . |
| 30 | About ¥8 billion will be set aside for on-campus LANs for 20–30 national universities , according to a government official involved in the negotiations with the Ministry of Finance . |