Example sentences of "set [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foliage will be as important as flower , and we 'll need to think about texture — rough leaves versus smooth ; tall spiky plants to set against rounded shapes and so on . |
| 2 | The old rate would still apply to essential imports , but it was planned to set in due course another new rate ( somewhere between the two ) for non-essential imports and possibly some types of export . |
| 3 | The Government would like the bill to complete its Commons passage as soon as possible after Denmark votes in its second referendum on the treaty , set for mid May . |
| 4 | In the DTI , for example , resource inputs into financial assistance schemes were measured against outputs ( such as jobs created/safeguarded ) enabling the cost-effectiveness of the programme to be assessed , and targets set for future schemes ( Progress in Financial Management in Government Departments , 1984 , p. 103 ) . |
| 5 | On the other hand , the Hague Convention deals with a limited issue , that of service abroad ; it does not affect the rules as to the extent of the jurisdiction of the courts of a particular state , the rules of the forum court as to which documents are required to be served , nor the time-limits set for procedural steps under that law . |
| 6 | City : C & W set for joint venture with Russians |
| 7 | But the credit-worthiness requirements which they set for new customers are relatively stringent . |
| 8 | The emission standards set for new vehicles gave due consideration to the technological feasibility and economic cost of compliance by the vehicle manufacturers and the standards which emerged were similar to those already adopted by California . |
| 9 | Following the submission of a Gallup report on the matter the BPI have decided to instigate a full investigation with hearings set for early September . |
| 10 | Mr. Tony Banks , supported by Mr. Tom Clarke , Ms. Diane Abbott and Mr. Jeremy Corbyn , presented a Bill to make statutory provision for fixed term parliaments , compulsory attendance at polling stations , a public holiday on days set for general elections ; and for connected purposes ; And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time on Thursday 9 April and to be printed . |
| 11 | Top Irish writers set for literary festival in Derry |
| 12 | One local newspaper even headlined its story ‘ Hinkley C Protesters Set For Big Win ’ . |
| 13 | Riders set for big city welcome |
| 14 | Ribber to P — set for circular knitting . |
| 15 | Set for circular knitting ; knit two rows . |
| 16 | ‘ If it rains , ’ he said gloomily , ‘ if it rains that heap will set like mixed concrete and we 'll never be rid of it' ; and though there was no sign of a break in the weather he covered the slowly diminishing heap at night with clear plastic , weighted down with stones . |
| 17 | Set amongst towering palms , this is a delightful complex of 25 thatched bungalows , simply furnished , but clean and spacious , and just a few steps from the beach . |
| 18 | Here some of the assembled company sat watching the sun set in rosy Technicolor behind a jagged peak . |
| 19 | Set in tropical gardens leading down to the beach , the Nyali Beach is one of Kenya 's best known hotels . |
| 20 | Lacona — set in tranquil gardens |
| 21 | Set in contemporary London and obviously written before the Somalian famine hit the news , the book is essentially the story of Rachel , an expatriate South African liberal with three children ; Hassan , a Somalian Brit working as a refugee adviser ; and Anab and Haleemo , two refugees from the Somalian civil war . |
| 22 | Set in picturesque surroundings of Bournville opposite ‘ Cadbury World ’ , 5 mins from train connections to Birmingham International and NEC , M42 , M5 and M6 . |
| 23 | Set in private woodland estate . |
| 24 | Set in pleasant surroundings overlooking parkland , yet only a short stroll from the centre of Coventry and the city 's tourist attractions and shopping . |
| 25 | Set in extensive gardens , only yards from the shore , this is an elegant , sumptuous hotel offering high calibre service . |
| 26 | Set in extensive gardens , the staff at the Sauerhof go out of their way to make visitors welcome , and with the superb health , fitness and beauty programmes on offer , you 're sure to leave feeling on top of the world . |
| 27 | Set in extensive gardens and parkland , this beautiful historic house is best known as the home of the poet , Lord Byron ( 1788–1824 ) . |
| 28 | Set in extensive grounds , and enjoying magnificent views of the Hahnenkamm and Kitzbuhlerhorn , the Schloss Lebenberg 's facilities include a large indoor pool a sauna , solarium , fitness gym and sun terrace . |
| 29 | Set in complete seclusion in thirteen and a half acres of landscaped gardens and fields and surrounded by woodland , Mizzards is an exceptionally attractive 16th-century farmhouse built of brick and stone . |
| 30 | The San Vincenzo project ( set in central Italy ) is an inter-disciplinary archaeological project , designed to examine this problem in research rather than haphazard conditions . |