Example sentences of "set [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Paddy End ( it was still at that time known as Paddies End ) , Barratt considered it sufficient to set pitches to gangs of men in the existing old workings . |
| 2 | This has made it possible to set goals for growth , under the guidance of the Holy Spirit , and to hit them . |
| 3 | It may be that the temples , through their bureaucracy , were able to set quotas on production in the rural villages ; these may have been specified taxes , or tribute , or they may have been expressed as required offerings . |
| 4 | The government wants to set the technical standards of Poland 's public network and to retain the power to set ceilings on consumer prices . |
| 5 | The remark of Honoré Bouvet , a Benedictine who was a contemporary of both Bromyard and Venette , that no man who did not know how to set places on fire was worthy of the name of soldier , might be cynical , but it was not entirely unmerited . |
| 6 | Mrs Thatcher recognised the gravity of the situation and helped focus world attention on the subject , but , with US and Japan , undermined moves to set targets for reduction of carbon dioxide emissions , and failed to adopt energy efficiency policies . |
| 7 | It is still there , and , periodically , repressed material returns to set problems for man which remain unresolved , left over from the first parricide . |
| 8 | A ‘ scientific commission ’ comprising some of the most learned people on the island was set up , and they produced a report designed to set fears at rest . |
| 9 | It is both wasteful and irresponsible to set experiments in motion and omit to record and analyse what happens . |
| 10 | Issues of concern were : how far should workers get involved in discussions with social fund officers about individual cases ; how actively should workers support individual applications in view of the fact that there is a limited budget and therefore a limit to the number of people who could be helped ; and should bureaux help social fund officers to set priorities between groups of claimants ? |
| 11 | The librarian and the teachers will have to set priorities for information use and these priorities are likely to include 1 ) The availability of a flexible , easy to use information retrieval system , often called a database management system ( DBMS ) which will allow the creation of a very large database ( e.g. OPAC ) or smaller curriculum-related databases ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 12 | While scientists may be called on to use their knowledge to set priorities for action by conservation groups , the groups depend for funding and action on their public appeal . |
| 13 | These groups , which would be multidisciplinary , would aim to set priorities for research . |
| 14 | That very same choir features in this new release from Philips but , while it acquits itself considerably better here than in the other , it is not the fervent , stylish singing to set hearts on fire or in any other way deeply stir the emotions . |
| 15 | Given their ( rational ) expectations , firms agree to set prices at P in periods 1 and 2 and therefore expect to produce a level of output in both periods equal to y n . |
| 16 | Environmentalists had also hoped for pressure to be put on the US over its failure to set limits for carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 17 | The system manager should be able to set limits on disk space allocation and printer usage for each user of the system . |
| 18 | The MTO , it says , should recognise " the need to set limits on trade in order to adequately protect the environment " . |
| 19 | We are giving the regulators powers to set standards of service , covering such matters as fixed appointment times for service calls . |
| 20 | It may prove more feasible and profitable to set standards of language competence to be achieved at certain levels and leave room for different paths to these common goals . |
| 21 | Despite its seemingly sanguine attitude the HSE nevertheless thought it wise to set up its own small epidemiological study , part of a larger project within the HSE aimed at helping the industry to set standards for equipment and installations . |
| 22 | A third proposal , to allocate greater powers to the federal government in determining a safe , thrifty and environmentally friendly energy policy , allowing it to set standards for factories , vehicles and appliances , was approved by 1,212,898 votes ( 71 per cent ) to 495,952 ( 29 per cent ) . |
| 23 | Moore ( 1988 ) discusses the advisory paper and concludes that the UKCC clearly acknowledge the role of the profession , together with the Statutory Bodies , in defining acceptable ethical standards , but it remains the responsibility of the individual nurse to set standards through practice . |
| 24 | Set the microphone so that it picks up that group and use the resulting recording to set tasks for trainees which focus them on the learner . |
| 25 | It called for all parties to stabilize the ceasefire by separating their forces and withdrawing them from areas of conflict , and to set talks in motion involving all parties in the conflict by Aug. 15 . |
| 26 | On 18 June he wrote from Norwich to set preparations in train for equipping an army and he and his circle began to raise men locally . |
| 27 | On 18 June he wrote from Norwich to set preparations in train for equipping an army and he and his circle began to raise men locally . |
| 28 | A directive which comes into force next year will set rules on television advertising across frontiers . |
| 29 | I will , I 'll set essays on Napoleon on erm on er on next time we meet on Monday . |
| 30 | Imagine my father 's feelings , knowing that he 'd probably never set eyes on Venice again , ’ she said , her emotions making the words husky . |