Example sentences of "set [adv prt] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The function of a written constitution would be to set down the laws and conventions relating to the main institutions of the state , the relations among them , and between them and private citizens .
2 The next step could be to set down the factors which are important about where you live and then award them points on a sliding scale , ten for the very important , down to one .
3 It seems rather strange that the accuracy for navigating/surveying now , by state of the art technology , is of the same order as has been used to set down the Circles of Time several thousand years ago .
4 In consequence there are no autumn colours to be viewed in surroundings that look as though there should be — no golds and flaming reds to set off the whites , blues and blacks of snow , water and rock .
5 To set off the blues , I used white Shasta daisies , white bergenias and the silver foliage of pearly everlasting , Anaphalis cinnamomea .
6 Finally , do n't forget the value of such structural objects as walls , containers , raised beds or even large boulders sited to set off the plants .
7 He or she therefore types @SYS$LIFESPAN:LSTRAIN to set up the logicals and command symbols required .
8 I am looking forward to the next stage of Tencel and we are already working with Fibers and Research to set up the teams for a new project .
9 For instance , a user may type @SYS$LIFESPAN:LSTRAIN to set up the assignments for accessing the LSTRAIN process .
10 At this point you have to set up the machines CMOS memory for the new drive .
11 The strange fact that the professional practitioners of quantum mechanics can calculate away without worrying about the outcome of the debates about the foundations of their subject is only possible because there is a well-defined set of rules about how to set up the problems and how to do the sums .
12 Once you have a bootable machine run FDISK to set up the partition(s) on your drive .
13 Volunteers were sought to set up the tables .
14 The motivation behind making central funding available to set up the alumni bodies seems to be an elaboration of the same theme .
15 As is indicated in the chapter on teaching in role , it 's possible to set up the pre-requisites through carefully chosen opening lines .
16 So I teach them to set up the carriages as if there were not a card in .
17 It also demands that someone is skilled enough to set up the stylesheets in the first place unless you want to stick with the standard set provided by Xerox .
18 You can use the PANEL ( ) to set up the parameters of the serial port ( speed , parity , etc ) .
19 When I talk about implementation of the Maastricht treaty I mean that one of the things that must be done is to set up the arrangements agreed at Maastricht by which member states can be taken to the European Court and punished if they do not carry out obligations that they have assumed .
20 In the Critique of Pure Reason , Kant 's aim was to show how objective experience is possible , to set out the conditions necessary for this ; whilst Piaget 's aim was to show , given certain Kantian assumptions , how objective experience actually develops .
21 Thatcher was reported as wanting the CSCE to set out the conditions for free elections , provide observers to monitor their observance , define the rule of law and human rights , set out the essential principles for sound legal systems and help to resolve minority rights issues .
22 I will be writing to you again , once Anglo-Welsh have sent out their formal offer document , to set out the reasons why you should reject the offer .
23 The particular principles adopted relate to attitudes and stated priorities , so there are schools where something like the Danish approach is used , and other schools where committees have been formed to set out the principles of a formal system comparable to SEE or SE .
24 The parties to a consensual relationship would be free to set out the parameters of their respective rights and duties by contract , subject to any statutory provisions to the contrary .
25 ‘ I 'm helping to set out the stalls for the hospital bazaar — should be back about midday , ’ she called , as she let herself out of the house .
26 The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to set out the standards of professional conduct expected of members of the Association and to indicate what matters may be regarded by the Disciplinary Committee as being contrary to the aims , objects and interests of the Association or contrary to the profession of librarianship .
27 The three codes of practice — the first stage in a planned series of codes intended to support the Taxpayer 's Charter — aim to set out the standards of service people can expect .
28 We 've got to be able to set out the implications of the decisions , that may or may not be made , and priorities at a given time .
29 Accordingly , this chapter aims to set out the requirements for a fully configured GIS interface , and profiles the development of a new GIS user interface system called UGIX .
30 It is important however that the manager should set down the areas where responsibility for decisions is vested in the surveyor in order that any uncertainty regarding delegated authority is kept to an absolute minimum .
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