Example sentences of "set at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( At the same time , the government reformed the rating system as it applied to companies by introducing a uniform business rate — set at the same rate throughout the country . ) |
| 2 | It is essential , for instance , that environmental standards for industry are set at a European level so that companies do not compete by seeking out those locations with inadequate environmental protection . |
| 3 | On this occasion , Anthony d'Offay made one bid of $100,000 but the reserve had been set at a higher level . |
| 4 | The choice does not have to lie between unanimity and a simple majority of the partners : frequently the required majority will be set at a higher level than 50 per cent plus one to reflect the importance of the matter under discussion . |
| 5 | The Paris auction market received a welcome fillip in the first week of April with the announcement that buyer 's premium would be set at a flat rate of 9% . |
| 6 | The implement you need has an overall length of some 6 foot 6 inches ( 2 metres ) , is ash-handled and has a long , narrow spoon-shaped blade set at a slight angle to the shaft . |
| 7 | Efficient utilisation of processing capacity is obtained by using an interrupt routine to control tile motor , with the main program being interrupted by a constant frequency clock set at a suitable multiple of the pull-out rate . |
| 8 | Had more companies been honest with themselves a dividend passed completely would have been better and then a new base could have set at a suitable level . |
| 9 | No matter whether the kite is a simple Diamond in polythene , or a commercial Flare in ripstop nylon , it pays to check that the bridle is set at a reasonable angle before we commit the kite to the air . |
| 10 | It has since been used on many small computers as a means of implementing a rich instruction set at a reasonable price . |
| 11 | The point is frequently made that if bus fares were set at a reasonable level , buses would be used more often and public safety would be greater . |
| 12 | This is set at a uniform tax rate throughout the country , pooled and reallocated — so much per adult , with an adjustment for poorer areas . |
| 13 | The production of the CH 3 · radical by flash photolysis of CH 3 I , for instance , has been monitored using a tunable IR laser set at a fixed frequency of 608.301 cm -1 , coinciding with the strong Q-branch of the ν 2 band . |
| 14 | Bail was set at a remarkable $300m , one of the highest on record . |
| 15 | A stocky figure with a heavy serge coat and a ‘ lum ’ hat set at a jaunty angle , turned to his two companions . |
| 16 | His grey hat , which he swept off with a flourish as the ladies approached , was set at a jaunty angle . |
| 17 | Young Area Sneaker was the faithful companion of ‘ Chokee Bill ’ , himself a prototypical comic-strip crook with swag-bag and cosh , and in their weekly scrapes with the law — personified for Comic Cuts readers in the ineffectual shape of ‘ Fairyfoot the Fat Cop ’ — he was quite recognisably dressed in a budding Hooligan 's attire : bell-bottoms , flowing neck-scarf , cap set at a jaunty angle , and boots two sizes too big . |
| 18 | He was wearing an elderly white linen jacket and a blue spotted bow-tie , so that , given a boater hat set at a jaunty angle , he might indeed have looked like the late Max Beerbohm . |
| 19 | The timing control allows your heating to come on up to six times a day , with each time set at a different temperature . |
| 20 | These teeth are also shorter and set at a different angle from the other teeth . |
| 21 | If merely set at a given focal length , the zoom lens will simply act as a normal though infinitely variable lens ( between its limits ) and the viewer will be unaware that it has been used at all . |
| 22 | In the second method the expense charge is set at a constant percentage of the written down value ( WDV ) of the asset — the original cost less the cumulative depreciation charge — resulting in a diminishing absolute amount to be set against revenue . |
| 23 | In the second method the expense charge is set at a constant percentage of the written down value ( WDV ) of the asset — the original cost less the cumulative depreciation charge — resulting in a diminishing absolute amount to be set against revenue . |
| 24 | The source , set at a convenient reference point , sweeps a composite beam at about 60 rpm . |
| 25 | THE new poll tax for Darlington is likely to be set at a special meeting on Thursday . |
| 26 | The starting position is that of eligibility set at a particular time . |
| 27 | The church had a narthex set at an oblique angle to one of the outer octagon sides ; it is believed that this was not the original narthex , which would have directly faced the eastern apse ( 195 ) . |
| 28 | And this can so easily be the case , for such premises are instilled into the scientific mind set at an early age , becoming accepted points of reference , though really they are often nothing more than habits of thought . |
| 29 | Expectations are set at an early stage : that the therapist can only offer education and advice , and the client is responsible for assimilating and applying this information . |
| 30 | The results of this analysis show that for a well.damped response the phase resistance ( winding + forcing ) must be set at an optimum value which depends on several parameters of the motor and load . |