Example sentences of "set the tone " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Jones is a snappy player in every sense , and set the tone for an afternoon of petulant silliness with a Gatting-like finger-wagging retort to one of Keith Griffiths 's decisions . |
| 2 | THE FUTURE of Antarctica turns on the outcome of an international conference which Michel Rocard , the French Prime Minister , opened yesterday with a speech that set the tone for what will be a fiercely political debate . |
| 3 | Margaret Thatcher also set the tone for the conference with a deliberately upbeat message . |
| 4 | We set the tone at the Tory Conferences and the other parties have followed suit . |
| 5 | Tony Cascarino then set the tone for a livelier second half by heading a Clarke centre past Miklosko three minutes after the restart . |
| 6 | Chintz armchairs and well-worn rugs set the tone . |
| 7 | In Benedict 's the staff nurses set the tone , since they saw more of our men on and off duty than any other nursing strata in the hospital . |
| 8 | Before we come to that ; however , it may give a better picture of the dynamics and movement of theology itself if we approach it more chronologically , and deal in turn with the two main impulses stemming from Germany and Switzerland which largely set the tone in the period from 1920 to 1960 — those associated above all with Karl Barth and Rudolf Bultmann — with trends outside Germany in that same period , and then with the movements which have received the widest attention in the last twenty years or so . |
| 9 | For example , fears of escalation expressed by the police set the tone for the Star headline BABY-FACED SEX BEAST ‘ SET TO KILL' — ‘ Detectives believe the same man carried out two earlier attacks and is becoming increasingly violent . |
| 10 | We have focused on these three cases not because they are necessarily representative of rape cases but — because of their quite massive coverage — they set the tone of how the media reports rape . |
| 11 | But the stand which really set the tone was the third-wicket pairing of Stewart and Smith . |
| 12 | Grand chandeliers and marble floors , gilt mirrors and woven wall-hangings greet you as you enter the airy Hotel Savoy and these set the tone for a traditional hotel of classic style . |
| 13 | The portrait of Boyd Fortin was the first in Avedon 's project and in some ways set the tone and style of what was to come , linking the Western portraits to previous preoccupations . |
| 14 | His sleeves were rolled up — which was what led me to make such an assumption — but really it was his hair that set the tone . |
| 15 | Its success checked sanitary dominance and set the tone of moral regulation for at least a generation . |
| 16 | The Chairman set the scene by immediately putting the College staff at ease and set the tone of the meeting as friendly , efficient , and business like . |
| 17 | They set the tone thirty-five years ago and it would be wonderful if our present team could capture ‘ Sam ’ now . ’ |
| 18 | Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the sales interview . |