Example sentences of "sets the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ratio of R4 to R5 sets the approximate gain of the amplifier . |
| 2 | If , however , the central bank sets the reserve ratio , then by simply increasing it , it can force banks to reduce their non-reserve assets ( mainly credit ) . |
| 3 | that talk about the company of which I 'm chairman is that there is a personnel and compensation committee which in the absence of a chief executive sets the chief executive 's remuneration and with the presence of the chief executive , although he 's not , I 'm not a member of that committee we work on the other senior executives of the company , it 's quite similar to the process used here in your company . |
| 4 | Er quite fortuitously the question thrown out by the senior inspector anticipates the point that I wanted to make that that surely it 's the structure plan that sets the strategic context and it and it 's wholly appropriate for local plans to put local interpretation on that . |
| 5 | Neutrality is neutrality between parties in relation to some issue regarding which the success of one sets the other back . |
| 6 | She sets the oilcloth-covered table . |
| 7 | This may well be a socially beneficial outcome , but it sets the criminal law dangerously at large unless the exercise of the powers thereby conferred is the subject of careful scrutiny by the courts . |
| 8 | The novel sets the individual reader 's response above authorial determination of meaning , orthodox critical interpretations , and other ‘ closed ’ forms of response . |
| 9 | The body has been quite attractively edge-bound , which sets the metallic red finish off rather nicely . |
| 10 | If the physiotherapist sets the correct goals , they will be achieved , but she has to recognize that each patient reacts differently to rehabilitation , depending on a variety of factors . |
| 11 | Professor Williams believes that the decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria in Morgan sets the correct standard of knowledge . |
| 12 | Who is it that sets the going rate for our work ? |
| 13 | Having set the backlight , bring in the key light , so called because it provides the photographic modelling and sets the general level of exposure . |
| 14 | Now that sets the general scene sir . |
| 15 | No neon lights , no jukebox , no slot machines , so what sets the Black Horse at Checkenden apart from other pubs ? |
| 16 | The otter , sliding up a river like a sleek cat and whistling to its mate under the moon , is truly king of the waters , and the presence of otters on a river system sets the final seal of well-being on its wildlife . |
| 17 | The Board sets the final examination from a detailed syllabus available from the NEBE . |
| 18 | This normativist approach sets the principal agenda for , and method of , inquiry . |
| 19 | Celie remains uncomplicated and straight forward but the childish brevity sets the right tone of gratuitous violence for Celie 's early vision of the world . |
| 20 | What then sets the necessary distance between ? |
| 21 | A pseudo-variable which reads and sets the elapsed time clock . |
| 22 | Five to seven , that 's not a problem , but quarter to seven , that sets the whole , the whole sale process the wrong . |
| 23 | The contract rate sets the maximum interest rate payable on an exposure . |
| 24 | So cardinal a quality is this , so clear a mark of a man being filled with the Spirit of Christ , that in the middle of his three chapters on spiritual gifts ( 1 Cor. 12–14 ) , Paul sets the crowning gift of love . |
| 25 | The government sets the local price of petrol absurdly low while imposing taxes of over 80% on the company 's revenues . |
| 26 | What sets the true teacher apart is the ability he or she has to relate to children with thoughtfulness , concern and love . |
| 27 | That sets the little boats rocking like crazy , like there 's a sudden storm or summat . |
| 28 | He sets the little circlets on her fingertips |
| 29 | The error detector is , in turn , controlled by a voltage adjustment control which sets the desired output voltage V . |
| 30 | Significantly , for Lukacs , it is precisely the material situation of the writer in relation to socialism that sets the socialist realist apart from the bourgeois critical realist . |