Example sentences of "set [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We will set ourselves a budget each year and do only as much as we can afford . |
| 2 | I wonder if we could set ourselves a target , that we actually include something like this in next year 's business plan . |
| 3 | We will set ourselves the objective of increasing the degree of consonance still further , and therefore the bass will be kept consonant with all upper parts : Though the effect of this is quite good , indeed smooth and sonorous , the concept of using a bass consonant with all upper parts has produced chords which are either diminished 7ths ( chord 1 ) or contain major or minor chords . |
| 4 | Nor can the counsellor set himself the task of dealing exclusively with one area . |
| 5 | As with the early stages of reading , the teaching of literature must set itself the objective of stimulating pupils ’ enjoyment . |
| 6 | If you are capable of directing the ball over the net ten times , then , realistically , you should set yourselves a target of twenty . |
| 7 | The underlying principle of such homework tasks , in the form of self-help therapy , is that everybody can set themselves a task , however small , and achieve it . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , they argued , pacifists should set themselves the more modest task of sustaining the voice of reason amidst the dementia of war . |
| 9 | You can set yourself a maximum bid , having viewed the fish beforehand , and can congratulate yourself if you get it for less . |