Example sentences of "it set [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it to set the general atmosphere and mood as Stravinsky did for The Firebird Mysterious sounds of the wind whispering in the trees , the soaring flight of a bird and the heavy tread of an unseen foot are still a wonderful introduction to this magic tale . |
| 2 | ‘ It sets a dangerous precedent . |
| 3 | Not only is this ungallant to Susan Hill , with whom La Hodge is being compared and contrasted , it sets a dangerous precedent . |
| 4 | But critics say it sets a dangerous example . |
| 5 | Erm , I welcomed Chairman the present experiment before us , I hope it succeeds , I hope it sets a continuing example to other parts of the county but you only get what you pay for and in , in we top it up from the seven cuts to I think thirteen or fourteen . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It sets the earliest date at which he can hope to regain his freedom . |
| 8 | Nudes news : Women are upset by female nudity in films because it sets an impossible standard but think there should be more male nudes on screen , according to a Glamour magazine survey . |
| 9 | As I understand the way need has been calculated , and the County will correct me if I 'm wrong on this , er the method does actually take account of unemployment , and it sets an eventual employment level of three percent as a goal . |
| 10 | This is a vindictive and intolerant motion it sets an unfortunate precedent and in this debate about freedom we should support the rights of our tenants to choose . |
| 11 | It was not the sort of gag one would have expected from Lord King , and it set a certain tone … |
| 12 | It was an unforgettable painting ; it set a dense golden halo of light round the most trivial of moments , so that the moment , and all such moments , could never be completely trivial again . |
| 13 | Oh they and I guess it set a few farmers on his feet . |
| 14 | For a ducal wedding in Mantua the following year Monteverdi wrote a second opera , Arianna , to a text by Rinuccini , and a dramatic ballet Il Ballo dell' ingrate , but nothing remains of Arianna except the heroine 's justly famous lament which survives not only in its original form but in the composer 's arrangements of it as a five-part madrigal in his Sixth Book ( 1614 ) and as a ‘ Pianto della Madonna ’ for solo voice and continuo in his Selva Morale ( 1640 ) ; it set a remarkable and long-lasting fashion for lamenti . |
| 15 | This unfortunate crusade was not a total loss as far as Barbarossa was concerned , for it set the political and feudal scene for his election as Emperor within a short time of his return to Germany . |
| 16 | If you accept the amendment of er Noble Lord , Lord MacIntosh , he would say it set an upper and a lower limit o o of the size of erm o of police authority and the chances are then that the number will gradually i inflate so that it 's always the highest number , that is that is obtained . |