Example sentences of "is set on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As one participant has suggested , the first intellectual task is to set on one side an archaeology of knowledge which has served us well for at least three centuries . |
| 2 | If Mr Lightbown is set on young and weak Tory miscreants , they either crumble or he persists until they do . |
| 3 | Oh ! hear me witness that my heart is set on higher things ; it would sail into far seas unvisited of man , but always there is this anchor of the flesh chaining it to its native shore . ’ |
| 4 | His will is set on continuous war . ’ |
| 5 | This is set on one side to start again after emptying out your reward , the valuable compost . |
| 6 | Overall the study considers that a low price is set on unfair deprivation of a job and that unfair dismissal compensation has little deterrent value for most employers wishing to dispense with the services of employees . |