Example sentences of "and set an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others . |
| 2 | Following the launch , the US Environmental Protection Agency wrote to Glidden , the US arm of ICI Paints , to say : ‘ Your company 's work to reduce air emissions sends a positive message to other businesses and sets an example of innovation that we would like to see adopted throughout corporate America ’ . |
| 3 | Planning involves a series of action steps , such as going to bed earlier than usual and setting an alarm ( or a failsafe system incorporating two or more alarms ! ) . for more on the need for specificity see Action plans on page 1 . |
| 4 | For example , they may have been encouraged to stick their necks out and set an objective and then been clobbered for not achieving it . |
| 5 | Speaking on Feb. 3 the Prime Minister questioned the possibility of the conference 's success , saying that it was " too costly in its current form " ; he claimed that the country would be better served by a " national round table " with a limited number of delegates who would draft a new constitution and set an election timetable [ see also p. 38706 ] . |
| 6 | We reviewed our reports in November , asking for feedback from schools , and set an agenda for this year . ’ |
| 7 | The first act of Fujimori 's self-styled national emergency and reconstruction government was on April 6 to issue " basic decrees " which formalized the dissolution of the Congress and set an agenda for constitutional reform and for the " normalization " of the administration . |
| 8 | In the 1770s Sir Christopher Sykes literally ‘ clothed the wolds ’ , a bleak stretch of land 500 feet above sea level , and set an example of how to plant trees and how to create farmland which has never been surpassed . |
| 9 | With Henry II 's accession to the English throne in 1154 , the king-duke 's chancery operated over Western France from the Pyrenees to the Canche , and set an example to all other princes , not least to the kings of France . |
| 10 | Prior to World War I , those interested in child and maternal welfare had urged that nurseries might both improve child welfare and set an example to mothers . |
| 11 | This is because the greatest melody-writers belong to past epochs and set an example which modern composers can hardly match . |
| 12 | Over the phone , Bock asked the dealer for a detailed description and size of the copper , and set an appointment the following Monday . |