Example sentences of "would set [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 THE son of millionaire fraudster Robert Maxwell tried to ban a charity children 's book which he claimed would set a jury against him .
2 The danger with that we believe could be that we would set a date for the merger and take all the important issues and discussions , how many regions will it have will we have , the those regions and a hundred and one other problems raised by that merger into a tight timescale .
3 I can not withdraw the amendment , which would set a date for the introduction of a further education funding council .
4 Then the monstrous green body exploded like a balloon of filth , spattering the walls of the cavern and the cages of the cowering young prisoners — the last time he/she would set a mark upon them .
5 Ever again would set a pattern .
6 Should he make it three out of four , that would set a record unmatched even by Jack Nicklaus , despite his six victories between 1963 and 1986 .
7 Meanwhile , an attempt by France on April 2 to persuade the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to provide protection for the Kurds , ended in failure after opposition from China , the Soviet Union and the USA , which maintained that it would set a precedent for Security Council involvement in internal controversies .
8 The greater involvement of the Security Council in matters pertaining to disarmament had reportedly been resisted by India , a non-permanent member , on grounds that it would set a precedent for future intrusive inspections and controls by the UN .
9 It would set a precedent in an area of outstanding natural beauty .
10 He says it would set a precedent .
11 In the agriculture and forestry sector the committee would set a target only for rice production , leaving export quotas for other major products such as rubber and coffee to be set by government departments .
12 In Fig. 11–11 the median voter is constrained to vote for an output combination along 18 of the budget line 12 because otherwise the local authority would set tax rates that left the poorest citizens with a minimum income level lower than that regarded as acceptable ; i.e. they would set a tax greater than 19 .
13 When Alistair Wright became human resource director at Digital Equipment Co six years ago , he vowed he would set an example to the rest of the organisation by passing authority down the line and totally empowering his staff .
14 He hoped that the government would set an example to the nation by inaugurating a period of change , but he did not believe that the estates of the realm should be given extensive political rights or that the power of the tsar should be dramatically reduced .
15 A Lending and Security Act would set the framework of law regarding security in personal property , whether consumer or commercial transactions were involved ; in particular , it would cover what lenders could do to recover their money if borrowers defaulted , and how their security interest in any goods involved would be recorded and safeguarded .
16 They would set the treatment of children in trouble in Scotland apart from the rest of the United Kingdom .
17 This would be the first party since the Christmas and New Year round of celebrations , and it would set the tome and standard for the rest of the year .
18 A recent regional survey by the accountants KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock concluded that small and medium-sized firms , which have been encouraged by the Government , would set the pace , blazing a trail for others to follow .
19 It is not surprising , therefore , that not only did he consider that he alone would set the pace , but also that the pace he chose to set was that of a dilatory gastropod .
20 He said their proposed tax-raising parliament in Scotland would set the country on the road to bitterness , conflict and separation .
21 The three of them , with four detective constables , would set the ball rolling .
22 This would set the scene for a super power scramble for the Middle East 's oil resources , the Soviet Union being driven to desperate measures by its lack of hard currency .
23 This infrastructural integration would , he hoped , stimulate a comparable integration of curriculum areas utilising the combined facilities , for which the developing IS and PSD courses would set the scene .
24 If I continue then with some introductory remarks erm on policy H one a and one A , perhaps that would set the scene er for the discussion , then Mr will very briefly erm look at the differences as he sees them between the two sets erm of projections .
25 She would set the table with the best glass and cutlery she could lay her hands on , and her meals always had something a little different about them .
26 His old classmate , Gil Kenny , who later became a local police chief , said no one thought Jack would set the world alight .
27 He would set the television programmers ' schedule on its head !
28 ‘ We hope it will be the highlight of 1993 — a favourable outcome would set the seal on a tremendous amount of very hard work by the technical groups and the rest of the LNS team . ’
29 Hence , such a step would set the pattern for at least a generation to come .
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