Example sentences of "set up [art] committee [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The Government 's response was to set up a committee chaired by a judge ( Mrs. Justice Heilbron ) to look into the matter .
2 I took on additional work in the Council , bullying them to set up a committee to draft out statutory requirements for caravan sites — which later became the basis for a Private Member 's Bill — and still had time to dig the vegetable garden and walk miles with the children , just for the pleasure of it .
3 On the proposal in Recommendation 18 to set up a committee to advise on priorities for grant-aid , he argued that this would help to keep the WEA on its toes , true to its traditional concerns for rigorous study of subjects appropriate to understanding contemporary society .
4 Marcel Berlins writes : ‘ I 'm pleased to see that the Bar has set up a committee to monitor and research into sex discrimination in the profession . ’
5 The Home Office has set up a committee to examine codes of practice for police computers .
6 The Royal Society in Britain also set up a committee to investigate the scientific aspects of the eruption and published a weighty tome containing the committee 's findings in 1888 .
7 If they ever do reveal controversial findings , as occasionally happens if a government sets up a committee to examine the activities of its predecessor , the report often merits little more attention that a small paragraph in Le Monde .
8 The regulation also sets up a Committee composed of representatives of the member states to advise the Commission on drafting the uniform document for the licence and on revising the definition of a cultural object .
9 It sets up a committee to advise the Commission on any revision of the criteria and enjoins member states to co-operate in seeking any illegally exported cultural object and in assisting in its return .
10 The strategy proposes removing constraints on EC biotechnology industry , whilst setting up a committee to deal with the moral and ethical issues raised by genetic , environmental and human embryo research .
11 Ewan is the 2,000th disabled person to find a job in the area of Glasgow , Renfrew and Dumbarton since the Employment Service set up a committee to spearhead initiatives in this field more than a year ago .
12 In December the federal parliament set up a committee to examine ways of streamlining the process of constitutional reform , and in particular considering the unanimity among all 10 provinces currently required to achieve key constitutional changes .
13 The Presbyterian ministers who occupied most of the Church 's livings , however , even before his arrival set up a committee to draw up a list of the objectionable features in his works ; their report , which condemned him as a heretic for denying Original Sin , was sent to the King .
14 At Courtaulds , Chris 's colleague in the powerhouse , Pete Roberts , set up a committee to co-ordinate money-raising activities , from raffles to keep fit and sponsored walks to bungee jumps .
15 In November 1971 the Council set up a committee to consider its future relationships with the colleges — ‘ to consider what changes are desirable to afford greater independence to polytechnics and colleges in planning and operating courses leading to the Council 's degrees ’ .
16 The Lithuanian parliament adopted on Nov. 5 , by 76 votes to none , a law on issuing currency , and set up a committee to determine the implementation of the new currency , the litas .
17 In 1989 the Government set up a Committee to investigate reform of the law relating to media mis-statements and invasion of privacy : its report may provide further impetus for reform .
18 As early as 1920 the Ministry set up a committee to study the regional problems of South Wales : the first example in Britain of ad hoc regional planning .
19 When the European Communities Act 1972 became law each House of Parliament set up a committee to advise on how scrutiny of European legislation could most effectively take place .
20 But what I would like to say before we look at those is that the Act was actually based upon a report — the government set up a committee to look into special education several years ago , and this reported about two years ago .
21 West Mercia police have already been in touch with nine other forces and set up a committee covering the west and south of England , the Midlands and Wales to prevent any more Castlemorton style gatherings .
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