Example sentences of "setting [adv] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they still hold substantial portfolios of international shares and the fear is that they could attempt to sell these , setting off a chain reaction in other financial markets . |
| 2 | A judge setting aside a default judgment should give reasons for so doing ( Lennard v International Institute for Medical Science ( 1985 ) The Times , 29 April , CA citing Eagil Trust Co Ltd v Pigott Brown [ 1985 ] 3 All ER 119 , CA . |
| 3 | Of course , although the publicity itself may be free , there are obvious costs in setting up a publicity programme , but , pound for pound , these are considerably lower than for advertising , for example . |
| 4 | On May 8 the government announced that prior to the " joint peace forum " to be held in London , the Ethiopian government would implement the Shengo ( parliament ) resolution by setting up a peace commission to negotiate with " all opposition and pro-unity forces " . |
| 5 | We anticipate a shortfall of fifteen thousand pounds compared to our original budget and what we 've done in that is we 've taken an element of seven thousand in a sense below the line so that it does n't affect this committee , but this committee has had to find eight thousand pounds with that shortfall and now the bulk of that has been met by the savings we found elsewhere in the budget and the final item there is er setting up a consultants budget of ten thousand pounds , there 's not a consultants budget of any significance at , at the moment of the committee erm the County Planning Officer anticipates there 's a need for consultants in the minerals local plan work which we 're coming into this year and also to assist in environmental assessments er and special on that . |
| 6 | In answer to my office colleagues who saw me manhandling a hopper-shaped device into my car boot the other week : no , I was not setting up a home distillery , merely preparing to field-test a pond filter . |
| 7 | In setting up a home routine , we can in fact forgo the opportunity to make intelligent choices by responding to certain kinds of pressure . |
| 8 | A protocol setting up a telecommunications network for high speed software data transmission was signed with France on Nov. 5 . |
| 9 | However , he urged the Government to consider taking the ambulance staff 's pay permanently outside the political arena by setting up a pay review body for ambulance staff Mr Clarke replied the NHS could not end up in a situation whereby group after group took industrial action and were rewarded by arbitration bodies . |
| 10 | Meanwhile farmers in Oxfordshire worried about travellers camping out on their land are setting up a telephone hotline to stop invasions . |
| 11 | Most computer companies are working on setting up a computer recycling scheme , according to IBM environmental operations director John Gillett . |
| 12 | Though the threat to build the airport seems to have receded , there is still talk of setting up a dumping ground for toxic waste close to the marshes . |
| 13 | Among these is the establishment of a board of trustees which would keep an eye on expenditure of budget resources and financial allocations , setting up a charity council , drafting completely new regulations for the museum , the foundation of a commercial marketing service and other moves . |
| 14 | The family are setting up a charity trust to help other people facing similar difficulties . |
| 15 | Now M-Ps and trade unionists are setting up a campaign group to lobby on his behalf , and the thousands like him who 've lost out . |
| 16 | In December the United Nations urged governments to get on with setting up a satellite system . |
| 17 | Lemmings Bungee Club , a commercial venture which organises charity jumps , will be setting up a 150ft crane at Kings nightclub , Copford , on May 16 ready for anyone daring enough to throw themselves off . |
| 18 | ‘ My father 's deeply involved in setting up a golf course in Cornwall and he 's taken Margaret and Suzie down there with him . |
| 19 | Alexis I himself took several initiatives , setting up a court theatre and appointing tutors not only for his sons but for his daughter Sophia as well . |
| 20 | The Minister asked my hon. Friend to withdraw amendment ( a ) to new clause 6 which commits the Government to setting up a funding council for Scottish further education . |
| 21 | The hon. Member for Dundee , East ( Mr. McAllion ) criticised me for not giving a clear commitment to setting up a funding council . |
| 22 | ‘ Do you consider any of your colleagues on the committee to be capable of setting up a dynamite booby trap , sir ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We have sent those guidelines to the other two trusts and are setting up a work party involving all three trusts to improve the way we deal with those cases and improve communications . ’ |
| 24 | Up until now there is no law preventing anyone from setting up a cable TV network , and the cable operator pays nothing to Star or any other channel . |
| 25 | My poor little blind garden , what 's left of it , just up over here , near the top gate — and — ’ she turned in the opposite direction ’ — down by the river , in the old primary school building , which is in fairly good nick , they 're setting up a field study centre , and strips of land for school gardens . |
| 26 | HMIs had already expressed a view that there was a prima facie case for the proposal , and the Council agreed that it would mean setting up a music board or at least an exploratory committee — and the DES music panel had offered suggestions of possible members . |
| 27 | They did not hope for any tangible support for their undertaking , but a charter would give them some standing in England , allow them to create a legal government , and possibly convince any enquiring Spaniards that they were not simply setting up a pirate base . |
| 28 | Fancy setting up a credit union or finding out a bit more about how one works ? |
| 29 | These included removing dozens of military officers and all 14 Supreme Court judges , approving radical judicial reforms , banning everyone cited for rights abuses from public office for ten years and setting up a compensation fund for victims of the war . |
| 30 | For those setting up a CL unit for the first time , and considering purchasing a new microscope , the inexpensive Olympus POS Student Microscope has one of the best transmissivities . |