Example sentences of "setting [art] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the station was setting the tone for a new British self-image , one more related to the power of medieval romance than classical imperial rule . |
| 2 | Despite this glimpse of vintage anti-Semitic paranoia , setting the tone for the new wave of anti Jewish action and propaganda which began in the last months of 1937 and continued throughout the following year , the ‘ Jewish Question ’ was scarcely touched upon in Hitler 's speeches throughout the critical year of 1938 . |
| 3 | The tone is produced by the action of the player 's lips ( technically known as ‘ embouchure ’ ) and wind pressure operating on a small conical mouthpiece , and setting the air in the instrument in vibration . |
| 4 | Unbeaten Surrey , setting the pace at the top of the table , were left with a target of 242 in 34 overs after bowling out Essex for 153 — and after some spectacular hitting required just 64 off 12½ overs when the skies opened up . |
| 5 | KENNY Dalglish yesterday brushed aside talk about the prospect of unbeaten Blackburn Rovers setting the pace in the Premier League . |
| 6 | In part two : Front runner : The driver setting the pace in the RAC rally . |
| 7 | However , Dunlop who has been setting the pace in the championship for most of the season and was successful at Tandragee , is the man they all have to beat . |
| 8 | The two sides are among a group of clubs setting the pace in the Bord Gais National League with four points apiece . |
| 9 | Beyond that , he says that the rediscovery of the lessons of shamanism and the power of psychedelics is setting the scene for a general Archaic Revival , which will see a return to the magical knowledge of tribal times . |
| 10 | The plaintiff 's culpability was in setting the scene for the accident . |
| 11 | And he 's setting the scene for the Resurrection he 's setting the setting the scene for his triumph out of despair . |
| 12 | It was changed every two months , making it an expensive item , but one Rose thought essential , as setting the character for an Hilaire shop . |
| 13 | In the Spring of 1966 , six of the Commissioners , led by Radzinowicz and Wootton resigned , having become persuaded that , with substantial legislation pending , and in the absence of conclusive research to support recommendations likely to last for a lengthy period , the opportunity no longer existed for the Commission to make a comprehensive report capable of setting the direction for a generation . |
| 14 | Such solutions must provide proper safeguards to protect the rights and interests of patients , their families and carers , while setting the framework for the provision of adequate and appropriate care . |
| 15 | Or rather it contributes by setting the question in a certain way . |
| 16 | The Commission , in setting the level of the fine , took into account , as it had with the shipping fine , the fact that this was the first time a fine had been imposed in this particular sector . |
| 17 | J T Scoulding in Hudsons Ward spoke of housing , ‘ the immediate necessity of which is only too apparent and has been continually kept in the front of the Labour Party 's demands on the West Ham Council ’ , education ‘ free from the elementary school to the university thus give our class equality of opportunity ’ , and municipal employment , ‘ the local authority being model employers and setting the standard for the rest of the community in respect to wages and conditions of employment ’ ( Election leaflets , 1919 ) . |
| 18 | Protagon believes that , by offering its string adjustment facility , that it is ‘ raising the stakes ’ , so to speak … setting the trend for the nineties , and giving a new meaning to the term ‘ user-friendly ’ . |
| 19 | Doug felt that , as his head of department , Mary was setting the agenda of the meetings , even though she had not seen the videos he made while teaching : ‘ There may be conflict there . |
| 20 | Environmental issues are setting the agenda for the future of the household cleaning and care product market in Europe , but , according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan , some manufacturers and retailers have failed to exploit this in their marketing initiatives . |
| 21 | In the finale , as the whole orchestra was pronouncing the triple supplication ‘ Do-na-no-bis-pa-cem ’ , all at once a wonderful gesture escaped you : you plunged your left fist deep down as if you were setting the torch to the side of a funeral pyre . |
| 22 | A variety of reasons were proffered for the long delay in setting the seal on a deal but drummer Gary Murdoch maintains that ‘ we 've had a string of managers who did n't really know their job ’ . |
| 23 | We could take this illustration too far — but I would like you to look upon yourselves as conductors , setting the tempo of the class , listening and looking for every discordant note — and for every good one — helping by encouragement — and asking questions , for instance " Are you working as hard as you could ? " |
| 24 | ‘ She told me she always put the most beautiful girls next to Bernard when setting the table for a party , and that I should do the same , because you want to give the best to the man you love . ’ |
| 25 | She backed away , setting the width of the desk between them as she tried to work out what to say , although she doubted that he was in the mood to listen . |
| 26 | Buthelezi accused the ANC of bringing the country to the brink of civil war and of aiming to wreck the negotiation process , setting the stage for an attempt to seize power . |
| 27 | But by charging up these stores , the influx mechanism transforms the cytoplasm into an ‘ excitable medium ’ , thus setting the stage for the generation of the repetitive calcium spikes and waves described below . |
| 28 | An hour before games were due to begin , the club was plunged into darkness by a major fault at the local sub-station , just as officials were setting the stage for the event . |
| 29 | Remember to take this into account when setting the height of the boundary . |
| 30 | This is done by setting the model on a flat surface , measuring the height of one blade tip , then rotating the rotor head through half a turn and measuring the height of the other blade . |