Example sentences of "setting [noun pl] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Class of Year Three children The " Keeper " is a guard who has been blinded to stop him ever setting eyes on the magic jewels . |
| 2 | This was a formal process which focused on staff development by setting goals for the coming year . |
| 3 | For example , we would tax fuel according to emission rates and establish systems of tradable emission licenses for industry , setting ceilings on the permitted emissions , eg sulphur dioxide . |
| 4 | The assertion about the murder of the father setting problems for the unconscious life of all later generations has been left unexamined in anthropology and sociology . |
| 5 | If one follows through the possible implications of this , one comes to the thought that perhaps language should be presented , to learners primarily in lexical terms , setting conditions for the gradual emergence of syntax as a focusing device — the very converse of conventional practice . |
| 6 | Raising standards ; by guaranteeing that all pupils get a balanced curriculum which prepares them for adult life ; and by setting objectives over the full range of abilities — via ‘ attainment targets ’ backed up with appropriate assessment arrangements . |