Example sentences of "[pron] set in " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the foregoing work that Tim Grant and I set in motion I believe that we have gained certain value . |
| 2 | It was inspired by the report of the Edinburgh Missionary Conference of 1910 , which set in motion the new ecumenical movement among the Christian Churches . |
| 3 | Under the terms of my statement to the House of 26 March 1991 , which set in motion the talks that we held , it is open to any party to raise any issues — including constitutional issues — that it considers relevant . |
| 4 | The newly elected Estonian Supreme Soviet on March 30 approved a declaration which set in motion a gradual process of secession from the Soviet Union by rejecting central Soviet authority and announcing the goal of restoring Estonian independence . |
| 5 | You should continue to keep the time log to see whether the actual use of time conforms to the goals you set in the Action Plan . |
| 6 | ‘ You can be confident that the flywheel of change which you set in motion is resolutely turning , ’ said Director Engineering Group . |
| 7 | Civilization had to be more than a mere confluence of economic interests : ‘ And until we set in order our own crazy economic and financial systems , to say nothing of our philosophy of life , can we be sure that our helping hands to the barbarian and the savage will be any more desirable than the embrace of the leper ? ’ |
| 8 | Because we are outraged by the conflict in Yugoslavia today , we should be ready for similar things to happen elsewhere in Europe unless we ensure that we set in place institutions to prevent them . |
| 9 | THE person with the yellow rosette looked barely old enough to be supping the pint we set in front of him . |
| 10 | It went against all biological sense to suggest that the receptors and the elaborate physiological adaptations which they set in motion had no purpose , or had evolved in response to taking opium . |