Example sentences of "[noun] to set [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blades were generally inclined to 20 ° and the Wasp was supplied with a template to set this . |
| 2 | burglar alarm cost a , the whole system costs a lot of money to set up , so if you 've got in here it 's not going to put that expense to set that up . |
| 3 | The aims of the work operated in different ways but principally they represented my attempt to set personal responses to premature labour into a cultural context . |
| 4 | It was an attempt to set basic standards for advice services . |
| 5 | They expect other nations to set technical standards and to innovate new markets . |
| 6 | Representatives of 30 European countries , meeting in Geneva , have given near-unanimous support to proposals to set stiffer targets for reductions in emissions of sulphur dioxide . |
| 7 | Then , just over two years later , John announced at the AGM ( which we use as an opportunity to set spiritual and practical goals for the year to come ) that he felt the time had come for church number three . |
| 8 | Though the script is not precisely what Barnes , who won his first full cap eight years ago , had in mind for the closing half of a remarkable career , he welcomes the opportunity to set several records straight . |
| 9 | The Central Computer and Telecommunications Authority ( CCTA ) , which advises government departments on information technology , says there are no plans to set compulsory standards . |
| 10 | She explored the place where his manhood lay and he , in turn , used experienced fingers to set alight that part of her where carnal longings had been damped down until that moment . |
| 11 | Although intended to further curtail local government expenditure — by requiring authorities to meet any unforeseen expenditure from existing budgets — the effect may well have been to persuade local authorities to set high initial rates ( to provide adequate balances to meet unexpected contingencies or loss of income ) . |
| 12 | It is held that the market for corporate control in particular enables shareholders to set strict performance standards on management , not , in the terms of Hirschmann 's much-quoted distinction , through ‘ voice ’ ( through the company 's internal control mechanisms ) , but through ‘ exit ’ ( selling their shares ’ ) . |
| 13 | He asked Dr Ting to set those doubts at ease . |
| 14 | We can not be one hundred per cent sure that , just because we have observed the sun to set each day on many occasions , the sun will set every day . |
| 15 | People on legal aid will only be able to get the most inexperienced lawyers to work for them if a plan to set fixed hourly rates goes ahead , the Law Society warns . |
| 16 | The public dipped deep into their pockets to set free Rocky , a dolphin who had spent all his adult life in captivity . |
| 17 | Around 50 congressmen have supported a resolution by House of Representatives majority leader , the Democrat Richard Gephardt , which warns that under the Dunkel plan , " national sovereignty to set domestic environmental , health , safety and labour standards will be given away to foreign countries " . |
| 18 | Introduced simultaneously in 65 countries in advance of next year 's UNCED summit in Rio , the Caring for the Earth calls on governments and individuals to set key targets for achieving genuine sustainable development across a range of issues . |
| 19 | The Commission 's report was perhaps the turning point , for while it paid respect to the management it found ‘ to be totally dedicated to the railway with a high degree of pride in the service which came before financial reward in importance ’ , it made thought-provoking recommendations about management style and the need to set clearer financial objectives . |
| 20 | But Commissioner Ripa di Meana argues that in its reworked form , the directive struck a good balance between the need to set high safety standards , while avoiding unjustifiable costs for Europe 's chemical industry . |
| 21 | Many environmental campaigners stressed its failure to set binding targets for resolving environmental problems , and to address adequately the links between third world poverty and environmental degradation . |
| 22 | Opinion was divided as to the extent to which the conference could be termed a success : many environmental campaigners expressed varying degrees of disappointment and anger at what they saw as its failure to set binding targets for resolving environmental problems , and to address adequately the links between third world poverty and environmental degradation . |
| 23 | Acceptance of this , says Senator Mitchell , would remove a deterrent to polluters — and take away from individual American states their right to set tougher environmental standards than the federal government does . |
| 24 | Most LMS schemes will enable the school to keep net income from lettings , though the LEA will still have the right to set some conditions . |
| 25 | ‘ If we get good ball then we have an attacking team to set this game alight , ’ said Barbarians secretary Geoffrey Windsor-Lewis . |
| 26 | I have a rare device to set Dutch windmills Upon New-market Heath , and Salisbury Plaine , To draine the Fens . |
| 27 | Intervention to set high social standards throughout the Community is vital to Europe 's economic development as well as to the welfare of individuals . |
| 28 | The gift of genius Find a brilliant inventor to set loose in the laboratory and your problems are solved ; the new products will start to roll off the line immediately . |
| 29 | The Government is seeking to scrap the councils , which have powers to set minimum rates of pay and other terms of conditions of service . |
| 30 | Like the hon. Gentleman , I shall make a few general observations to set this important subject in context . |