Example sentences of "[verb] the mood " in BNC.
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| 1 | The form by which the dialogue is represented is the one that best fits the mood and subject of the dialogue . |
| 2 | AN INTERNATIONAL jamboree on human rights fits the mood of the times . |
| 3 | He 's very good at his job and fits the mood of the times . |
| 4 | It fits the mood of the times . |
| 5 | A proactive stance is essential in terms of setting and maintaining the mood for change across the various agencies of justice . |
| 6 | Ford — and indeed the unions — badly misjudged the mood of the workforce . |
| 7 | The backers rather misjudged the mood of the populace at the time , and far from attracting crowds of culture-hungry theatre-goers , the actor-managers of the day had to be protected from the mob by the soldiery . |
| 8 | Any of the perfume blends suggested earlier can also be used to subtly influence the mood of the occupants within a room . |
| 9 | Both optimism and pessimism are highly infectious so it is possible to affect the mood of an entire group — just as throwing a stone into the water causes ripples to spread far and wide . |
| 10 | So is it safe to be sanguine about Labour 's procedures , given the mood which deepened in the early 1980S and which strives for even greater accountability in the Labour Party , of which this rule is an example ? |
| 11 | Simply by choosing the appropriate tint , you can enhance the mood of a painting considerably . |
| 12 | Only the ‘ comic ’ gabbling of alleged joker Jones spoils the mood , but this is still a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours . |
| 13 | ‘ Straightaway they got the mood of what we wanted . ’ |
| 14 | Benny was laughing to cheer them up and raise the mood again . |
| 15 | Marketers have proved adept at catching the mood of the age range sixteen to twenty four , supplying products like jeans , cola drinks , music , cars and motorcycles which become the mode , the " in thing " , the product to have . |
| 16 | The peaks are arranging things on the phone without help ; having your first conversation with a taxi driver ; getting the point of a newspaper story without looking in the dictionary ; realising how bad the dubbing on an English language film is ; catching the mood of a Chekov story ; best of all , making friends with people who do not speak English . |
| 17 | Any specific proposals , however , almost always followed front the mood and the words used to assist it , rather than first being sharply worked out , and then sustained by ex post argument . |
| 18 | By environment I mean the mood , the atmosphere of the campaign , its tone and the preoccupations Of the voters . |
| 19 | This sudden , panicked flight interrupted the mood of closeness to her brother . |
| 20 | The matching or contrasting of tablecloths , napkins and window fabrics is always a pretty thing to do , and by changing them you change the mood effectively at little cost . |
| 21 | Or must they remain part of the ‘ mass ’ , in other words the corps de ballet , because they are needed to create the proper atmosphere , state the location , suggest the mood and very often respond to whatever is taking place ? |
| 22 | In her Diaries , Mrs Castle described the mood at her office on the morning after the consultative paper appeared . |
| 23 | It described the mood in Japan as one of ‘ considerable panic ’ . |
| 24 | There has been no unity ; in fact , the Welsh Rugby Union has set an atrocious example of disunity , and the national side caught the mood . |
| 25 | Seoul 's English-language Korea Times caught the mood . |
| 26 | ‘ Gradually I got to know what would work , it caught the mood , the shadows held up and the grain was soft , it was like a pastel painting . |
| 27 | The FT-SE 100 index caught the mood , recovering from an 8.8 point fall early on to close 15.4 higher at 2769.9 . |
| 28 | It does n't suit the mood . |
| 29 | And while others are softening the mood for the Nineties , Versace has stuck resolutely to his guns , and looks all the more refreshing for it . |
| 30 | Raymond Cusick , along with fellow Senior Designer Barry Newbery , created the mood , the look and the environment of the early Doctor Who adventures . |