Example sentences of "[noun sg] to set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All you have to do then is to take up the handles maintaining line tension , and either take two steps backwards smartly or pull the arms backwards and downwards in a smooth tugging action to set the kite aloft . |
| 2 | Now Mr Vafa 's only legal recourse to set the record straight is to take his case to the Nobile Officium of the Court of Session . |
| 3 | But I have to admit that with the exception of the quick GTi and certainly the new 2.8-litre VR6 , the latest Golf is not the kind of car to set the pulses racing . |
| 4 | ‘ It allows your enemy to set the terms of the debate . |
| 5 | The processor software — Fig. 8.10(b) -begins by issuing a step command to set the stepping motor in motion . |
| 6 | If you 've been thinking of making domestic changes or improvements , but lacked the money or momentum to set the wheels of change in motion use today to make a start . |
| 7 | It was this alleged inability to set the record straight which increasingly became the central focus of Republican attacks on the degree to which Clinton 's character was suitable for the highest office in the country . |
| 8 | The hardware handshaking is always active , so if you only want to use software handshaking , you will need to wire a cable to set the handshaking lines high at all times . |
| 9 | What Kinnock must say : Giles Radice on the Labour leader 's opportunity to set the political agenda |
| 10 | More usually , but no less spectacularly , the view is over the city and a visit to the roof offers a good opportunity to set the internal map and compass ready for walks of exploration . |
| 11 | Last night , he gave himself another opportunity to set the record straight with a gutsy 9–7 win against Scotland 's Alan McManus . |
| 12 | Very clearly , the Prime Minister saw the speech as an opportunity to set the agenda for an extended public discussion of educational issues . |
| 13 | I propose that honourable members of this council er would not wish to be associated with such a disgraceful campaign to oust councillor , even if he does have strongly held views and I would like to give councillor as chairman of the environment committee , this opportunity to set the record straight on that point . |
| 14 | And the government has lost a high court battle over the poll tax with one of the London charge capped councils ; the Court has upheld Lambeth Council 's decision to set the community charge at £521 rather than the £493 figure sought by the government . |
| 15 | To that end this meeting will bring together the most prominent scholars in the field to set the agenda for the future direction of cultural studies . |
| 16 | It is the Hard Copy Manager 's responsibility to set the printer to match the volume attributes ; no printer setting codes are issued as the range of printers is diverse . |
| 17 | After a long campaign to set the record straight , including an investigation by a House of Lords committee , Salter was eventually vindicated in 1990 when the Department of Energy agreed to adjust the figures in its official literature . |
| 18 | Given the Cold War political climate of the time and Sartre 's ideological need to be closely associated with the PCF , it is hardly surprising that the campaign to set the record straight on Nizan was given a low priority . |
| 19 | There would be no singularities at which the laws of science broke down and no edge of space-time at which one would have to appeal to God or some new law to set the boundary conditions for space-time . |
| 20 | It is a good plan to set the scene of the case ( e.g . |
| 21 | Could I draw this one to a close by suggesting that the procedure owners , who own the procedures identified in the take on board the need to make a minor adjustment to set the principle in place and the . |
| 22 | A DETERMINATION TO SET THE STANDARDS FOR OUR INDUSTRY . |
| 23 | Mother poured hair dye round the hoof ; even that did not act sufficiently as a lubricant to set the poor beast free . |
| 24 | But this is to allow the opponent to set the terms for debate , accepting assumptions that feminists ought perhaps to question ( for example , that women should be treated equally only to the extent that they resemble men ) and thus conceding a vital part of the argument . |
| 25 | A will have the right to set the contract aside and to demand the return of the goods . |
| 26 | At a meeting to set the tax , Middlesbrough Council leader Michael Carr said the authority was owed almost £800,000 . |
| 27 | The EPLP is ideally placed to work alongside other Parliamentary groups in the Community to set the agenda for Europe and for its people . |
| 28 | You then press the relevant patch pedal to set the bank number and repress the relevant patch pedal to activate the chosen sound . |
| 29 | 3. use background knowledge to set the document in its place and make sense of it . |
| 30 | Taylor was given the perfect platform to set the record straight at yesterday 's press conference . |