Example sentences of "[subord] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although set in an overtly political atmosphere , its purpose is unashamedly entertainment . |
| 2 | Although set in double columns , the typeface is comfortably large and easy to read . |
| 3 | ALTHOUGH set in 1914 , Jennifer Johnston 's ‘ How Many Miles to Babylon ? ’ carries in it notes that still strike a chord today . |
| 4 | Once it has been changed it will stay at its new value until set to another value . |
| 5 | Turn the creamy custard mixture into a well-buttered pie dish of 3 pt capacity and bake at 350°F ( 180°C ) gas mark 4 for about 25 min until set round the edges but still a little wobbly in the centre . |
| 6 | If set to ALL then the following activities are automatically recorded in the QAO log . |
| 7 | If set at 3° , they assisted in providing a long cruising range for reconnaissance duties , an F.24 camera often being fitted for such operations . |
| 8 | The consultation may acquire a greater urgency and sense of purpose if set against the background of a recognised right of recovery at common law . |
| 9 | They have been known to kill mothers in the throes of giving birth , and park rangers run the risk of losing their own lives if set upon by poachers . |
| 10 | I found it was possible with Paradise to talk about individual and personal responsibility , something which if set in a contemporary context would have had a preachy feel about it . ’ |
| 11 | Under different circumstances , might Taggart have worked if set in Edinburgh ? |
| 12 | Most social and political theories formulated in the period immediately after the Second World War tended to view the industrialised societies of the West as set on a path of continuous economic and social development . |
| 13 | It was large , cold , uninhabited — a place as set for arrivals or departures as any railway station . |
| 14 | If there are a number of nominations for the position of trustee , then a vote is taken in accordance with the rules as set in section 3 above but if there are three or more nominees , the chairman must continue taking votes until one nominee has a clear majority with the nominee obtaining the least support dropping out each time ( r 6.88(2) ) . |
| 15 | I do not regard the United Kindom constitution as set in concrete . |
| 16 | While he has his backers the nature of Mr Birt 's shake-up at the corporation , introducing distinctly Thatcherite market-forces into an organisation at least as set in its ways as the civil service , but many times more internally political , means there are many ready to use the episode to raise other questions against him . |
| 17 | Last but not least we give you the chance to pit your wits against a selection of the ‘ Aquarian ’ PFK Aquachamp questions as set by Dr DAVID FORD . |
| 18 | The ‘ shutter ’ signal indicates when the High Speed Shutter is on , and the cursor-type indicator above it shows the brightness of the scene being recorded and hence the lens aperture as set by the automatic exposure system . |
| 19 | Under this procedure the prisoner could discover what his tariff was as set by the judges , by simply adding three years to the date of the first reference to the local review committee . |
| 20 | The Anglican ‘ Service ’ as set by Tallis , Byrd , and the elder Mundy consists of Morning Prayers with responses , litany , ‘ Te Deum ’ and ‘ Benedictus ’ , Kyrie and Creed for the Communion , and the Evening canticles ‘ Magnificat ’ and ‘ Nunc dimittis ’ , or some portion of these ( e.g. Byrd 's second and third Services consist only of the evening canticles ) . |
| 21 | Of the nine republics which officially took part in the referendum , five ( Azerbaijan , Byelorussia , Kirghizia , Tadjikistan and Turkmenia ) asked only the question as set by the USSR Congress of People 's Deputies . |
| 22 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which had reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 23 | Work systematically around the paving until the blocks are flush with the desired level as set by the edging blocks . |
| 24 | The government was warned by scientists of the UK Photochemical Oxidants Group , responsible for the report on nitrogen oxides , that many urban , and some rural areas , have atmospheric concentrations of nitrogen dioxide greatly in excess of critical levels as set by the UN Economic Commission for Europe . |
| 25 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which have reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 26 | A survey carried out by local health workers showed that about 20 per cent of Faroese children had levels of mercury in excess of the safety limit as set by the International Programme on Chemical Safety . |
| 27 | Though set at the time of the Napoleonic wars , its treatment of the Luddite riots is clearly an oblique comment on more topical events . ’ |
| 28 | It was a scene of Union Jacks and Fascist banners , an orchestra playing the Nazi Horst Wessel Song , though set to English words . |
| 29 | Here , too , the features were large , and clumsily applied : a nose like a ridge of clay , lips that recalled a Nubian 's , though set in a bitter line ; a protruding blue chin and ears so prominent that they covered half the sides of his head . |
| 30 | Though set in a biblical past , the poem used the popular application of typology to indicate a present importance . |