Example sentences of "[noun] sets [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stanyer sets a high standard , but the response from practitioners was scarcely more enthusiastic . |
| 2 | Celie remains uncomplicated and straight forward but the childish brevity sets the right tone of gratuitous violence for Celie 's early vision of the world . |
| 3 | However , for smaller data sets an alternative approach is possible and we can look directly at relationships between individuals . |
| 4 | Hitchcock sets an innocent woman against Charles Laughton 's squire , a criminal buffoon , and a gang of smugglers , but there is never any real conflict , and the ending is almost comic . |
| 5 | This proposal sets a dangerous anti-democratic precedent . |
| 6 | Unlike in certain other European countries , British labour law sets no maximum duration to a temporary employment relationship , whereby all persons employed for longer than a certain period of time automatically have permanent status . |
| 7 | The new law sets a 48-hour limit on the working week . |
| 8 | Under the scheme , known as the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market ( Reclaim ) , the AQMD sets an annual target for reducing emissions of hydrocarbons , nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide . |
| 9 | Suppose a comparison instruction sets a two-bit condition code , depending on a comparison of the contents of accumulator A with the contents of a store location B , as shown in Figure 3.13(a) . |
| 10 | Schreier sets a brisk but effective tempo here and the horn and bassoons with continuo are first-rate . |
| 11 | Hamilton sets a hot pace in first round |
| 12 | ‘ That scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men of the parish . |
| 13 | UK drinks tax policy sets a bad example to our export markets . |
| 14 | The contract rate sets the maximum interest rate payable on an exposure . |
| 15 | If the physiotherapist sets the correct goals , they will be achieved , but she has to recognize that each patient reacts differently to rehabilitation , depending on a variety of factors . |
| 16 | The government sets the local price of petrol absurdly low while imposing taxes of over 80% on the company 's revenues . |
| 17 | Although practice budgets are being offered only to larger practices with 11,000 patients or more , the bill sets no such lower limit . |
| 18 | Heralding another TV channel , competitive tendering , and a boom in radio , yesterday 's bill sets a new agenda for British broadcasting The sound and vision of market forces . |
| 19 | Heralding another TV channel , competitive tendering , and a boom in radio , yesterday 's bill sets a new agenda for British broadcasting The sound and vision of market forces . |
| 20 | This normativist approach sets the principal agenda for , and method of , inquiry . |
| 21 | The novel sets the individual reader 's response above authorial determination of meaning , orthodox critical interpretations , and other ‘ closed ’ forms of response . |
| 22 | The Securities and Investments Board 's Conduct of Business Rules sets a lower standard and allow agents to keep commission , though they are required to disclose the fact that it has been received . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , one editor fears today 's decision sets a dangerous precedent which could make successful prosecutions much more difficult in future . |
| 24 | When the manufacturer charges a unit price somewhat above zero , the retailer sets a higher price for any given price of retailer 2 , leading to the reaction function and equilibrium at B. The same argument can be made for manufacturer 2 . |
| 25 | The Board sets the final examination from a detailed syllabus available from the NEBE . |
| 26 | The farm sets a good example in other ways too … branches pruned from the trees are shredded so the goodness goes back into the soil . |
| 27 | that talk about the company of which I 'm chairman is that there is a personnel and compensation committee which in the absence of a chief executive sets the chief executive 's remuneration and with the presence of the chief executive , although he 's not , I 'm not a member of that committee we work on the other senior executives of the company , it 's quite similar to the process used here in your company . |
| 28 | If , however , the central bank sets the reserve ratio , then by simply increasing it , it can force banks to reduce their non-reserve assets ( mainly credit ) . |
| 29 | SWINDLE : a lucky victory where a player in a lost position sets a last trap which his opponent falls into . |
| 30 | In every aspect of his job the Profitboss sets the highest professional standards . |