Example sentences of "[adv] sets [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The assembling of facts merely sets the stage for asking the question ‘ What shall I do ? ’ . |
| 2 | Bourdieu and Goldthorpe give us some preliminary insights into why a particularly dominant social group should engage in a postmodern way of life ; one which stems from social mobility , high incomes and which largely sets the pace for the remainder of the population . |
| 3 | It is this gap of values , arising from the use of imprisonment in a free society , that largely sets the prison reform agenda . |
| 4 | But , although making claims for Reason less ambitious than those of the seventeenth century , it still sets a problem of how causal powers can be known to exist . |
| 5 | A 3-step ‘ Quick Zoom ’ feature instantly sets the lens to 38 , 70 or 115mm . |
| 6 | Although you may decide to begin with a fade in , the circumstances may leave you with insufficient time for these niceties , and a crash-in cut to the first shot probably sets the mood for the sequence better in any case . |
| 7 | The Italian government did not attempt an incomes policy , but it did persuade the metal workers , whose settlement traditionally sets the pace for other sectors , to postpone the renegotiation of their three-year contract from 1965 to 1966 . |
| 8 | ‘ It also sets a benchmark for future improvements , which we are working on now . ’ |
| 9 | The volume control VR1 also sets the input impedance of the amplifier at 47 kilohms ( 47k ) . |
| 10 | The Grade II listed building was built by Sir Hugo Meynell in the 1860 's for his wife Emily Charlotte , and it 's this historic and romantic background that really sets the scene for a relaxing break . |
| 11 | They occupy the role of primary definers ( Hall et al , 1978 ) whose interpretation of events immediately sets the agenda within which alternative versions must be cast . |
| 12 | Each stage of development effectively sets the stage for the next . |
| 13 | When you , as an employer , first take on an employee , you must tell the Inspector of Taxes , who then sets a Pay As You Earn ( PAYE ) scheme and sends you an ‘ Employers ' Starter Pack ’ . |
| 14 | ( ii ) The minister of state in charge of the Prison Department ( not the Secretary of State himself ) then sets the date for the first review by the local review committee . |
| 15 | This music also firmly sets the location and period of the tale . |
| 16 | And though Iris Murdoch occasionally sets a novel in Ireland — if that is the probable setting of The Unicorn ( 1963 ) — she commonly writes as someone who is a Londoner and proud of it . |
| 17 | The law therefore sets a point ( although an extremely unclear one ) at which the citizen is not entitled to resist further , and must be expected to endure the indignity or invasion , seeking relief subsequently when he can substantiate that he has been the victim of a police mistake . |