SET

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together )

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He took out a huge bunch of keys and unlocked the door.

a chess set (= a complete group of the different chess pieces )

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She gave him a beautifully carved wooden chess set.

a fixed/set period (= that will not be changed )

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A tourist visa allows you to stay for a fixed period.

a flat/fixed/set fee (= a fee that is the same in every case )

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You pay a flat fee for all the services that are provided.

a list/set of priorities

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Marriage isn’t very high on my list of priorities.

a set of aims

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The organization has a set of aims which are listed on its website.

a set of conventions

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In the East you will have to learn a different set of conventions.

a set of criteria

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Doctors use an established set of criteria for making a diagnosis.

a set of cups

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a set of beautiful blue coffee cups

a set of data (= one group of data )

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The three sets of data produced strikingly different results.

a set of values

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The young have a completely different set of values.

a set/combination of circumstances

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This was a very unusual set of circumstances.

a set/fixed menu (= when the cook decides which dishes will be served to you, rather than you choosing for yourself )

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Dinner is three courses from a set menu.

a set/fixed pattern (= one that does not change )

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These incidents followed a set pattern.

a string/series/set of coincidences

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The accident happened because of a string of unfortunate coincidences.

appoint/set up/form a committee

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The council appointed a special committee to study the issue.

be dead (set) against sth (= completely disapprove of or disagree with something )

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I’d like to be an actress but Mum and Dad are dead set against it.

be dead set on sth (= be determined to do something )

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At the moment, Steve’s just dead set on winning the gold medal.

be set out in detail (= be written down and described in detail )

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The changes to the system are set out in detail in the next paragraph.

boxed set

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a boxed set of CDs

chemistry set

dial...set to

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The dial on the heater was set to ‘HOT’.

establish/form/set up a council

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A National Radio and Television Council was established to regulate the market.

idyllic setting/surroundings/scene etc

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If you want old-world tradition in an idyllic setting, this is the hotel for you.

impose/set/put a ceiling (on sth)

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The government imposed a ceiling on imports of foreign cars.

intimate setting

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The collection has been moved from its intimate setting to the British Museum.

jet set

launch/set up an inquiry (= start it )

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Police launched an inquiry yesterday after a man was killed by a patrol car.

lay down/set/impose conditions (= say what sb must agree to )

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They laid down certain conditions before agreeing to the ceasefire.

lay/set a trap (for sb)

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Mr Smith has walked straight into a trap laid by the Tories.

panic sets in (= starts )

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Before panic could set in, she realised that the clock was fast.

place setting

place/set sth in context (= consider something in context )

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The issue must be placed within its historical context.

set a clock (= make it say the right time )

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Don't forget to set your clocks to summer time.

set a compass (= adjust it so that the needle and the north mark are in line with each other )

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Wait until the needle settles, then set the compass.

set a deadline (= decide on a date when something must be finished )

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The deadline has been set at January 31st.

set a limit ( also impose a limit formal )

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Set a time limit for the completion of the task.

set a question (= invent a question for a test )

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He used to set the questions for a TV quiz show.

set a quota (= say how much it is )

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They have the right to set fishing quotas.

set a record (= achieve it for the first time )

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The twenty-year-old set a new British record of 44.47 secs.

set a target

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The company has set ambitious business targets.

set ablaze (= made to burn )

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The factory had been set ablaze .

set afire

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One of the boats had been set afire .

set alight

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The car was set alight and pushed over a hill.

set an agenda (= decide on the problems you want to deal with )

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The new government set an agenda for constitutional reform.

set an example (= show by your own behaviour how other people should behave )

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You should be setting an example for your little brother.

set an objective (= decide what you are trying to achieve )

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Pupils should be encouraged to set their own objectives.

set aside

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One of the rooms was set aside for a yoga class.

set aside

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Try to set aside a few hours a week for exercise.

set bail (= say how much someone must pay to be allowed to stay out of prison )

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Judge Philip Moscone set bail at $2 million.

set fire to sth/set sth on fire (= make something start burning )

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A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.

set fire to sth/set sth on fire (= make something start burning )

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A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.

set of prints

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Why don’t you order an extra set of prints ?

set off a bomb ( also detonate a bomb formal ) (= make a bomb explode )

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The area was cleared and the police safely detonated the bomb.

set off on a journey ( also embark on a journey formal ) (= start a long journey )

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Before setting off on a journey, look at maps and guidebooks.

set off on an expedition ( also embark on an expedition formal ) (= leave at the start of an expedition )

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Trent set off on an expedition to collect plants with fellow botanical students.

set off...fire alarm

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Someone set off the fire alarm .

set off/trigger an explosion (= cause an explosion )

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Investigators believe a fuel leak may have triggered the explosion.

set off/trigger/activate the alarm (= make it start ringing )

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A window blew open, setting off the alarm.

set out the aims of sth

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Is there a set of guidelines setting out the aims of study?

set piece

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The trial scene is a classic set piece.

set priorities (= decide what the priorities are )

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With any new project, it's important to set priorities.

set square

set text (= one that must be studied for an examination )

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‘Hamlet’ is a set text this year.

set the alarm (= make it ready to operate )

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Did you set the burglar alarm?

set the margins (= make them a particular size )

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Set the margins to have one inch on each side.

set the wheels in motion (= started the process )

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Once the house had been sold, Jane set the wheels in motion to find somewhere smaller to live.

set to/get to/get down to work (= start work )

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They set to work cutting down trees and brushwood.

set up a camera (= make a camera ready to use )

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The team set up their cameras some distance from the animals.

set up a project (= organize it )

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$30 million would be required to set up the project.

set up camp (= put up your tents and arrange the camping place )

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The soldiers set up camp outside the city.

set up roadblocks

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The police have set up roadblocks to try and catch the two men.

set up/establish a fund

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They have set up a fund to build a memorial to all those who died.

set up/establish a working group (to do sth)

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The commission has set up a special working group to look at the problem.

set up/establish/create a commission

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They set up a commission to investigate the problem of youth crime.

set up/establish/create a zone

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The government intends to set up an enterprise zone in the region.

set up/start up in business

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The bank gave me a loan to help me set up in business.

set up/start/form a company

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Two years later he started his own software company.

set your watch (= make it show the correct time )

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I set my watch by the clock on the mantelpiece.

set (yourself/sb) a goal (= decide what you or someone else should try to achieve )

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It helps if you set yourself clear goals.

set/break/beat a world record

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He set a new world record for the marathon.

set/establish a precedent

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The decision is important as it could set a legal precedent for other similar cases.

set/fix a date (= decide the date when something will happen )

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They haven’t set a date for the election yet.

set...free

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They have called on the government to set all political prisoners free .

set/give sb a task

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I was given the task of writing the chairman's speech.

set/lay down a standard

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The government sets standards that all hospitals must reach.

set/lay the table (= put knives, forks etc on a table before a meal )

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The table was set for fourteen.

setting aside

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I’ve been setting aside a few pounds each week.

setting off fireworks

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Jeff and David were in the back yard setting off fireworks .

set...trap

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The only way to catch mice is to set a trap.

shampoo and set (= when someone washes your hair and then dries it so that it has a particular style, especially using curlers )

start/set up a business

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When you’re starting a business, you have to work longer hours.

swing set

the moon sets (= goes down so that you cannot see it )

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The moon had set, but the sky was clear.

the rising/setting sun (= the sun as it appears/disappears )

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The fields were ablaze with light from the setting sun.

the rot set in British English (= a situation started to get worse )

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It was after he left the company that the rot set in.

the sun sets/goes down (= disappears at the end of the day )

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It is a good place to sit and watch the sun go down.

train set

turn/let/set sth loose (= let something go free )

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Don’t let your dog loose on the beach.

TV set

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a new TV set .

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

about

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Eagerly I set about to free it from its rubble prison.

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Police then evacuated the basement mailroom while they set about disarming the device.

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Because of this discomfort he set about developing an air-cushioned sole with his engineer friend Herbert Funck.

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Amelia, her finances considerably reduced, saw an opportunity and set about getting her Kinner.

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But we don't know how to set about it.

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Taylor set about designing one for Midvale.

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They set about spreading their memories of the books.

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When Physioc refused to sell his property, the government condemned it and set about to take it under eminent domain laws.

aside

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He found that 600 cartons had been set aside ready for him.

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Drain Brussels sprouts and set aside to cool.

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Four aides-de-camp were appointed and apartments in the Tuileries were set aside for bedroom, study and play room.

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Remove leeks and oysters from skillet and set aside .

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Although a lot of space may not be available, a small area set aside for dining is always useful.

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Set aside for 1 to 2 hours at room temperature to give the flavors time to blend.

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Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside .

down

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At Hilton, Bollenbach appears to be setting down some roots.

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But the local charters at least set down these requirements publicly and unequivocally for the patient.

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The events that followed, as set down by the Great Farini himself, formed the perfect melodrama.

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Pepita set down among the crates to wait for her friend and the rum to reach her.

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This caution will lead the writer to limit the number of questions set down in some realistic way.

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But, set down in the Globe, the production is simply visiting exotica.

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The time for serving a hearsay notice set by Ord 38, r21 is 21 days from setting down .

forth

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The norms of domestic life it set forth drew a clear ideological boundary between rational members of society and the feckless.

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Thy to understand which of the dimensions of performance set forth in the chart on page 90 are most critical.

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The goals and activities in this plan are consistent with the goals set forth in recently proposed plans for health care reform.

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After a sleepless night Stavrogin sets forth .

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The following table sets forth the information for each series of Notes to which the offers apply.

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So on this occasion when the priest set forth this ancient cry, it was as if a sleeping volcano erupted.

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Taylor set forth his Scientific Management theories at the turn of the century.

in

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When hungry times set in , the scouts become less fastidious and give lengthy dances even for poor food.

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Disillusionment sets in , of course, and back he comes.

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In particular, unsteadiness may set in at much lower Ra than it would in their absence.

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But reality soon set in , both for the car makers and the government.

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But these days a general amnesia has set in , and it is almost impossible to meet anyone who believed in apartheid.

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The tide was setting in and the thing came nearer and nearer until she knew it was a dead body.

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And once decline has set in , it is hard to reverse.

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After every failure there is a good chance that depression will set in .

off

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But presently the crowd loosened into smaller groups and a good many people went off into the village or set off for outlying farms.

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Then the gate creaked, setting off a drumroll in his heart.

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Tying pillows to their heads with towels to protect themselves from the larger falling lumps, they set off .

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Since we had to be on the ship by nightfall, we set off from there in the gray chilly afternoon.

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I set off , threw myself to the ground and proceeded to roll three times.

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Investigators said they received information that Berry set off the bomb himself.

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Social security benefits will be set off against your loss; the relevant rules are contained in detailed regulations.

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In addition, a wintry spell before the Cesarewitch was prompting our runners to start donning their winter coats before they set off .

out

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Neither can the Six be said to have achieved all that they set out to do.

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Mirdza is busy supervising the setting out of desserts and slicing a beautifully decorated mocha and almond torte.

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Its founders were clinging to the wreckage, not setting out on a brave new voyage.

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Mr McCoo would be mixing clay and setting out the watercolor cases.

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My dybbuk set out to drive me crazy, and she damned near did.

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I never set out to be the biggest.

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The facts are set out in the judgment.

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Technical limitations are those that affect our ability to do what we set out to do.

up

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The family are setting up a charity trust to help other people facing similar difficulties.

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Zeus then sets up the kidnapping.

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Jennifer set up the Rummoli mat and divided up the colored poker chips while Bryan shuffled the cards.

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He set up a powerful board of directors to represent a cross section of business, political and public sector interests.

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The term is used to describe grace periods that often go into effect when new geographic area codes are set up .

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We will have to arrange for advance publicity, set up an office and make arrangements to show prospective buyers around.

■ NOUN

agenda

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Both men believe they are best-placed to set the agenda for Langbaurgh in the Nineties.

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Brown successfully set the agenda in 1993 with an innovative summit on the economy held early in the year in Los Angeles.

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For the first time since he became leader, he is in the position to set the political agenda .

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Braun promptly had a meeting with his players and set the agenda .

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In other words, governments, which formally at least set the political agenda , have relatively limited lifespans.

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Where business barged in and tried to set the agenda and the schools participated on a begrudging basis, problems inevitably arose.

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It can also help to set the debate agenda if it is strategically planned.

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Since then, the middle class has set the political agenda and put the old-style politicians and generals on the defensive.

business

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After finishing his apprenticeship he set up a business with this uncle, but it failed.

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In setting up your own business , you quickly discover the importance of that famous litany: location, location, location.

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It will also have learned a few lessons in how not to go about setting up a business .

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The rates will be set on the fifth business day of each month.

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Advice and guidance is provided in setting up the business and thereafter should any problems arise.

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We are particularly looking for entrepreneurs who can set up and develop businesses , thus creating employment in the area.

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Soon he sets up a little business , Walter's Christmas Store.

commission

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In June 1880, the prime minister set up a special commission to look into the park proposal.

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In January 1877, Congress set up an electoral commission to decide the dispute.

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The government met in emergency session on May 22 and agreed to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the assassination.

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They could have published a White Paper or set up a commission of inquiry.

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The two agreed to set up a joint commission examining the issue.

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But he said the union was concerned at the delay in setting up a Staff Commission .

committee

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The Minister's response was to set up a coordinating committee of the nationalised fuel industry chairmen.

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The Democrats set up a committee to fire them and bring in Democrats, and Daley took part in the gleeful task.

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Jigawa, Kebbi, Yobe and Sokoto states have also set up committees to study the feasibility of sharia.

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One of its first actions on taking power in March was to set up a committee to review the project.

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Having spent the past two or three years setting up their committees , they are reluctant to unravel them now.

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Some companies, such as Universal, have set up lyric committees to prevent the release of offensive material.

date

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The administration has 30 days to set a date for talks.

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We set a date for the following May and started making plans.

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Once the revised time schedule is established, the proposal writer should set his dates of completion for each task.

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Thompson refused to set a projected end date for the inquiry or an opening date for any hearings.

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A round table might set an early date for new parliamentary elections.

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Once the Bartley team concurred, Christoffers telephoned to set a date for the copying.

example

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He may have been off colour in the World Cup, but he had set a fine example to others.

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The best way is to set a good example .

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They set a marvellous example indeed.

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He was a veteran who would set an example for the youngsters.

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This is because the greatest melody-writers belong to past epochs and set an example which modern composers can hardly match.

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He can set an example , just like I can, about what it means to be a professional player.

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Educating young people to drink responsibly and in moderation is best achieved by parents setting a good example .

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The government itself set an example last week by reducing its official work week from 38 to 36 hours.

fire

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Tommy set fire to some of Donald's hair by mistake.

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He was beaten, set on fire , and cast into the River Enns with a rock tied to him.

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They said we might set fire to it.

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I won't murder you tonight, unless perhaps I set the house on fire .

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She was set on fire by a shell exploding among the cotton with which her engines were protected.

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What a joke-a Gypsy setting fire to the forest.

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Then they set the church on fire and gunned down those who tried to escape.

fund

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Instead, the government and insurers agreed to set up a special fund .

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In 1985, the Army set up a college fund with a four-year value of $ 25, 200, Vollrath said.

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So they set up this fund to compensate victims in serious cases of abuse.

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A company sets up a trust fund into which it contributes new shares of stock or money to buy existing shares.

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The money would be used to set up endowment funds for individual universities.

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The proposition sets aside funds to expand research into which health services and procedures are effective.

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But as yet it has not approved a timetable or set aside funds for construction.

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Simpson has set up pension funds through his own companies worth $ 4. 1 million.

goal

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But Francis has replied by setting himself a new goal - carrying on past 40.

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When I set a goal , I stick to it.

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Many people who try to set themselves goals and call them objectives think they have failed when they don't reach them.

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We would never make the Diamond level because we had not set that goal for ourselves.

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At first the investment required seems finite and a goal can be set .

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But Mrs Harris said I must set a goal for myself.

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Sam Reed scored twice and then set up the third goal for Tom Cox.

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It helped low-income and underachieving high school students set career and academic goals and work to attain them.

heart

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On the back of this publicity, a range of young artists arose, set to conquer our hearts and minds.

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He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father.

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Thoughts of the night that had just passed set her heart pounding and the blood rushing to her face.

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It fell with a crash which rattled her composure and set her heart thudding.

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The desire to reform, to set the human heart in harmony with principles of virtue produced moral plays.

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So now, after all, there was something she had set her heart on.

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The thought of running to catch a bus may be enough to set your heart racing.

limit

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So, too, does some guess about where the government may set a capping limit .

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That program sets limits on campaign expenditures while supplying taxpayer money as matching funds to candidates.

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It is vital that you set limits for the amount of money that you will deposit with each bank.

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They spoil him by not setting limits .

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The system manager should be able to set limits on disk space allocation and printer usage for each user of the system.

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The Cabinet is set to impose strict limits on public sector pay.

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They may be quite empathetic, but not very disciplined about setting limits or giving their children structure.

motion

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A study by military experts was immediately set in motion .

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In any case, an irresponsible control program has been set in motion without sufficient information as to its future effects.

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Oliver corrected the clock and set it in motion .

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Corot set the countryside in motion .

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George I set in motion the preparation of the Royal Charter for his new bank.

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But once set in motion , the enormous machinery of a traditional wedding had a life of its own.

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It was decided to set in motion negotiations to form a Neighbourhood Watch in the Belmont Road area.

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None the less, the reversal that was set in motion reverberated powerfully on both sides of the thirty-eighth parallel.

objective

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Obviously they need to be countered and an objective must be set .

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The first step in project management is to set a measurable objective .

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If you set unobtainable objectives you will be seen to have failed even if you do a wonderful job.

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The board annually will set performance objectives for the superintendent and he will receive bonuses based on how many he meets.

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Assessing community care needs in their localities, setting objectives and priorities and formulating community care plans. 2.

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First we identify our target and set a measurable objective that states from where to where by when.

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They do not set themselves objectives to achieve.

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Shaper: pushes the team towards action, sets objectives and looks for outcomes; dominant, extrovert and anxious.

pace

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Or is it your children who are setting the ecological pace ?

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He or she controls the room and sets the pace .

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Zeta's Lad set the pace .

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He blamed me for setting too fast a pace .

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This should result in fundholders setting the pace and others benefiting.

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Pharmaceutical companies were the top-performing stocks in 1995 and set the pace today.

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Horak forged ahead on his own but set too fast a pace and died at Elmbridge.

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Your rhythm should set the pace of the fight.

pattern

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But clearly it was imperialistic palaeontologists rather than imperialist fossils that set the pattern in both cases.

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That first day seemed to set the pattern for the following weeks.

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In form and style they set the pattern for the first generation of purpose-built station buildings.

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All this set the pattern for the next few days.

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While working in films Mary set the pattern of work for the next fifty years.

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I suppose that set a pattern .

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Ever again would set a pattern .

precedent

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But it is Michael Jackson's deal which may set precedents the music business will later regret.

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The ruling also set a firm precedent against deals reached among lawyers handling business lawsuits to keep court filings secret.

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Part of me thinks that he is setting a useful precedent .

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Guidelines have been laid, standards are set , and precedents have been established.

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School officials say releasing those kinds of notes would set a bad precedent and inhibit communication among teachers and administrators.

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Once again Edward had set precedents and opened opportunities for extensive royal exploitation subsequently.

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Employment lawyer Robert Rosati says courts are setting a troublesome precedent when they let such suits to go forward.

price

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If I have a niche, I set the price .

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Oil companies all set the same prices , but not the same salaries.

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Subsidiaries will be free to set their own prices .

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Beaudoin said Fine Host routinely sets prices for vendors with whom it contracts.

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Regulatory agencies set prices and specify quality and quantity of output.

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Goldman analyst Jack Kelly set a 12-month target price on the stock of 45 to 46 a share.

record

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The previous day she had set a new world record in the preliminaries.

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Average daily share volume set a record at 346 million shares a day, according to preliminary data from the exchange.

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The next running back to rumble for 200 yards in a game this season will set a league record .

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I want to set the record straight.

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In fact, it set a record for first-day sales of a double-length album with 855, 000 sales nationally.

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They have a duty to set the record straight, otherwise they are conniving at falsehood.

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The presidential race is setting records .

scene

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You set the scene , as it were, for your presentation and then proceed to follow the pattern laid down.

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I was thinking of setting a scene from my novel here.

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The facts Before turning to the precise terms of the statutory provisions I must set the scene by referring to the facts.

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Jane saw it first, as they sat waiting for the lights to be set for the next scene .

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The interpretation of Mannheim's project that von Schelting initiated set the scene for its incorporation into mainstream functionalist sociology.

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But three key findings have set the scene for subsequent debate on the system.

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Concern about a baby's bowel movements can set the scene for concern and anxiety.

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Annan set the scene for the introduction of Channel 4.

shop

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At the age of 22 he set up shop in Sweeting's Alley, which was near the Royal Exchange.

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The Barrio Grill originally set up shop just over a year ago.

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Early registration figures are also said to be disappointing for the banks and building societies which have set up share shops .

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She set up the shop in 1990 with the intention of selling yarn, patterns and accessories.

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In the course of that interview, he admitted employing men to set fire to his shop .

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Once we set out for the shops , Lindy guessed where we were going and took her habitual, well-remembered route.

sight

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But where there are sellers there are buyers, and it was this latter rare species we had set our sights on.

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That was how it was with Master Yehudi: the better things went for us, the higher he set his sights .

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Awford was booked and Barnes set his sights 20 yards from goal.

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And Bettman has set his sights high.

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I've told you before - you've got to set your sights high.

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Gazing intently into her computer screen, Christine Montgomery has set her sights on the next generation of electronic language translators.

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The new party was setting its sights on multiparty federal elections expected by the end of the year.

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Both women were certain early on that they wanted a high-profile career related to politics and set their sights on achieving it.

stage

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Each stage of development effectively sets the stage for the next.

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Thus, it further sets the stage for later discussion of the other four pillars.

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Each time his performance had grown more elaborate: he wrote the script, set the stage , and took the lead.

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That sets the stage for the matrix arrangement.

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They would set up the stage among buildings he felt he somehow knew.

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I brought items from home to set up the stage .

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The changes that occurred as a result of this rethinking set the stage for Workplace 2000.

standard

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Creative, determined to set the highest standards .

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Let our little group set a standard for the rest.

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Recently, the federal government set its own minimum standards for landfills.

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A combination of history, tradition and resources makes it possible for the cathedral to set high standards , musically as well as liturgically.

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Falafel, on the other hand, is great and sets new standard for falafel crunch.

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We will set up a statutory General Teaching Council to improve professional qualifications and set standards for teacher training and retraining.

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He set the standards for everyone.

sun

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The sun set behind us, reflecting gold on the building.

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When the tide is low and the sun high, I set off with a bucket to circle the nubble.

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The sun was setting behind the black rocks, and the sea was a blaze of luminous colour.

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The sun was setting behind the clouds.

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The sun was setting on the tops of the distant mountains.

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The sun set nearly an hour ago.

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The sun had set and dusk was closing in.

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By the time we started walking back to the car, the sun had set .

table

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Later she helped Mr Priddy to set the dining table upstairs.

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The smoke was broken off the cabin chimney where she had dropped it while setting the table eighteen years ago.

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Some estimates of the round-trip transactions costs involved in stock index arbitrage are set out in Table 5.1.

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While a kettle boiled she could set a table , light a fire, and watch over a cooking breakfast.

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Rosenberg said Cup told him that he could set up a table to give away shirts.

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After that we set the dining table and served the lunch we had brought.

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She ran when she made the beds, ran when she set the table .

target

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In this limited way care programming can be used to set targets and measure progress in developing mental health services.

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The Bundesbank officially bases its interest rate policy on M3 growth and sets a growth target each year.

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And that's a problem for the Government, which has set targets for cutting the number of deaths on the roads.

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Thus, setting annual targets for M3 would lead directly to bringing inflation under control.

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Self-assessment is a key feature of the module and students should set targets for themselves based on their initial self-assessment.

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Later, the results are carefully compared with the intentions in order to identify remedial action or set new targets .

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They have set themselves hugely ambitious targets .

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Our Health Initiative will set targets for better health, backed by effective action.

task

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How should we set about the task of becoming wise?

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Using the pen he had bought from the deaf mute, he set about his task with diligence.

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The Conservative Government, under Mrs Thatcher, set about the task straight away.

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Many pressure groups set themselves the task of sedulously winning over influential opinion to their view of the future.

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They immediately set about the task of pushing the jostling photographers away from the limousine.

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In retirement he had set himself the task of making a replica Tomkin long-case clock.

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They moved to Sherburn-in-Elmet and set to their new task .

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We were set different tasks to do eg getting across an area of grass which had poison on it.

tone

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Reception areas, which should set the tone for the entire hotel, so often let it down.

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The back row set the tone of the class because it acted throughout as one, indivisible, incredibly noisy unit.

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These were the Cold Warriors who set the tone for the Fifties.

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When the top leader places that kind of premium on seamless communication and openness, it sets the tone for everyone.

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This more or less set the tone for a miserable day's fending.

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Director Andrew Lane has set the tone of the movie at a pitch somewhere between sendup and subtle humor.

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Start with the mood music, where Maastricht sets a tone but not much more.

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An anecdote could be cited as a means of setting the tone of area of concern.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

(set of) wheels

a closed set (of sth)

be written/set/cast in tablets of stone

on your mark(s), get set, go!

put/lay/set down a marker

put/leave/set sth to one side

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Graham has no plans to fly this aircraft at present and will put it to one side as soon as assembly and testing is complete.

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She put it to one side , and opened the folder of photographs.

put/set pen to paper

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And striker Geoff Ferris is likely to put pen to paper for 12 months.

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Good old-fashioned motives for putting pen to paper.

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He then put pen to paper, and soon a stream of adjectives was flowing.

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I had written a very fine book in my head before arriving, without setting pen to paper.

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I have put pen to paper sparingly, aware that pictures speak louder than words.

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In February of 1942 and again in May of that year he had put pen to paper and logged his past.

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So if you are fun-loving and open-minded, put pen to paper.

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So why not put pen to paper and win a wardrobe of fashions.

put/set sb's mind at rest

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But let me set your mind at rest .

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But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest .

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He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.

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He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest .

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He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.

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I wish I could put their minds at rest .

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It puts my mind at rest .

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Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest .

put/set the cat among the pigeons

put/set/get your (own) house in order

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But Apple first must get its house in order.

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Commissioners are satisfied with the progress it is making to put its house in order.

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Following numerous complaints the Vicar of Woodford has been told to put his house in order.

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Henry had set his house in order but had no thoughts about setting off on crusade.

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Others have called on the council to step in and tell the firm to put its house in order.

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The Law Society no longer can support equally those who have put their house in order and those who have not.

put/set/turn your mind to sth

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A second glance put my mind to rest, but for a moment there it gave me a turn.

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Across the table, Lalage put her mind to the subjugation of Dada.

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Anybody could do what I do if they put their mind to it.

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But he can turn his mind to detailed needs, like pensions, if he has to.

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He would put his mind to other issues, one of which was sobering in its own right.

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I turned my mind to Archie.

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Whatever you set your mind to, your personal total obsession, this is what kills you.

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When Medea knew the deed was done she turned her mind to one still more dreadful.

set foot in sth

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The last time Molly set foot in that house was 26 years ago.

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After she sued, Harvard said it would file criminal trespass charges against Garzilli if she sets foot in the department.

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As soon as I set foot in there, I knew that I had to be involved somehow.

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August paid off the bank, then never set foot in New Albion or Lake Wobegon again.

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However, he had never set foot in the village again.

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Louis Johnson came to despise the Alsops and ordered Pentagon reception desks to inform him whenever they set foot in the building.

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She had set foot in Skipton and passed through Keighley, but these were small country towns.

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Streetsmart in Jersey City, many have never set foot in the big town across the Hudson.

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The moment I set foot in this house, my world turned upside down.

set great/considerable etc store by sth

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Being thus disappointed, I now set great store by what the first night might bring.

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Bourbon producers set great store by the soft local water which passes through limestone on its way to the distilleries.

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Britain had previously set great store by the Lisbon economic summit two years ago, but progress has subsequently been slow.

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He had worked for the same engineering firm for thirty years and he had always set great store by the company pension.

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It apparently sets great store by creating business and completing assignments relatively quickly.

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Organizations which set great store by behavioural conformity often develop patterns of operation which can appear ridiculous in their manifestations.

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The ancient Israelites set great store by proper burial.

set light to sth

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A spark can just as easily set light to your clothes as it can to a dryer full of washing.

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Flames set light to his jacket and Mr Williams was helped into a nearby toilet where his hands were drenched with water.

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My father had twice set light to the form.

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That spark can set light to further proposals, ideas and chances in the manager's mind.

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The police set light to it.

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The vandals broke into the house, piled the cooker with linen then switched it on and set light to it.

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Would we leave a thing like that when any kiddy could knock the chocks out or set light to it?

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Youths fired an arrow through the window of one house and set light to another in an attempt to silence them.

set sail

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We set sail at sunrise.

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Backwards Pretend you are a beginner who has inadvertently forgotten which end of the board is forwards and set sail going backwards.

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But even if you only set sail in a comfy chair, this discussion is richly detailed in its own right.

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He hastened back to the ship and bade his crew set sail .

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In particular, on days of ill-omen ships could not set sail .

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It is small wonder that the idea of setting sail for an un-known land grew less and less attractive to him.

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On renouncing alcohol he was pardoned and he set sail for Darlington where he became a leading light in the Society.

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The fisherman cut their lines and set sail for port, but the sea serpent continued to follow them.

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The vessel set sail late Tuesday for an undisclosed destination, the news agency said.

set sb's teeth on edge

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His high-pitched squeaky voice set my teeth on edge.

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At other times their self-evident frustration sets your teeth on edge.

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He w as filing arrow heads, and the sound of the metal on the whetstone set Burun's teeth on edge.

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It was all done so genteelly that it set McAllister's teeth on edge.

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That set our teeth on edge and bring our goose pimples rising like porpoises after mackerel.

set sb/sth apart

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Such seriousness and ambition in a very young man set him apart .

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The new software was a unique tool that set the Microsoft Network apart from other commercial online services.

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A penchant for setting oneself apart and above mere mortals.

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BAs gloomy as this prospect might be, it also set us apart .

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I was the first, but beyond that I see nothing to set me apart from anyone else.

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Such seriousness, intensity, and power in a young man set him apart and left an impression on others.

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They seemed to bend at the knee, setting their feet apart so that they could never be off balance when they moved.

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What set it apart was the way irrigation and power production were linked.

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What sets it apart is where it comes from.

set sth in train

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It is easy to make him look personally responsible for setting the process in train and bringing it to fruition.

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Why, oh, why did you set such enquiries in train ?

set the Thames on fire

set the pace

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For most of the nineties, we were setting the pace in mobile phone technology.

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He or she controls the room and sets the pace .

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It is true that Newt Gingrich's Republicans set the pace .

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Pharmaceutical companies were the top-performing stocks in 1995 and set the pace today.

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They've got stronger since then and have set the pace in the championship race this season.

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This should result in fundholders setting the pace and others benefiting.

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Thus, the infant is setting the pace .

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Your rhythm should set the pace of the fight.

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Zeta's Lad set the pace .

set the scene

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Government tanks rolled into town, setting the scene for a bloody battle.

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Recent events have set the scene for a potentially violent confrontation between the demonstrators and the army.

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The negotiations in Geneva have set the scene for a possible agreement later in the year.

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Annan set the scene for the introduction of Channel 4.

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But three key findings have set the scene for subsequent debate on the system.

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Concern about a baby's bowel movements can set the scene for concern and anxiety.

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Kasparov's reply, 19 a3, set the scene for a dramatic and cliffhanging duel.

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Let's first set the scene .

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The interpretation of Mannheim's project that von Schelting initiated set the scene for its incorporation into mainstream functionalist sociology.

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You set the scene , as it were, for your presentation and then proceed to follow the pattern laid down.

set the seal on sth

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His three-day tour set the seal on reconciliation between the two communities.

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It set the seal on his depression; he was almost ready to go home.

set the stage for sth

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But later the deputies set the stage for possible compromise by agreeing to debate a referendum after all.

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But that simply set the stage for a final, beautiful flourish from Robins.

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Each stage of development effectively sets the stage for the next.

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That sets the stage for the matrix arrangement.

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The changes that occurred as a result of this rethinking set the stage for Workplace 2000.

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The vote set the stage for a government-wide review and partial rollback of affirmative action programs.

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Thus, it further sets the stage for later discussion of the other four pillars.

set the trend

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Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits.

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To save the planet we must set the trend of caring for the environment.

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Young backpackers set the trend , and now people of all ages are looking for cheap ways to travel around Southeast Asia.

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But although the sensationally styled Calibra sets the trend , it is by no means the only exponent of the field.

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It caught on over here some years later with the Seven Men of Preston setting the trend .

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The bank rate sets the trend for home, vehicle and other consumer loans.

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The rate, which sets the trend for home and other consumer loans, is now at its lowest since November 1994.

set the wheels in motion/set the wheels turning

set the world on fire/alight

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And now we have Sliver which was the subject of much wrangling and hasn't exactly set the world on fire.

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But if Rhodes hasn't set the world on fire with his batting, he certainly has with his fielding.

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Either way, the speed and acceleration is not going to set the world on fire.

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It was a lovely accomplishment, of course, but nothing to set the world on fire with.

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None of the three papers was going to set the world on fire.

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The sonorities glow, and the whole thing is user-friendly without setting the world on fire.

set things aright

set tongues wagging

set up house

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He rarely left the Brooklyn apartment where he had set up house .

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Her parents were very upset when she set up house with her boyfriend.

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They first set up house together in Atlanta and moved to Miami three years later.

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And he set up house for her in a bungalow further along the river, in a nice secluded part.

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Diana and I were soon to set up house in Shepherd's Bush and our fortunes were inextricable for the next decade.

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He had even established a system for sending money home to their families once they had set up house in this country.

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I have to save enough money to set up house .

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The two new Mr and Mrs Kim-Soons set up house next door.

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They set up house in No. 93, which was now to let.

set up shop

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Dr. Rosen closed his downtown practice and set up shop in a suburban neighborhood.

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Jack got his law degree, then set up shop as a real estate lawyer.

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At the age of 22 he set up shop in Sweeting's Alley, which was near the Royal Exchange.

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Each failed when a dispute arose and some group walked out of the union to set up shop down the block.

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My body and the kindly Earth have set up shop against me.

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NxtWave opted not to set up shop in Silicon Valley and instead chose Langhorne.

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S., new steel mills are setting up shop .

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The two Yankees started the business set up shop right where you see it.

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Wade Smith was given salesman of the year in January and promptly left to set up shop on his own.

set your face against sth

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Alternatively, the rule-makers can set their faces against the pressures for change.

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Does the hon. Gentleman really want to set his face against the improvements that trust status could deliver?

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I would set my face against the casualisation of the Corporation.

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It has set its face against cutting prices.

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The Lord Chancellor set his face against growing criticism over his behaviour.

set your heart on sth

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He's set his heart on a new bike for Christmas.

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By January 1768 they were back in Vienna, where Leopold had set his heart on securing an opera commission for Wolfgang.

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He's always set his heart on going to Simon's school.

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He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father.

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I have held no office because Thou did not will it, and I never set my heart on office.

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So now, after all, there was something she had set her heart on.

set/lay/clap eyes on sb/sth

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Bedford disliked Halsey the minute he set eyes on him.

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How could she possibly know, since he had not set eyes on the girl?

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I bonded on the second night I laid eyes on Hyakutake.

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Just hours earlier she had set eyes on the pretty two-year-old and sister Anna-Camilla, seven, for the first time.

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Never anywhere have I set eyes on such a one.

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No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary.

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The couple fell in love before they had even set eyes on each other during a six-month long distance courtship.

set/put sb straight

set/put sb's mind at rest

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Just to put your mind at ease, we will get a second opinion from a cardiac specialist.

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The doctor set my mind at rest by explaining exactly what effect the drug would have on me.

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But let me set your mind at rest.

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But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest.

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He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.

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He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest.

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He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.

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I wish I could put their minds at rest.

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It puts my mind at rest.

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Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest.

set/put sth in motion

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The discovery set in motion two days of searching for the bodies.

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A tiny pilot light, if you like, that was necessary to set everything else in motion .

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Corot set the countryside in motion .

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He has set the ball in motion .

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How easy to see how a white kid could set this in motion with hardly any effort.

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It is both wasteful and irresponsible to set experiments in motion and omit to record and analyse what happens.

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Oliver corrected the clock and set it in motion .

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On Jan. 13, Vega said, Guzman set his plot in motion .

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The programme had lost the man responsible for setting it in motion .

set/put sth to music

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She sat at the piano for hours, putting one of her poems to music .

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The Greek tragedy "Elektra" was set to music by Richard Strauss.

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But if you have an extremely subtle story, how are you going to set it to music ?

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For Robin, a place to put mind to music .

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What were you going to do, set it to music ?

set/put the record straight

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Having set the record straight there is a paradox.

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He sets the record straight by a thorough reconsideration of Addison's Cato, that tragedy constantly overrated at the time.

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I want to set the record straight.

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Or a desire to put the record straight?

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Taylor was given the perfect platform to set the record straight at yesterday's press conference.

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They have a duty to set the record straight, otherwise they are conniving at falsehood.

set/put the world to rights

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He wanted to put the world to rights.

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More recently Lou has cleaned up his act and started setting the world to rights.

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That straightness of Time, that confining straightness, was one with the Western picture of setting the world to rights.

set/start/keep the ball rolling

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Ali MacGraw set the ball rolling with Love Story.

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And laughter is infectious ... so a little bit of effort on the small screen could start the ball rolling.

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Does that make a difference, or did he and others just start the ball rolling?

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He will keep the ball rolling.

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Her words started the ball rolling.

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To start the ball rolling, the government was asked to contribute £1 million.

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Volume 2 deals with general idioms e.g. keep the ball rolling, the proof of the pudding.

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Wolves play a similar style, and at times one yearned for some one to set the ball rolling ... literally.

the jet set

the setting of the sun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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Anneka was set the huge task by Christian Aid on behalf of a family who fled from war-torn Mozambique.

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At the end of the session, they were set a homework task.

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Had the glue set yet?

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I still haven't figured out how to set the VCR to tape while I'm away.

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Is that all -- or has she set some other task for you as well?

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It's best to pour your yoghurt into small containers before it sets.

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Leave the jam in a cool place to set .

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Let the dessert set in the fridge for two hours.

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Mr Harris always sets a lot of homework.

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Put the jelly in the fridge for an hour to set .

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She set us some work to do in groups.

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The concrete will take several hours to set , so make sure no one walks on it.

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The play is set in Madrid in the year 1840.

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We set our alarm for five a.m. so we could get an early start.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father.

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Much of what follows is set therefore in the form of questions which need to be considered by all of us.

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Spread the frosting on the brownies in a thin coat, only enough to cover, and set aside to firm.

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The first to be set is the backlight.

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The rate of interest, in the shape of a tax-free bonus, is set by the Treasury.

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They were set for the garlic and the prawns, if they made it quick.

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

complete

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The drive is transmitted into the adjacent mill building which houses two complete sets of grinding gear and allied crushers, etc.

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Almed with this information, one is prepared to undertake a serious examination of a complete set of financial statements.

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I tore up a complete set of the Encyclopedia Britannica once.

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The show consists of a complete set of 33 etchings and aquatints of traditional rhymes.

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The first issue was in 130 weekly parts at 2 % d. each, but apparently no complete set is recorded.

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Also used to refer to a complete set of characters forming a family in a particular design or style.

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Usually a complete set of information about the final result of the upstream cycle is transmitted to the downstream in one shot.

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Now we can choose from several complete sets of his piano music, and here is another.

different

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Repeat the request at a later time or repeat the request with a different set of data.

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Here was a set of fake brass handles incongruously mingled with a different set of pewter fixtures.

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A different set of keys will produce a different set of synonyms, and of unused record spaces.

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Mountaineering and race car driving, for example, require very different sets of capacities.

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Repeat on different sets of needles, not in the same place, changing colours when you wish.

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He or she has to have a very different skill set .

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Four different sets of stimuli were used.

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Throughout this chapter, I have demonstrated a different set of values and attitudes about reading.

full

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Nobody in the family seeks to find a full set of anything except, of course, books.

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In creating new users a parent may grant subsets, up to the full set , of his own privileges to his descendants.

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Nowadays, you know, a full set includes a card for every player in the major leagues.

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Emily Jane Wood needed a full set of dentures at a cost of £6.

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I never see a full set of plans.

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Remember that a full set of weights is not essential for the routines.

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I was lucky in that at least I had a full set of waterproofs.

new

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Sun Baojia has a new color set .

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Using Prestel, Ceefax and other technological information systems demands a new set of location skills.

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The changing economic, political and technological environment presents management with a new set of issues, requiring fresh approaches.

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In general, however, it was simply reinterpreting in new language a set of ancient popular beliefs.

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As part of this policy, Bancroft issued a new set of ecclesiastical canons in 1604.

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Or perhaps a new set of laws will come into being, by some sort of quantum fluctuation.

particular

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There are about 50 known neurotransmitters, each of which are used by a particular set of neurones.

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All the neighboring values had been tested but this particular exact set of circumstances had not.

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A particular set of social alliances and historical circumstances led to this specific version of nationalism.

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Another possibility is that the noun descriptions suggest a particular set of activities which become dominant in addressing schemas for interpretation.

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An aggro leader, for example, needs a particular set of clothes in order to maintain his image.

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Normally organisers will allow you to re-weigh on another set of scales if you believe that a particular set is reading heavy.

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Instead it will continue until the particular set of indexes have been applied, and then terminate.

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Why might an attempt to explain a particular set of phenomena flounder?

standard

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Each machine comes with a standard set of at least 35 different type-faces.

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When Hill departed, Harris had to call on Primus as his replacement, and go back to a standard defensive set .

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Proof correction marks a standard set of signs and symbols used in copy preparation and to indicate corrections on proofs.

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The companies said they will share technology and develop a standard set of communication protocols.

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Less than half the wines listed were selected for awards making the standard set one of the highest in the world.

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But they were built to a safety standard set 30 years ago.

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This approaches the standard set by the patient's charter.

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The standard set of Spectrum keys have been added to in an intelligent way too.

straight

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It was over in less than an hour with Christina winning in straight sets .

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Edberg succumbed with minimal resistance, losing in straight sets .

whole

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Ronnie Peterson, off-track, was a model of milk-drinking virtue and not unlike a whole set of happy-family cards.

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I wanted a whole set of them.

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The whole set of commands encapsulated in the visual procedure was then executed sequentially.

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Some people paint whole sets of dishes, one per visit.

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As it is easy to imagine, these changes produced a whole new set of issues.

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This story can be the springboard to a whole set of tales about the lion and the mouse.

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The three children were very rewarding in themselves but they created a whole new set of problems.

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One day she had confiscated his ties and replaced them with a whole new set .

■ NOUN

stage

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The scene in the studio resembled a stage set for the problem of cultural displacement that I have just described.

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Instead of looking at the stage set by genes, these researchers look at what people do.

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She belonged in this stage set , among these lies.

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It is barely bigger than a road on a stage set , and it disappears picturesquely around a bend.

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Like ... like a stage set .

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The cottage parlour looked like a stage set .

television

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Ten-year-old Bart and eight-year-old Lisa regularly hug their television set , often in preference to their parents.

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A television set rested on an antique pine blanket-chest at the foot of the bed.

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More than 32 million households in the region own a television set , which creates a potential audience of 100 million people.

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A television set is in the center of comfortable chairs and sofas.

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The television set demands your attention; you can not enjoy television from the next room.

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A television set was placed at the end of the purple couch, right at arm level.

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His son Lutz was still at home, slumped for ever in front of the television set .

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Margotte rarely turned on the television set .

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

(set of) wheels

a closed set (of sth)

be written/set/cast in tablets of stone

on your mark(s), get set, go!

put/lay/set down a marker

put/leave/set sth to one side

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Graham has no plans to fly this aircraft at present and will put it to one side as soon as assembly and testing is complete.

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She put it to one side , and opened the folder of photographs.

put/set pen to paper

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And striker Geoff Ferris is likely to put pen to paper for 12 months.

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Good old-fashioned motives for putting pen to paper.

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He then put pen to paper, and soon a stream of adjectives was flowing.

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I had written a very fine book in my head before arriving, without setting pen to paper.

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I have put pen to paper sparingly, aware that pictures speak louder than words.

▪

In February of 1942 and again in May of that year he had put pen to paper and logged his past.

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So if you are fun-loving and open-minded, put pen to paper.

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So why not put pen to paper and win a wardrobe of fashions.

put/set sb's mind at rest

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But let me set your mind at rest .

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But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest .

▪

He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.

▪

He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest .

▪

He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.

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I wish I could put their minds at rest .

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It puts my mind at rest .

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Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest .

put/set/get your (own) house in order

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But Apple first must get its house in order.

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Commissioners are satisfied with the progress it is making to put its house in order.

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Following numerous complaints the Vicar of Woodford has been told to put his house in order.

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Henry had set his house in order but had no thoughts about setting off on crusade.

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Others have called on the council to step in and tell the firm to put its house in order.

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The Law Society no longer can support equally those who have put their house in order and those who have not.

put/set/turn your mind to sth

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A second glance put my mind to rest, but for a moment there it gave me a turn.

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Across the table, Lalage put her mind to the subjugation of Dada.

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Anybody could do what I do if they put their mind to it.

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But he can turn his mind to detailed needs, like pensions, if he has to.

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He would put his mind to other issues, one of which was sobering in its own right.

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I turned my mind to Archie.

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Whatever you set your mind to, your personal total obsession, this is what kills you.

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When Medea knew the deed was done she turned her mind to one still more dreadful.

set foot in sth

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The last time Molly set foot in that house was 26 years ago.

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After she sued, Harvard said it would file criminal trespass charges against Garzilli if she sets foot in the department.

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As soon as I set foot in there, I knew that I had to be involved somehow.

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August paid off the bank, then never set foot in New Albion or Lake Wobegon again.

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However, he had never set foot in the village again.

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Louis Johnson came to despise the Alsops and ordered Pentagon reception desks to inform him whenever they set foot in the building.

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She had set foot in Skipton and passed through Keighley, but these were small country towns.

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Streetsmart in Jersey City, many have never set foot in the big town across the Hudson.

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The moment I set foot in this house, my world turned upside down.

set great/considerable etc store by sth

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Being thus disappointed, I now set great store by what the first night might bring.

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Bourbon producers set great store by the soft local water which passes through limestone on its way to the distilleries.

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Britain had previously set great store by the Lisbon economic summit two years ago, but progress has subsequently been slow.

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He had worked for the same engineering firm for thirty years and he had always set great store by the company pension.

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It apparently sets great store by creating business and completing assignments relatively quickly.

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Organizations which set great store by behavioural conformity often develop patterns of operation which can appear ridiculous in their manifestations.

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The ancient Israelites set great store by proper burial.

set light to sth

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A spark can just as easily set light to your clothes as it can to a dryer full of washing.

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Flames set light to his jacket and Mr Williams was helped into a nearby toilet where his hands were drenched with water.

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My father had twice set light to the form.

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That spark can set light to further proposals, ideas and chances in the manager's mind.

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The police set light to it.

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The vandals broke into the house, piled the cooker with linen then switched it on and set light to it.

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Would we leave a thing like that when any kiddy could knock the chocks out or set light to it?

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Youths fired an arrow through the window of one house and set light to another in an attempt to silence them.

set sail

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We set sail at sunrise.

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Backwards Pretend you are a beginner who has inadvertently forgotten which end of the board is forwards and set sail going backwards.

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But even if you only set sail in a comfy chair, this discussion is richly detailed in its own right.

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He hastened back to the ship and bade his crew set sail .

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In particular, on days of ill-omen ships could not set sail .

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It is small wonder that the idea of setting sail for an un-known land grew less and less attractive to him.

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On renouncing alcohol he was pardoned and he set sail for Darlington where he became a leading light in the Society.

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The fisherman cut their lines and set sail for port, but the sea serpent continued to follow them.

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The vessel set sail late Tuesday for an undisclosed destination, the news agency said.

set sb's teeth on edge

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His high-pitched squeaky voice set my teeth on edge.

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At other times their self-evident frustration sets your teeth on edge.

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He w as filing arrow heads, and the sound of the metal on the whetstone set Burun's teeth on edge.

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It was all done so genteelly that it set McAllister's teeth on edge.

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That set our teeth on edge and bring our goose pimples rising like porpoises after mackerel.

set sb/sth apart

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Such seriousness and ambition in a very young man set him apart .

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The new software was a unique tool that set the Microsoft Network apart from other commercial online services.

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A penchant for setting oneself apart and above mere mortals.

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BAs gloomy as this prospect might be, it also set us apart .

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I was the first, but beyond that I see nothing to set me apart from anyone else.

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Such seriousness, intensity, and power in a young man set him apart and left an impression on others.

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They seemed to bend at the knee, setting their feet apart so that they could never be off balance when they moved.

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What set it apart was the way irrigation and power production were linked.

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What sets it apart is where it comes from.

set sth in train

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It is easy to make him look personally responsible for setting the process in train and bringing it to fruition.

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Why, oh, why did you set such enquiries in train ?

set the Thames on fire

set things aright

set tongues wagging

set up house

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He rarely left the Brooklyn apartment where he had set up house .

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Her parents were very upset when she set up house with her boyfriend.

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They first set up house together in Atlanta and moved to Miami three years later.

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And he set up house for her in a bungalow further along the river, in a nice secluded part.

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Diana and I were soon to set up house in Shepherd's Bush and our fortunes were inextricable for the next decade.

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He had even established a system for sending money home to their families once they had set up house in this country.

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I have to save enough money to set up house .

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The two new Mr and Mrs Kim-Soons set up house next door.

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They set up house in No. 93, which was now to let.

set up shop

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Dr. Rosen closed his downtown practice and set up shop in a suburban neighborhood.

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Jack got his law degree, then set up shop as a real estate lawyer.

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At the age of 22 he set up shop in Sweeting's Alley, which was near the Royal Exchange.

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Each failed when a dispute arose and some group walked out of the union to set up shop down the block.

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My body and the kindly Earth have set up shop against me.

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NxtWave opted not to set up shop in Silicon Valley and instead chose Langhorne.

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S., new steel mills are setting up shop .

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The two Yankees started the business set up shop right where you see it.

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Wade Smith was given salesman of the year in January and promptly left to set up shop on his own.

set your face against sth

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Alternatively, the rule-makers can set their faces against the pressures for change.

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Does the hon. Gentleman really want to set his face against the improvements that trust status could deliver?

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I would set my face against the casualisation of the Corporation.

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It has set its face against cutting prices.

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The Lord Chancellor set his face against growing criticism over his behaviour.

set your heart on sth

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He's set his heart on a new bike for Christmas.

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By January 1768 they were back in Vienna, where Leopold had set his heart on securing an opera commission for Wolfgang.

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He's always set his heart on going to Simon's school.

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He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father.

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I have held no office because Thou did not will it, and I never set my heart on office.

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So now, after all, there was something she had set her heart on.

set/lay/clap eyes on sb/sth

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Bedford disliked Halsey the minute he set eyes on him.

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How could she possibly know, since he had not set eyes on the girl?

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I bonded on the second night I laid eyes on Hyakutake.

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Just hours earlier she had set eyes on the pretty two-year-old and sister Anna-Camilla, seven, for the first time.

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Never anywhere have I set eyes on such a one.

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No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary.

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The couple fell in love before they had even set eyes on each other during a six-month long distance courtship.

set/put sb straight

set/put sb's mind at rest

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Just to put your mind at ease, we will get a second opinion from a cardiac specialist.

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The doctor set my mind at rest by explaining exactly what effect the drug would have on me.

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But let me set your mind at rest.

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But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest.

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He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.

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He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest.

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He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.

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I wish I could put their minds at rest.

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It puts my mind at rest.

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Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest.

set/put sth in motion

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The discovery set in motion two days of searching for the bodies.

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A tiny pilot light, if you like, that was necessary to set everything else in motion .

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Corot set the countryside in motion .

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He has set the ball in motion .

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How easy to see how a white kid could set this in motion with hardly any effort.

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It is both wasteful and irresponsible to set experiments in motion and omit to record and analyse what happens.

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Oliver corrected the clock and set it in motion .

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On Jan. 13, Vega said, Guzman set his plot in motion .

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The programme had lost the man responsible for setting it in motion .

set/put sth to music

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She sat at the piano for hours, putting one of her poems to music .

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The Greek tragedy "Elektra" was set to music by Richard Strauss.

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But if you have an extremely subtle story, how are you going to set it to music ?

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For Robin, a place to put mind to music .

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What were you going to do, set it to music ?

set/put the record straight

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Having set the record straight there is a paradox.

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He sets the record straight by a thorough reconsideration of Addison's Cato, that tragedy constantly overrated at the time.

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I want to set the record straight.

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Or a desire to put the record straight?

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Taylor was given the perfect platform to set the record straight at yesterday's press conference.

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They have a duty to set the record straight, otherwise they are conniving at falsehood.

set/put the world to rights

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He wanted to put the world to rights.

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More recently Lou has cleaned up his act and started setting the world to rights.

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That straightness of Time, that confining straightness, was one with the Western picture of setting the world to rights.

set/start/keep the ball rolling

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Ali MacGraw set the ball rolling with Love Story.

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And laughter is infectious ... so a little bit of effort on the small screen could start the ball rolling.

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Does that make a difference, or did he and others just start the ball rolling?

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He will keep the ball rolling.

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Her words started the ball rolling.

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To start the ball rolling, the government was asked to contribute £1 million.

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Volume 2 deals with general idioms e.g. keep the ball rolling, the proof of the pudding.

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Wolves play a similar style, and at times one yearned for some one to set the ball rolling ... literally.

the jet set

the setting of the sun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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a set of commemorative gold coins

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a color television set

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a cutlery set

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a train set

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Amy bought him a set of tools for metal and woodworking.

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For sale - "The Guitarist" magazine - complete set , 1984-1992.

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He soon hooked up with the set of young people he knew who had already moved to the city.

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I gave a spare set of house keys to my neighbours.

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I was useless at school -- always in the bottom set in every subject.

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In the second set , Sampras led 5 - 4.

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She's in set one for maths and English and set two for history.

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She likes to mingle with the arty set .

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She was on the set early to read over her new lines.

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The first set of questions wasn't too bad, but they got really difficult after that.

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The head teacher was presented with a set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, worth more than £1,600.

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Wagner won a Tony for the set of "On the Twentieth Century."

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We started the meeting by agreeing on a set of objectives.

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We think you've improved sufficiently to go up to a higher set .

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You'll get a better set if you use gelatin.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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But this is actually only one of six sets of regulations and guidance which are due to come into force.

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Four different sets of stimuli were used.

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He thus developed a theory which argues that there are two sets of factors at work.

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In addition, Ariat, which is carried by equestrian retailers and at Nordstrom, has made inroads beyond the horsey set .

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Like Mount Everest, the Mandelbrot set is just there!

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On February 6 the group presented to college president Buell Gallagher a set of five demands.

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Richard had been passed from one set of foster parents to another until he was ten.

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You could machine a set of four in a day.

III. adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

criteria

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In the first method, data were analysed against set criteria for hypoxia and tachycardia.

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This dialogue box will search for data within set criteria , extract it and write it to a pre-defined output block.

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Admission is obtained by written application, proving that you fulfil the set criteria .

menu

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Buffet-style breakfast and lunch; set menu for dinner; mineral water flows from taps.

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Buffet-style breakfast and lunch; set menu for dinner; self service taverna.

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Dinner is a set menu of three courses.

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Breakfast is continental, whilst dinner is three courses from a set menu .

number

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Costs can be reduced if films are supplied under contract for a set number each month.

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There was only room in each circle for a set number of species.

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Each boat would then be licensed by horsepower for a set number of days at sea based on a three-year track record.

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In order to have a balanced diet, it's important to have a set number of units from each group each day.

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A set number of categories will largely determine the specificity of the headings to be included in the index.

pattern

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As we have said, each piece will have its own form, so no set patterns or rules can be formulated.

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The days of our falconry course had a set pattern .

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So it is very difficult to achieve what one might call a set pattern in life.

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They each travel in their own set pattern , but don't assume they're easy to avoid!

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Nineteenth century Looe was governed by a set pattern of seasons related to the fishing.

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The selling process essentially follows a set pattern that the salesperson learns from a manual.

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There is no set pattern for this.

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In contrast to this, the digestion of upper and lower isolated incisors follows no set pattern .

period

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Again, how many could be one in a set period of time would be measured.

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As Chapter 4 showed, the need to complete a task within a set period may produce a negative attitude towards it.

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Unfortunately, few activities can be shut down for set periods , most being operational all the year round.

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Performance standards could be set for the team based on a percentage reduction in those losses over a set period .

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Pro-format claim forms are completed at the end of a set period , eg one month.

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It is not possible to prescribe a set period of time, for the need will vary in different situations.

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You repay the money borrowed over a set period of time at a fixed monthly amount, which includes the interest.

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In minutes, the computer will produce 18 columns of net and discounted cash flows presented over a set period of time.

piece

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Remember all the goals scored from set pieces and corners the first season we came back up?

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There have been few set pieces .

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They were like set pieces in their ongoing battle that these days was devoid of any real malice.

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He did his various pieces of mime which were set pieces.

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Eleven minutes later Andrew McBride saw his set piece effort deflected past the post by a defender's stick.

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We might think, in retrospect, that it was a set piece of rather obvious connivance.

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Surely Deane is well-practised at set piece play.

price

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Each Player has a set price .

square

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And you had your instruments, your set squares and your T-squares and things.

text

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One of the set texts for Advent dealt with the birth of John the Baptist.

time

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There is a set time allowed for the council to receive comments on an application.

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The evening meal is served at a set time and is cooked to cordonbleu standard by Martha and is served by candlelight.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

(set of) wheels

be written/set/cast in tablets of stone

on your mark(s), get set, go!

put/lay/set down a marker

put/leave/set sth to one side

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Graham has no plans to fly this aircraft at present and will put it to one side as soon as assembly and testing is complete.

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She put it to one side , and opened the folder of photographs.

put/set pen to paper

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And striker Geoff Ferris is likely to put pen to paper for 12 months.

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Good old-fashioned motives for putting pen to paper.

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He then put pen to paper, and soon a stream of adjectives was flowing.

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I had written a very fine book in my head before arriving, without setting pen to paper.

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I have put pen to paper sparingly, aware that pictures speak louder than words.

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In February of 1942 and again in May of that year he had put pen to paper and logged his past.

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So if you are fun-loving and open-minded, put pen to paper.

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So why not put pen to paper and win a wardrobe of fashions.

put/set sb's mind at rest

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But let me set your mind at rest .

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But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest .

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He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.

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He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest .

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He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.

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I wish I could put their minds at rest .

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It puts my mind at rest .

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Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest .

put/set the cat among the pigeons

put/set/get your (own) house in order

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But Apple first must get its house in order.

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Commissioners are satisfied with the progress it is making to put its house in order.

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Following numerous complaints the Vicar of Woodford has been told to put his house in order.

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Henry had set his house in order but had no thoughts about setting off on crusade.

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Others have called on the council to step in and tell the firm to put its house in order.

▪

The Law Society no longer can support equally those who have put their house in order and those who have not.

put/set/turn your mind to sth

▪

A second glance put my mind to rest, but for a moment there it gave me a turn.

▪

Across the table, Lalage put her mind to the subjugation of Dada.

▪

Anybody could do what I do if they put their mind to it.

▪

But he can turn his mind to detailed needs, like pensions, if he has to.

▪

He would put his mind to other issues, one of which was sobering in its own right.

▪

I turned my mind to Archie.

▪

Whatever you set your mind to, your personal total obsession, this is what kills you.

▪

When Medea knew the deed was done she turned her mind to one still more dreadful.

set foot in sth

▪

The last time Molly set foot in that house was 26 years ago.

▪

After she sued, Harvard said it would file criminal trespass charges against Garzilli if she sets foot in the department.

▪

As soon as I set foot in there, I knew that I had to be involved somehow.

▪

August paid off the bank, then never set foot in New Albion or Lake Wobegon again.

▪

However, he had never set foot in the village again.

▪

Louis Johnson came to despise the Alsops and ordered Pentagon reception desks to inform him whenever they set foot in the building.

▪

She had set foot in Skipton and passed through Keighley, but these were small country towns.

▪

Streetsmart in Jersey City, many have never set foot in the big town across the Hudson.

▪

The moment I set foot in this house, my world turned upside down.

set great/considerable etc store by sth

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Being thus disappointed, I now set great store by what the first night might bring.

▪

Bourbon producers set great store by the soft local water which passes through limestone on its way to the distilleries.

▪

Britain had previously set great store by the Lisbon economic summit two years ago, but progress has subsequently been slow.

▪

He had worked for the same engineering firm for thirty years and he had always set great store by the company pension.

▪

It apparently sets great store by creating business and completing assignments relatively quickly.

▪

Organizations which set great store by behavioural conformity often develop patterns of operation which can appear ridiculous in their manifestations.

▪

The ancient Israelites set great store by proper burial.

set light to sth

▪

A spark can just as easily set light to your clothes as it can to a dryer full of washing.

▪

Flames set light to his jacket and Mr Williams was helped into a nearby toilet where his hands were drenched with water.

▪

My father had twice set light to the form.

▪

That spark can set light to further proposals, ideas and chances in the manager's mind.

▪

The police set light to it.

▪

The vandals broke into the house, piled the cooker with linen then switched it on and set light to it.

▪

Would we leave a thing like that when any kiddy could knock the chocks out or set light to it?

▪

Youths fired an arrow through the window of one house and set light to another in an attempt to silence them.

set sail

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We set sail at sunrise.

▪

Backwards Pretend you are a beginner who has inadvertently forgotten which end of the board is forwards and set sail going backwards.

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But even if you only set sail in a comfy chair, this discussion is richly detailed in its own right.

▪

He hastened back to the ship and bade his crew set sail .

▪

In particular, on days of ill-omen ships could not set sail .

▪

It is small wonder that the idea of setting sail for an un-known land grew less and less attractive to him.

▪

On renouncing alcohol he was pardoned and he set sail for Darlington where he became a leading light in the Society.

▪

The fisherman cut their lines and set sail for port, but the sea serpent continued to follow them.

▪

The vessel set sail late Tuesday for an undisclosed destination, the news agency said.

set sb's teeth on edge

▪

His high-pitched squeaky voice set my teeth on edge.

▪

At other times their self-evident frustration sets your teeth on edge.

▪

He w as filing arrow heads, and the sound of the metal on the whetstone set Burun's teeth on edge.

▪

It was all done so genteelly that it set McAllister's teeth on edge.

▪

That set our teeth on edge and bring our goose pimples rising like porpoises after mackerel.

set sb/sth apart

▪

Such seriousness and ambition in a very young man set him apart .

▪

The new software was a unique tool that set the Microsoft Network apart from other commercial online services.

▪

A penchant for setting oneself apart and above mere mortals.

▪

BAs gloomy as this prospect might be, it also set us apart .

▪

I was the first, but beyond that I see nothing to set me apart from anyone else.

▪

Such seriousness, intensity, and power in a young man set him apart and left an impression on others.

▪

They seemed to bend at the knee, setting their feet apart so that they could never be off balance when they moved.

▪

What set it apart was the way irrigation and power production were linked.

▪

What sets it apart is where it comes from.

set sth in train

▪

It is easy to make him look personally responsible for setting the process in train and bringing it to fruition.

▪

Why, oh, why did you set such enquiries in train ?

set the Thames on fire

set the pace

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For most of the nineties, we were setting the pace in mobile phone technology.

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He or she controls the room and sets the pace .

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It is true that Newt Gingrich's Republicans set the pace .

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Pharmaceutical companies were the top-performing stocks in 1995 and set the pace today.

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They've got stronger since then and have set the pace in the championship race this season.

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This should result in fundholders setting the pace and others benefiting.

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Thus, the infant is setting the pace .

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Your rhythm should set the pace of the fight.

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Zeta's Lad set the pace .

set the scene

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Government tanks rolled into town, setting the scene for a bloody battle.

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Recent events have set the scene for a potentially violent confrontation between the demonstrators and the army.

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The negotiations in Geneva have set the scene for a possible agreement later in the year.

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Annan set the scene for the introduction of Channel 4.

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But three key findings have set the scene for subsequent debate on the system.

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Concern about a baby's bowel movements can set the scene for concern and anxiety.

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Kasparov's reply, 19 a3, set the scene for a dramatic and cliffhanging duel.

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Let's first set the scene .

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The interpretation of Mannheim's project that von Schelting initiated set the scene for its incorporation into mainstream functionalist sociology.

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You set the scene , as it were, for your presentation and then proceed to follow the pattern laid down.

set the seal on sth

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His three-day tour set the seal on reconciliation between the two communities.

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It set the seal on his depression; he was almost ready to go home.

set the stage for sth

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But later the deputies set the stage for possible compromise by agreeing to debate a referendum after all.

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But that simply set the stage for a final, beautiful flourish from Robins.

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Each stage of development effectively sets the stage for the next.

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That sets the stage for the matrix arrangement.

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The changes that occurred as a result of this rethinking set the stage for Workplace 2000.

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The vote set the stage for a government-wide review and partial rollback of affirmative action programs.

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Thus, it further sets the stage for later discussion of the other four pillars.

set the trend

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Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits.

▪

To save the planet we must set the trend of caring for the environment.

▪

Young backpackers set the trend , and now people of all ages are looking for cheap ways to travel around Southeast Asia.

▪

But although the sensationally styled Calibra sets the trend , it is by no means the only exponent of the field.

▪

It caught on over here some years later with the Seven Men of Preston setting the trend .

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The bank rate sets the trend for home, vehicle and other consumer loans.

▪

The rate, which sets the trend for home and other consumer loans, is now at its lowest since November 1994.

set the wheels in motion/set the wheels turning

set the world on fire/alight

▪

And now we have Sliver which was the subject of much wrangling and hasn't exactly set the world on fire.

▪

But if Rhodes hasn't set the world on fire with his batting, he certainly has with his fielding.

▪

Either way, the speed and acceleration is not going to set the world on fire.

▪

It was a lovely accomplishment, of course, but nothing to set the world on fire with.

▪

None of the three papers was going to set the world on fire.

▪

The sonorities glow, and the whole thing is user-friendly without setting the world on fire.

set things aright

set tongues wagging

set up house

▪

He rarely left the Brooklyn apartment where he had set up house .

▪

Her parents were very upset when she set up house with her boyfriend.

▪

They first set up house together in Atlanta and moved to Miami three years later.

▪

And he set up house for her in a bungalow further along the river, in a nice secluded part.

▪

Diana and I were soon to set up house in Shepherd's Bush and our fortunes were inextricable for the next decade.

▪

He had even established a system for sending money home to their families once they had set up house in this country.

▪

I have to save enough money to set up house .

▪

The two new Mr and Mrs Kim-Soons set up house next door.

▪

They set up house in No. 93, which was now to let.

set up shop

▪

Dr. Rosen closed his downtown practice and set up shop in a suburban neighborhood.

▪

Jack got his law degree, then set up shop as a real estate lawyer.

▪

At the age of 22 he set up shop in Sweeting's Alley, which was near the Royal Exchange.

▪

Each failed when a dispute arose and some group walked out of the union to set up shop down the block.

▪

My body and the kindly Earth have set up shop against me.

▪

NxtWave opted not to set up shop in Silicon Valley and instead chose Langhorne.

▪

S., new steel mills are setting up shop .

▪

The two Yankees started the business set up shop right where you see it.

▪

Wade Smith was given salesman of the year in January and promptly left to set up shop on his own.

set your face against sth

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Alternatively, the rule-makers can set their faces against the pressures for change.

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Does the hon. Gentleman really want to set his face against the improvements that trust status could deliver?

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I would set my face against the casualisation of the Corporation.

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It has set its face against cutting prices.

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The Lord Chancellor set his face against growing criticism over his behaviour.

set your heart on sth

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He's set his heart on a new bike for Christmas.

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By January 1768 they were back in Vienna, where Leopold had set his heart on securing an opera commission for Wolfgang.

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He's always set his heart on going to Simon's school.

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He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father.

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I have held no office because Thou did not will it, and I never set my heart on office.

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So now, after all, there was something she had set her heart on.

set/lay/clap eyes on sb/sth

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Bedford disliked Halsey the minute he set eyes on him.

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How could she possibly know, since he had not set eyes on the girl?

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I bonded on the second night I laid eyes on Hyakutake.

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Just hours earlier she had set eyes on the pretty two-year-old and sister Anna-Camilla, seven, for the first time.

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Never anywhere have I set eyes on such a one.

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No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary.

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The couple fell in love before they had even set eyes on each other during a six-month long distance courtship.

set/put sb's mind at rest

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Just to put your mind at ease, we will get a second opinion from a cardiac specialist.

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The doctor set my mind at rest by explaining exactly what effect the drug would have on me.

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But let me set your mind at rest.

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But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest.

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He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.

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He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest.

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He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.

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I wish I could put their minds at rest.

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It puts my mind at rest.

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Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest.

set/put sth in motion

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The discovery set in motion two days of searching for the bodies.

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A tiny pilot light, if you like, that was necessary to set everything else in motion .

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Corot set the countryside in motion .

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He has set the ball in motion .

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How easy to see how a white kid could set this in motion with hardly any effort.

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It is both wasteful and irresponsible to set experiments in motion and omit to record and analyse what happens.

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Oliver corrected the clock and set it in motion .

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On Jan. 13, Vega said, Guzman set his plot in motion .

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The programme had lost the man responsible for setting it in motion .

set/put sth to music

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She sat at the piano for hours, putting one of her poems to music .

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The Greek tragedy "Elektra" was set to music by Richard Strauss.

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But if you have an extremely subtle story, how are you going to set it to music ?

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For Robin, a place to put mind to music .

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What were you going to do, set it to music ?

set/put the record straight

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Having set the record straight there is a paradox.

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He sets the record straight by a thorough reconsideration of Addison's Cato, that tragedy constantly overrated at the time.

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I want to set the record straight.

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Or a desire to put the record straight?

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Taylor was given the perfect platform to set the record straight at yesterday's press conference.

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They have a duty to set the record straight, otherwise they are conniving at falsehood.

set/put the world to rights

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He wanted to put the world to rights.

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More recently Lou has cleaned up his act and started setting the world to rights.

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That straightness of Time, that confining straightness, was one with the Western picture of setting the world to rights.

set/start/keep the ball rolling

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Ali MacGraw set the ball rolling with Love Story.

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And laughter is infectious ... so a little bit of effort on the small screen could start the ball rolling.

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Does that make a difference, or did he and others just start the ball rolling?

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He will keep the ball rolling.

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Her words started the ball rolling.

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To start the ball rolling, the government was asked to contribute £1 million.

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Volume 2 deals with general idioms e.g. keep the ball rolling, the proof of the pudding.

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Wolves play a similar style, and at times one yearned for some one to set the ball rolling ... literally.

the jet set

the setting of the sun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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The company will match your donations to charity, up to a set limit.

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Workers earn a set amount for each piece they sew.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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By looking for a set result you are excluding all the learning potential from the exercise.

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Organized ski treks exist, their routes following set trails with accommodation enroute.

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So it is very difficult to achieve what one might call a set pattern in life.

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The Designer's floor model and plans would be complete with set construction hopefully under way.

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There is no set pattern for this.

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They each travel in their own set pattern, but don't assume they're easy to avoid!

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Unfortunately, few activities can be shut down for set periods, most being operational all the year round.