Example sentences of "[noun] be set [adv prt] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The English Association was set up to promote the maintenance of " correct use of English , spoken and written " , the recognition of English as " an essential element in the national education " , and the discussion of teaching methods and advanced study as well as the correlation of school with university work.48 From the beginning , personnel attached to the new Board of Education seem to have been sympathetic to the view of English as the most natural candidate to lead a mission of cultural renewal : at any rate , from its inception the English Association set out to ensure that such was the case . |
| 2 | A task force was set up to provide the training , most of which occurred on the job . |
| 3 | The conditions of engagement of the valuer are set out indicating the nature of the service he will perform and , so far as relevant , state : |
| 4 | The village chiefs ask their people if they are willing to work on the water projects , and once agreed a project committee is set up carrying the authority of all involved . |
| 5 | The committee was set up to examine the principles that should govern GCE A level syllabuses and their assessment . |
| 6 | In October 1912 both Rufus Isaacs and Lloyd George denied that they had engaged in dealings in Marconi shares , but a Select Committee was set up to investigate the allegations of sensationalist newspapers . |
| 7 | The Wilson Committee was set up to investigate the whole question of the provision of funds for industry and trade . |
| 8 | The committee was set up to consider the role of prosecuting counsel and Farquharson J. was appointed chairman by Lord Lane C.J. In the section of the report headed ‘ Prosecution counsel and the judge ’ the questions raised by the certificate were addressed as follows : |
| 9 | In response to these demands for change , an interdepartmental committee was set up to consider the criticisms and evaluate the suggestions for alternative procedures . |
| 10 | The Crowther committee was set up to consider the education of boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 18 , and it was specifically asked to make recommendations about the place therein of exams below GCE level . |
| 11 | A standing committee was set up to co-ordinate the international relief effort . |
| 12 | A National Declaration Committee was set up to run the campaign , involving not only peace organizations , but also the Labour and Liberal Parties , the TUC and the Co-operative Movement , and churches of many denominations . |
| 13 | The committee was set up to endorse the introduction of the college 's guidelines as district policy and to oversee the collection , analysis , and monitoring of referral data from the district 's radiology departments . |
| 14 | A committee was set up to supervise the implementation of the emergency conditions . |
| 15 | In 1954 the Nordic Council agreed to work for as comprehensive a Nordic common market as possible , and a committee was set up to study the question . |
| 16 | This committee was set up to review the Youth Service , which was thought to be demoralised and unprepared to deal with the increasing demand from the ‘ baby boom ’ children who were reaching adolescence . |
| 17 | IN 1965 a Sports Council was set up to advise the government on future policy on sport and physical education . |
| 18 | During this time several charities were set up to help the poor . |
| 19 | Two commissions were set up to regulate the Danube , on which no warships were to be allowed below the Iron Gates . |
| 20 | The move to set up the staff commission comes after local authorities asked that a body be set up to protect the interests of employees . |
| 21 | Having sewn up the Cobol development business in the IBM mainframe world , Micro Focus Plc is setting out to pull the same trick in the Unix world and is offering what it describes as a complex Unix application development environment optimised for client-server applications . |
| 22 | Senior management decided the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found , and a project team was set up to investigate the problem and recommend appropriate action . |
| 23 | In December 1942 an Inspectorate of Eastern Troops was set up to supervise the formation and training of the proliferating military units ; but each was subordinated to a German unit ; and although an officer 's academy was established at Mariumpol , Lithuania ( later Conflans , France ) , the units were never assembled into tactical formations , and were largely posted on occupation duties to Western and Southern Europe . |
| 24 | The Lindop Inquiry was set up to examine the maintenance of standards in the polytechnics and colleges sector of UK higher education . |
| 25 | A commission headed by the newly appointed First Deputy Prosecutor General was set up to examine the incident . |
| 26 | The Geneva conference was set up to discuss the report . |
| 27 | A regency council headed by Henry of Lancaster was set up to administer the realm , but Mortimer remained outside it , or perhaps more accurately above it , occupying a quasi-royal position as Queen Isabella 's lover . |
| 28 | Membership applications were received from all over the UK , and the MLA was set up to meet the growing demand for a central organisation . |
| 29 | The FRPB has been concerned about the water quality of the River Almond ( Class 3/4 ) for some time and in June 1988 a River Almond Model Study Group was set up to monitor the deteriorating river quality . |
| 30 | Between 1949 and 1953 Ealing , Ilford and Luton failed in their bids to achieve county borough status , but in 1957 a Royal Commission on local government in London was appointed and , by the Local Government Act , 1958 , a series of commissions was set up to consider the problems of particular localities , particularly those of the major English conurbations . |