Example sentences of "two set of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Inevitably , however , through selective perceptions of action and reaction , the two sets of hypotheses will often receive verification and confirmation .
2 The two sets of estimates of and should , in large samples , be approximately the same , if the restrictions are correct .
3 There are two sets of laws .
4 They include brackets which enable two separate tracks to be used together ( or a pole and a track ) giving good clearance between the two sets of curtains .
5 He was shown into an over-furnished little sitting-room from which the light was almost excluded by two sets of curtains .
6 After death there are two sets of emotions to be handled , one concerning the mourning resulting from the loss of a loved one , and the other arising from the unconscious hostility felt towards the dead person , and therefore the unconscious pleasure about the death .
7 The question of images in churches was further addressed by two sets of injunctions issued by Cromwell in 1536 and 1538 , but even here the reforms did not go as far as some iconophobes would have liked , as they drew back from condemning all images and denounced only those that encouraged ‘ superstition and hypocrisy ’ and ‘ that most detestable sin of idolatry ’ .
8 Two sets of clothes .
9 The high degree of congruence between the two sets of materials shows that D'Oyly 's informant was reciting a well-established stereotype .
10 These consisted of two sets of materials .
11 For example , what are the support needs of a step-family where the step-mother has recently given up work , had a new baby , where there are two sets of step-children in pre-puberty and puberty who have just changed house and schools , where one set of children have a good relationship with the non-custodial parent and the others do not ?
12 One of his associates , Adam Moleyns , bishop of Chichester , was murdered on 9 January , he himself was committed to the Tower on the demand of the Commons on 28 January and two sets of articles of impeachment were laid against him .
13 Benjamin Libet of the University of California at San Francisco has been responsible for two sets of experiments which are often cited as crucial evidence in the debate about the relationship between brain and mind .
14 Two sets of experiments were performed on this input .
15 Tom explained that throughout his life the horse develops two sets of teeth : the temporary or milk teeth and the permanent teeth .
16 S sent B two sets of forms containing the terms , in English , of the proposed contract .
17 The Commission concluded that the rule was unfair , and the Government has decided to abolish it , paving the way for retailers to charge two sets of prices .
18 We are aiming to provide these two sets of things for the child in care , not as ends in themselves , but in order that children may develop a sense of their own self-worth , and research tells us that we have to get the balance right between these two important sets of needs for this end to be achieved .
19 A conversation in Serbo-Croat followed and he said ‘ He 'll take our photo for 20 fags ’ , A deal was struck — fags on delivery ! he re-appeared next day as promised with two sets of prints .
20 His study compared two sets of students .
21 The last two sets of totals are added to the market or business total as appropriate and the new totals normalized , that is , presented as totals out of ten .
22 In this case , the important aspect of a state is what is in the two sets of properties .
23 The contrast between the two sets of definitions , the traditional and lexical on the one side and the current scientific usage on the other , is basic and obvious .
24 Geoffrey supported his wife 's cause with vigour , but with two sets of lands to administer , Geoffrey attended to the French territories while Matilda went to uphold her claims to the queenship of England .
25 However , there is tentative evidence from other studies which suggests that adoption with contact does not prevent attachment to a psychological parent , and it can also help the child to base his developing personal , social , and body identity on the reality of the two sets of parents , that is , the biological and psychological ones .
26 In other words the personalities and character of the two sets of parents are important in maintaining a constructive relationship .
27 The initial reaction is to wonder why two sets of parents should be undertaking an identical ritual and yet , obviously , have such different approaches to it .
28 We do not , as yet , have enough long-term studies of the minority of children adopted without consent , especially if contact was artificially terminated and if the child was aware of a battle between the two sets of parents .
29 I now had two sets of parents .
30 For the two sets of analyses the findings are similar , but the data overlap .
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