The phrase "a set of flies" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a collection or group of flies, whether in a literal sense (insects) or a figurative sense (fishing flies, for example).
Example: "The fisherman packed a set of flies in his tackle box before heading out to the river."
Alternatives: "a collection of flies" or "a group of flies."
On a recent weekday afternoon at XXL gym, John Shadock, a 17-year-old senior at Massapequa High School, grimaced at himself in a large wall mirror as he pumped out a set of flies with 80-pound dumbbells.
Harris et al. developed genetic tools that allow the different hemilineages in the Drosophila thorax to be labeled, and used this to create a set of flies that allows the role of the different clusters to be investigated.
For a set of flies measured both manually and with the FlyCatwalk, we achieve a very good correlation of measurements, thus demonstrating the high accuracy of the automated system.
The spartan aspect of Elizabeth's own character is demonstrated by the gymnastic equipment, including a set of flying rings, in her dressing room.
Injections to determine Drs mRNA levels were carried out independently from those for collecting survival data, but the procedure was identical up to just beyond the point of injection: a set of 60 flies (30 males and 30 females) were injected, and five flies of each sex removed to a 1.5 ml Eppendorf at 0, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours post-infection, and stored immediately at −80°C.
For each sample, a set of ten flies were homogenized in 100 μl of 6 M guanidine hydrochloride and then centrifuged at 12,000 gmax for 5 minutes at 4°C.
For the phase measures, a set of 64 flies (4 males from each of the 8 lines for both PC and ME) were entrained in the aforementioned environment for 3 days and were then switched to constant dark and constant temperature (27.5°C corresponding to the daily average temperature of the entrainment regime).
Mr. Selvaggio said he imagined a set of parents flying together and then giving the guitar to a child for Christmas.
Grenade-girl says that her wool comes from a charity shop and that she never really thought about knitting before she saw a copy of Rachael Matthews' "extreme knitting" book, Knitorama, which includes patterns for everything from a set of knitted flying ducks to a crocheted pint of beer.
A set of drones, flying in formation, can be used very effectively to search for people in a disaster area, or if they are lost in a remote area.
All experiments were equally balanced and spatially alternated, with shaking associated with one color first, followed by association of the other color with the shaking (for a new set of flies).
