Sentence examples for were increasingly set from inspiring English sources

They were increasingly set in the distant past, featuring Arab heroes and glorious wars.

In some areas, notably in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, where a tradition in masonry houses had long existed, vernacular characteristics were increasingly set aside in favour of a new type of Renaissance house.

The senators were responding to news that major companies like Woolworths, Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, and AGL Energy were increasingly setting "non-financial" targets for their chief executive bonuses.

Ryan Stubbs, research director at the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in Washington, said states were increasingly setting up cultural district designation programs without attaching fiscal incentives.

Policy objectives to maintain ecosystem services are increasingly set.

These technical "rules of the game" are being increasingly set in standards development organizations (SDOs).

Horizons in the UK are increasingly set to the short-term, and the City's influence is strong.

As financial markets become ever more linked, asset prices are increasingly set by international investors and thus reflect global monetary conditions.

But those settings are now seen less often, as local grit has given way to computer effects, and movies are increasingly set in states that pay subsidies larger than California does.

I don't know why I'm telling this story — perhaps because what happened to Gerard could happen to any of us, I suppose, especially as we age and our spouses age and we're increasingly set adrift.

But the economy is unlikely to slow until the housing market cools, and that is unlikely to happen without higher bond yields.Push harderAs a result of the international integration of capital markets, bond yields are increasingly set by global economic developments rather than just by domestic factors.