Set about Sentence Examples

Colbert sternly and fearlessly set about his task.

We set about demolishing the table-like counter and had just completed it when our light began to fail.

He immediately set about introducing certain urgent reforms, suppressed all subsidies to the press, and declared his intention of governing according to law and justice.

The bulk of the heavy guns were withdrawn to the second line and the work of preparation was hastened on; but the enemy attack seemed imminent, and it was impossible to set about a complete reorganization under the immediate threat.

Other Guebres occupied themselves privately with the collection of these traditions; and, when a prince of Persian origin, Yakub ibn Laith, founder of the Saffarid dynasty, succeeded in throwing off his allegiance to the caliphate, he at once set about continuing the work of his illustrious predecessors.

Immediately on the completion of his Regne Animale in 1756, Brisson set about his Ornithologie, and it is only in the last two volumes of the latter that any reference is made to the tenth edition of the Systema Naturae, in which the binomial method was introduced.

Then they set about a Second Series, which, forming a single volume with fifty-three plates, was finished in 1843.

About 200 years after Sangram Sah's time, Bakht Buland, the Gond chieftain of a principality seated at Deogarh in Chhindwara, having visited Delhi, set about introducing the civilization he had there admired.

It was not till 1828 that he set about the first task of his literary ambition.

He set about his greatest prose work, the Histoire des Girondins, which at first appeared periodically, and was published as a whole in 1847.

At the headquarters of his order, in Fremona, he soon acquired the two chief dialects of the country, translated a catechism, and set about the education of some Abyssinian children.

Bazaine, however, withdrew entirely under cover of the forts, and set about the reorganization of his troops in the most leisurely manner.

By 404 he was the most powerful man in the Greek world and set about completing the task of building up a Spartan empire in which he should be supreme in fact if not in name.

No sooner were the wars of religion over than the French again set about making good their claim to Canada, and to whatever they could represent as arising naturally out of Canada.

Sure of the support of the pope, Matthias (q.v.) deliberately set about traversing all the plans of Casimir.

The first Romans who set about writing history wrote in Greek.

Meanwhile he set about building for himself at Upton a house which was to be the embodiment of all his principles of decorative art.

So with Syrian as well as Jewish troops the brothers set about subduing Palestine; and Jonathan sent ambassadors in the name of the high-priest and people of the Jews to Rome and Sparta.

Athanaric next attempted to establish himself in the territory between the Pruth and the Danube, and with this object set about heightening the old Roman wall which Trajan had erected in north-eastern Dacia; before his fortifications, however, were complete, the Huns were again upon him, and without a battle he was forced to retreat to the Danube.

President Anibal Pinto of Chile now set about to find means to conclude a treaty of peace with Peru, but his efforts in this direction were frustrated by the armed resistance offered in the country districts to the Chilean authorities by the remainder of the Peruvian forces under command of General Caceres.

But how are we to set about this task?

Take your time, and set about some free labor.

Having personal acquaintance with the success of the rule of President Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, General Reyes determined to set about the regeneration of Colombia by similar methods.

In the year 1888, in spite of the failure of statesmen and high commissioners to bring about political confederation, the members of the Cape parliament set about the establishment of a South African Customs Union.

When Wilhelmina's husband came into his inheritance in 1 735 the pair set about making Baireuth a miniature Versailles.

Soon after it appeared he set about translating it into French, as he himself attests in a letter dated October 1536.

Ricci, seeing their dissatisfaction, set about constructing a map of the hemisphere on a great scale, so adjusted that China, with its subject states, filled the central Xxiii.

Charles also had all towns and large villages fortified; and being a man of affairs he set about undoing the effect of the treaty of Brtigny by alliances with Flanders, whose heiress he married to his brother Philip, duke of Burgundy; with Henry, king of Castile, and Ferdinand of Portugal, who possessed fine navies; and, finally, with the emperor Charles IV.

At the same time the application of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy roused the whole of western La Vende; and in face of the danger threatened by the refractory clergy and by the army of the migrs, the Girondins set about confounding the court with the Feuillants in the minds of the public, and compromising Louis XVI.

Refusing to be made a tool for the furtherance of Perdiccas's ambitions, Brasidas set about the accomplishment of his main object, and, partly by the rapidity and boldness of his movements, partly by his personal charm and the moderation of his demands, succeeded during the course of the winter in winning over the important cities of Acanthus, Stagirus, Amphipolis and Torone as well as a number of minor towns.

He set about selling shares to those members of his workforce who had been his boyhood chums.

For a few brief years the working class set about creating a socialist society.

So we can set about downloading and installing psyco ---a just-in-time native code compiler for Python.

Turning aside into the woods, he set about making an encampment with as much vigor as he could summon up.

So in early spring a dozen eager falconers set about creating the perfect sporting idyll.

Chris Watts quickly analyzed my posture, diagnosed several misalignments, and set about correcting them.

How would you set about deciding whether they defined a convex polygon?

He set about the last major building campaign adding a huge Ionic portico to the entrance front.

I decided to just fish stringers on my rods and set about sorting out the bottom rigs.

They set about the vehicle, denting the sides, breaking windows, and slashing tires.

And so Eleanor's bosom became tranquil, and she set about her new duties eagerly and gratefully.

The team set about getting their runners ashore in the gathering twilight.

Edward overcame the tyranny of his guardians at the age of seventeen and then set about developing a new form of awe-inspiring chivalric kingship.

He set about instructing the youth in the arts and graces appropriate to his pretended birth; but meanwhile a report having gained currency that the young earl of Warwick, son of Edward IV.'s brother George, duke of Clarence, had died in the Tower, Symonds decided that the impersonation of this latter prince would be a more easily credible deception.

Not without nervous dread - witness the special taboo to which the leader of society is subject - he draws near and strives to constrain, conciliate or cajole the awful forces with which the life of the group is set about.

Lessing set about the translation and annotation of it, and Moses Mendelssohn borrowed from Burke's speculation at least one of the most fruitful and important ideas of his own influential theories on the sentiments.

The illustrative strings and the orange stick representing the poles seemed so real that even to this day the mere mention of temperate zone suggests a series of twine circles; and I believe that if any one should set about it he could convince me that white bears actually climb the North Pole.

If I were to preach at all in this strain, I should say rather, Set about being good.

Phil Davis and Stan Clifford set about the task of rebuilding the innings and Clifford raced to an excellent half century.

Undeterred, Josh set about clawing back their lead and literally scythed down the opposition as he desperately tried to get to the front.

Never one to shirk a challenge, Stephen set about the task of making a new ewe 's milk cheese from scratch.

And so Eleanor 's bosom became tranquil, and she set about her new duties eagerly and gratefully.

They set about trying to transmute iron into gold to fund their regeneration of Europe.

He set about creating Wine Label Collages of vases filled with flowers.

Once you have decided on what type of printer you want, as well as a budget, you can set about buying your printer.

Online music stores tend to have lower prices than local stores; however, they all tend to set about the same price so it's difficult to find a bargain this way.

The creator of this breed, Paul Casey, next set about breeding the resulting kittens with a series of other cats to come up with the perfect look, feel and color pattern to the cat's coat.

Before you set about placing furniture in your living room, it's best to take a little time to do some planning.

The DOE set about changing this by introducing stricter standards that would ensure that at least 78% of the gas going into the furnace was converted to heat, rather than wasted.

The Chinese recognized this disruption and set about creating feng shui as a conscious effort to restore this balance.

Be sure to ask plenty of questions as you set about buying a home.

We set about to do just that, by assembling a team of designers, manufacturers, and culinary professionals who have been integral to the development of the product.

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Only 23 years old at the time, young Brandt set about assembling his pocket watches by hand with parts purchased from craftsmen and then traveled around Europe to sell them.

Once you know how to create and maintain a safe work area, it's time to set about gathering your supplies.

The show follows brides-to-be as they set about to look their best on their wedding days.

I set about showing Molly some of our Econ Scrutiny simple chores and she was immediately interested.

She set about wandering the halls once more, pausing to look out of large windows onto expanses of grass.

Before Dean could remember what Shanghai offered for public transportation, Fred set about taking care of the needs and concerns of the returning guests.

The queen set about to obtain a divorce, and used her influence for the return of Albany as a means of undoing her husband's power.

Giovanni, a monster of cruelty and lust, was assassinated by some Milanese nobles in 1412; and now Filippo set about rebuilding his fathers duchy.

It was not, indeed, until October 1772 that he found himself at last independent, and fairly settled in his house and library, with full leisure and opportunity to set about the composition of the first volume of his history.

In 1736 he set about the erection of a new theatre, "at vast expense," in Carrubber's Close, Edinburgh; but the opposition was too strong, and the new house was closed in 1737.

O'Higgins was named director-general of Chile, while San Martin, realizing that the independence of each colony depended on the Spanish being expelled from the whole of South America, set about preparing an invasion of Peru.