Synonym: kick in. Similar words: setting, get in, let in, get into, retina, meeting, bulletin, retinal. Meaning: v. 1. enter a particular state 2. blow toward the shore 3. become established.
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121. Gangrene set in and he had to have his leg amputated.
122. The wound was not properly disinfected and gangrene set in.
123. Some employers reneged on agreements once the recession set in.
124. This year has seen a whole slew of novels set in Hong Kong.
125. All this was set in just about one acre.
126. He had large dark eyes, like pears set in port wine aspic, deep pools in a thin, delicate face.
127. Ex-engineer Bob, 54, paid less than ￡5,000 for the building, set in five acres of land, in 1971.
128. One powerful argument attributes this stagnation to the economic structure set in the early 1950s.
129. The excellent three-star Nipa Lodge hotel is set in five acres of tropical gardens.
130. Two fifteenth-century icons set in beaten silver, studded with amethyst and quartz.
131. But these days a general amnesia has set in, and it is almost impossible to meet anyone who believed in apartheid.
132. The procedures which are set in place when the contract is signed will create an atmosphere for the remainder of the project.
133. I clipped an advertisement from Life showing a little girl looking out of a single apartment window set in red brick.
134. A trend had already been set in textiles[sentencedict.com/set in.html], where the comparative advantage of cheap labour was becoming important.
135. Her face was set in a sad mask, accentuated by the wires that trembled to one side of her cheek.
136. Dalhousie Castle Hotel 800-year-old castle set in acres of land.
137. Evocative, yes, but don't think that today's Ireland is set in some quaint emerald aspic.
138. Some employers reneged on agreements once the slump set in; a few new agreements were made.
139. The whole endeavour was set in an international context, the Commission being charged with acquainting itself with modern penal practice abroad.
140. Constitutionalism, therefore[Sentencedict.com], is to be set in contradistinction to arbitrary power.
141. Tough targets have been set in quality and service levels and everyone has had to adapt to new ways of doing things.
142. Norton House Hotel A Victorian mansion house set in 55 acres.
143. At the same time, a gradual decline set in with the advent of freight transportation on the roads.
144. Set in substantial mature gardens and possessing a quiet and relaxed atmosphere.
145. The Victorian/Tudor style mansion is set in eight acres of mixed agricultural land, woodland and gardens.
146. Salisbury Hall is a magnificent black and white house, set in beautiful grounds and selling antiques.
147. Although set in an overtly political atmosphere, its purpose is unashamedly entertainment.
148. Dineh used various tricks and acrobatic feats to escape them, but eventually exhaustion set in.
149. Cyaniding a reef, on the other hand, kills the reef, by allowing bacteria and algae to set in.
150. Southern Water had not yet set in train the expensive process of obtaining Agrement Board approval.
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