set an example

  • 121example — n. & v. n. 1 a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule. 2 a person, thing, or piece of conduct, regarded in terms of its fitness to be imitated (must set him an example; you are a bad example). 3 a circumstance or… …

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  • 122example — ex•am•ple [[t]ɪgˈzæm pəl, ˈzɑm [/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole 2) a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided: to set a good example[/ex] 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 123example — /əgˈzæmpəl / (say uhg zampuhl), / ˈzampəl/ (say zahmpuhl), /ɛg / (say eg ) noun 1. one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole. 2. something to be imitated; a pattern or model: to set a good example …

  • 124set-up — noun (usually singular) 1 a way of organizing or arranging something: a less traditional classroom set up. | He has a nice little set up, with a studio at the back and gallery space at the front. 2 all the parts that work together in a system,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 125Example Pictor Decoder — Pictor PCPaint PIC image format PICtor is an image file format developed by John Bridges, the principal author of PCPaint, the first Paintbrush program for the PC. It was also the native file format for Pictor Paint and GRASP (multimedia… …

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  • 126set the pace — verb a) To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race. In May 2003, South Africa set the pace by banning thin plastic bags and imposing a tax on thick ones. b) To establish a common goal by example …

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  • 127Example of a commutative non-associative magma — In mathematics, it can be shown that there exist magmas that are commutative but not associative. A simple example of such a magma is given by considering the children s game of rock, paper, scissors.A commutative non associative magmaLet M := {… …

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  • 128set —   the environment (an exterior or interior locale) where the action takes place in a film; when used in contrast to location, it refers to an artificially constructed time/place (a backdrop painting or a dusty Western street with a facade of… …

    Glossary of cinematic terms