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Collocations for setting - noun

1. place where sth happens

ADJ.

unlikely
The hospital is an unlikely setting for an art auction.
unfamiliar | natural
wild animals in their natural setting
attractive, beautiful, charming, delightful, idyllic, lovely, magnificent, perfect, picturesque | dramatic | peaceful, secluded, tranquil | intimate | formal, informal | rural | contemporary
biblical stories in a contemporary setting
social
The French Club offers the chance to practise your language skills in a social setting.
work
In a work setting, more formal language would be used.
hospital, laboratory, etc. | cultural, educational, historical | domestic, family
elderly people living in a domestic setting

VERB + SETTING

create, provide
The park provides the perfect setting for the play.

PREP.

in a/the … ~
a hotel in a beautiful setting of landscaped gardens
~ for
a lovely setting for a picnic
~ in
a dramatic setting in Cornwall
~ of
the rural setting of Petrarch''s sonnets

2. of controls

ADJ.

high, low, moderate | default, standard

VERB + SETTING

adjust, change | increase, reduce

PREP.

at a/the ~
The oven should be at a high setting.

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