Example sentences of "[verb] set to [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Plugpal , another vacuum gadget which sucks out the accumulated mess from sink outlets without pulling any plumbing apart , also looks set to be a big success . |
| 2 | Microsoft Windows for Workgroups vs Lotus Notes looks set to be a long running battle . |
| 3 | K-III , the publishing arm of buyout specialists Kohlberg Kravis Roberts , has emerged as a leading bidder for Macmillan Inc in what looks set to be a keenly fought bid battle , according to last week 's Independent on Sunday . |
| 4 | It looks set to be a monster success , even though some youngsters at last night 's premiere said it was too scary . |
| 5 | It looks set to be a monster success , even though some youngsters at last night 's premiere said it was too scary . |
| 6 | Promoter Brian Snagg plans to have Britain 's new world title contender Lennox Lewis as a ringside guest for what looks set to be a bonanza show . |
| 7 | Following these discoveries one of the most noticeable trends in skin care over the next few years looks set to be the development of products which are specifically ‘ Retin-A compatible ’ . |
| 8 | The London International Book Fair , which runs from 21st to 23rd March , looks set to be the largest in the fair 's 22 year history . |
| 9 | Derelict St Andrews School , on Haughton Road , Darlington , looks set to be the site for four new terraced houses . |
| 10 | Holly-jack — because of her evergreen skin — seemed set to be the one who would persist in winter as the human 's friend ; she would be the oddest of primitive heroines . |
| 11 | The most obvious comment to make on the new-style courses , though , is that they look set to be a great success , if candidate uptake is an indicator . |
| 12 | With every hot day in July worth so much more than one in the mists of September , the later start threatens to take the gloss of what , at first glance , seems set to be a good harvest . |
| 13 | High unemployment in rich countries seems set to be a permanent blight . |
| 14 | September looked set to be a dead month for mortgages , prompting fears of a further collapse in the market . |
| 15 | Looking to the future , she warned that 1993 looked set to be a tougher year than last , ‘ Education funding in the UK looks less secure than in 1992 , and there are no major World Bank projects likely to come through in 1993 . |
| 16 | The match looked set to be a close affair when the two neighbours were level pegging after three heats but then a run of four successive 5–1s for the home side virtually settled the issue . |
| 17 | ‘ Then the play opened and on the first Friday it looked set to be the day . |