Example sentences of "[be] set for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stooped down to drink where a stone had been set for a firm landing beside a foot-wide pool . |
| 2 | A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains . |
| 3 | THE BEATLES and other former pop stars are set for a new royalties bonanza under an artistes ' rights deal agreed by the EC yesterday . |
| 4 | Halifax have made some great buys and we are set for a successful season . ’ |
| 5 | TWO of Ireland 's best known Catholic priests are set for a bitter and unprecedented court war , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 6 | She , like her trainer , could be set for a good season . |
| 7 | VIRGIN tycoon Richard Branson is moving into computers and could be set for a head-on clash with Amstrad chief Alan Sugar . |
| 8 | Early in the season , Tony Wright bravely predicted that Gloucestershire were set for a successful summer . |
| 9 | In other words , we were set for a few laughs . |
| 10 | The bitterness of Maastricht opponents who also included Tory ex-minister Lord Parkinson and former Commons Speaker Viscount Tonypandy signalled that the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill is set for a gruelling passage , despite it being given an unopposed second reading . |
| 11 | HOTELS and catering group Forte is set for a sharp recovery in profits after weathering the effects of the Gulf war and the recession in 1991 , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 12 | To this add some good ensemble singing from the ladies in particular and some well focused if robust playing from the orchestra pit ( conductor Arthur Berwick ) and the stage is set for a successful run . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , Widnes ace Jonathan Davies is set for a New Year comeback . |
| 14 | Liverpool Town Hall is set for a new look |
| 15 | A quick trip to stock the fridge , the larder and the wine rack and everything is set for a fantastic holiday , with the freedom to come and go when you choose , eat the very best available in the shops , try out the local wines and generally ‘ go native ! ’ |
| 16 | But the two crews are likely to meet again at Henley and the scene is set for a classic confrontation . |
| 17 | The closest Harp Senior League race in recent memory is set for a thrilling climax with Bann playing an central role . |
| 18 | LIVERPOOL 'S latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit . |
| 19 | Liverpool 's latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit . |
| 20 | PAUL WARHURST is set for a dramatic return to first-team football tomorrow — less than a fortnight after it almost killed him . |
| 21 | EMMA Thompson is set for a glittering Hollywood career as she became Britain 's hottest chance to win an Oscar . |
| 22 | One American commentator has expressed the following view : ‘ the skewing effect of an ageing society is that the economic imbalances caused by the provision of health care for the elderly potentially threaten the welfare of younger generations and of society as a whole … the stage is set for a profound confrontation . ’ |
| 23 | Now she 's set for a quiet life |
| 24 | His interest in the British empire was stimulated by a schoolmaster 's setting for a Latin essay prize a subject involving imperial federation . |
| 25 | The scene was set for a Russian calamity . |
| 26 | Thirty years ago teacher education in Britain was set for a major expansion . |
| 27 | The stage was set for a critical vote where members would be asked to decide whether they were for or against Reagan 's economic programme . |
| 28 | No date was set for a planned third meeting . |
| 29 | No new date was set for a ninth round of talks . |
| 30 | From an early stage the pattern was set for a memorable bout as Close jabbed with great conviction , never once taking a backward step and trading punches on an equal basis throughout the fight . |