Example sentences of "stage [be] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The stage was set for a nice priority fight . |
| 5 | Dublin-born master flautist Brian Dunning and ex-Stockton 's Wing bodhran virtuoso Tommy Hayes were soon joined in Portland , Oregon , by Bothy Band founder Micheál O Dhomhnaill , and immediately the stage was set for a musical collaboration which has taken the band all over the world . |
| 6 | With both sides eager for action the stage was set for a full-scale encounter battle . |
| 7 | The stage was set for an exciting finale on a modified version of the men 's final . |