Example sentences of "stage [was/were] set [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , the stage was set for the disappearance of the colleges of education as a separate sector of higher education . |
| 2 | By then , however , the stage was set for the rise of the true State . |
| 3 | The stage was set for the establishment of thirteen ‘ centres of excellence ’ for the development of full-time surveying — thanks , principally to the foresight and energy of HMI Howard Wainwright — and for the first time a sense of security and confidence was available to the selected centres , as they were encouraged to improve their resources base and to develop exempting RICS diplomas , and subsequently degrees , to be validated by the CNAA . |
| 4 | So with eight of the world 's top golfers within five shots of each other and eight different nationalities represented , the stage was set for the grandstand finish which Hammond Wilde had been dreaming about for the best part of a year . |
| 5 | Already there was a fledgling brewery at St. James 's Gate and the stage was set for the arrival of one who would sweep away the myth and mystery and bring instead the art and science of brewing to perfection . |
| 6 | So the stage was set for the inquisition . |