Example sentences of "[be] set [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band , who recently left the Rough Trade label despite having signed what was rumoured to be the indie label 's largest deal since The Smiths , are set to sign on the dotted line with Chrysalis within the next two weeks . |
| 2 | Interest rates were set to rise from the current 2.5 per cent to between 6 and 11 per cent in 1991 . |
| 3 | And the success story is set to continue into the Premier League if John King 's team produce more performances like the one which saw off promotion rivals Leicester . |
| 4 | At the moment , users perceive the BT operation as a monolithic network and services , but this is set to change under the new vision . |
| 5 | As pollution in India is set to rise with the growing pace of industrialisation and the increasing ownership of motor cars there is little hope that the Taj will survive without considerable damage to its surface and a need for continuous restoration . |
| 6 | Other state legislation is set to come before the Supreme Court in 1992–3 , including measures that outlaw abortion except where the woman 's life is endangered , which would make it very difficult for the justices to avoid considering the continuing validity of the Roe decision ( McKeever , 1993 , pp. 82–127 ; Guardian , 30 June 1992 , p. 24 ) . |
| 7 | He financed a short film , The Space Movie , in which Oldfield 's music was set to footage from the American space programme . |