Example sentences of "[be] set for [art] [adj] [noun] " 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 THE BEATLES and other former pop stars are set for a new royalties bonanza under an artistes ' rights deal agreed by the EC yesterday .
3 Halifax have made some great buys and we are set for a successful season . ’
4 On every release , targets are set for the whole sales force by the sales manager or director , in consultation with the marketing division .
5 She , like her trainer , could be set for a good season .
6 VIRGIN tycoon Richard Branson is moving into computers and could be set for a head-on clash with Amstrad chief Alan Sugar .
7 The traditional essay-type question can be set for the whole class and pupils can respond at their own level .
8 Early in the season , Tony Wright bravely predicted that Gloucestershire were set for a successful summer .
9 Oxford and Cambridge came face to face for the first time today when the scales were set for the official weigh-in .
10 New standards were set for the working-class house in terms of space , WC , bathrooms , sunlight and garden space .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 Liverpool Town Hall is set for a new look
15 Meanwhile , Widnes ace Jonathan Davies is set for a New Year comeback .
16 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 ! ’
17 But the two crews are likely to meet again at Henley and the scene is set for a classic confrontation .
18 The closest Harp Senior League race in recent memory is set for a thrilling climax with Bann playing an central role .
19 PAUL WARHURST is set for a dramatic return to first-team football tomorrow — less than a fortnight after it almost killed him .
20 LIVERPOOL 'S latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit .
21 Liverpool 's latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit .
22 EMMA Thompson is set for a glittering Hollywood career as she became Britain 's hottest chance to win an Oscar .
23 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 . ’
24 Mowbray is set for an emotional return to Ayresome Park when Celtic provide the opposition for his testimonial match on Sunday , July 26 .
25 THE OVD Scottish Junior Cup is set for an outstanding quarter-final stage following yesterday 's draw which pitched Central League favourites Petershill and holders Auchinleck .
26 The controversial Mildmay fences posed no problems they could not solve and , eight months in advance , everything is set for an enthralling Boxing Day confrontation in the King George VI Rank Chase at Kempton Park .
27 Comdex/Sucesu is set for the Parque Anhembi and Center Norte in Sao Paulo , Brazil August 23-27 and expects 450 exhibitors and 135,000 attendees .
28 Now she 's set for a quiet life
29 His interest in the British empire was stimulated by a schoolmaster 's setting for a Latin essay prize a subject involving imperial federation .
30 The scene was set for a Russian calamity .
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