Example sentences of "[be] set for [art] " in BNC.

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31 She , like her trainer , could be set for a good season .
32 VIRGIN tycoon Richard Branson is moving into computers and could be set for a head-on clash with Amstrad chief Alan Sugar .
33 Hocine Ait Ahmed , leader of the Socialist Forces Front ( FFS ) , declined to attend , and reiterated on Feb. 10 that a date should be set for a return to a " democratic process " which should include the FIS .
34 By the end of the nineties , we could be set for the first Oscars awarded to synthetic actors .
35 Limits might be set for the amount of animal manure put on the land , and for inorganic fertiliser application , based on crop and soil types .
36 A time-scale should be set for the achievement of each of the steps identified , accompanied by a system of monitoring which is independent of those concerned with accomplishing the aim .
37 Each replied that he did not wish to see him without consulting his solicitor as the depositions had been taken and it was understood that nothing further was required other than a date to be set for the trial .
38 Other people are hoping that the standards that can be set for the 7 , 11 and 14 tests must necessarily be so low that they need hardly be attended to .
39 CHC had been saying for a long time , and it seemed to be falling on deaf ears that a date should be set for the closure of Friern and that money should not be spent on the hospital but on services in the community .
40 A key feature of any quality assurance programme should be a system whereby managers regularly review different aspects of the service and provide feedback to staff about their performance and the performance of the unit so that new objectives can be set for the next assessment period .
41 Performance standards could be set for the team based on a percentage reduction in those losses over a set period .
42 A particular timescale would be set for the implementation of the appropriate strategies .
43 The traditional essay-type question can be set for the whole class and pupils can respond at their own level .
44 In other words , we were set for a few laughs .
45 Early in the season , Tony Wright bravely predicted that Gloucestershire were set for a successful summer .
46 New standards were set for the working-class house in terms of space , WC , bathrooms , sunlight and garden space .
47 They were set for the garlic and the prawns , if they made it quick .
48 Targets for reducing the death toll from heart disease , cancer and other illnesses were set for the first time last year , yet little has happened since then , the British Medical Association said yesterday .
49 Oxford and Cambridge came face to face for the first time today when the scales were set for the official weigh-in .
50 The statement comes after weeks of uncertainty , with deadlines being set for a deal , only for the dates to come and go , with no sale even close .
51 Having decided on the precise objectives being set for the appraisal scheme , next you must choose who will be consulted , who will be appraised by whom and how often .
52 NEWS CORPORATION is set for a fall in profits this year , mainly because of the haemorrhage of cash caused by losses on Sky Television , its satellite TV station .
53 Mrs Thatcher is set for a clash with President Bush tomorrow over proposed big cuts in the US defence budget .
54 Mrs Thatcher is set for a clash with President Bush tomorrow over proposed big cuts in the US defence budget .
55 Piles of pessimistic reports from stockbrokers suggest that Hollywood is set for a crash .
56 AN OUTSIDER revisiting one of Britain 's great provincial cities — Manchester , Glasgow , Liverpool , Birmingham , or Leeds — after a gap of a quarter-century or so is set for a shock .
57 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 .
58 The stage is set for a showdown over a new constitution for Russia .
59 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 . ’
60 When government delegates meet every two years to decide which species to add to or delete from the appendices , the scene is set for a battle between non-governmental conservation organisations , such as the World Wildlife Fund , and representatives of the pet industry and the fur trade , with both factions desperately trying to sell their points of view .
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