Example sentences of "be set [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This column has been set aside for the punchcard machines , but I 'm not forgetting that some of you have manual machines and I hope in future issues in to include something for you from time to time .
2 The smallest of the three rooms had been set aside for the officer in charge ; it had a desk , a couple of chairs , and a telephone which , allegedly , would soon be functional .
3 A room had been set aside for the investigation .
4 The Threshold level must be set carefully for the unit to be fully effective , and beware , because getting this absolutely right takes a little time .
5 The committee also believes that time should be set aside for the trial disposal and subsequent recovery of radioactive waste ( which is the practice in the United States and Canada ) .
6 Edward Cody of the AP and I once came to the conclusion that in every interview we conducted in Lebanon , a special chair should be set aside for The Plot — since The Plot invariably played a leading role in all discussions we ever had with politicians , diplomats or gunmen .
7 The largest share , some 34,400 million dinars , would be set aside for the Army , with 3,200 million dinars for the disabled and 6,100 million dinars for federal administration .
8 Compensating this apparent service cut for mentally ill patients was the fact that most of the capital to be set aside for the service developments would be devoted to building the replacement facilities in the community for the two psychiatric hospitals to close .
9 Certain lands were set aside for the upkeep of religious and charitable foundations — the vakifs .
10 One road is set apart for the testing of the heating apparatus , etc. , on vehicles .
11 These ceremonies set the Church 's seal on the election , symbolized that the king was God ‘ s choice as well as man 's , and that he was set apart for the work .
12 Under the new schedule the period Feb. 29-March 28 was set aside for the registration of voters and a constitutional referendum would be held on March 18 ; municipal elections would follow in the first half of April and legislative elections would be held in two rounds on May 17 and May 31 .
13 The result was that the story was set aside for the time being .
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