Example sentences of "[pron] [is] set [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Simply put , this replaces one of the springs in the rear cavity with an adjustable ‘ piston ’ which is set to return the tremolo more accurately to its standing position , hence keeping the instrument 's tuning more stable . |
2 | COLLECTORS of business acronyms were boosted yesterday with the unveiling of a new model which is set to become the buzz of the training community , writes Douglas Fraser . |
3 | McHale , who is set to receive a significant increase in his budget for next season , has signed four players and expects to increase that to five today . |
4 | British Telecommunications Plc 's Customer Systems division — ‘ the largest UK systems house that no-one 's ever heard of ’ — has spent the past three years restructuring and now reckons it is set to take the world by storm . |
5 | Now , with its protest against the wayward and corrupt ways of government by Rome and a demand to run its own affairs in a federal Italy , it is set to top the polls in Milan and Lombardy with as many as 60 members in the next parliament . |
6 | A pilot project to bring countryside recreation information into the town centre has proved so successful that it is set to become a permanent feature in Northampton . |
7 | Despite the glossy packaging he ruined Labour 's chances last time and he is set to repeat the disaster . |
8 | He is set to front a new rescue package , with a mystery backer ready to invest a substantial sum . |