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 .
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