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

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1 A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains .
2 LIVERPOOL 'S latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit .
3 Liverpool 's latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit .
4 CHRIS WADDLE is set for an England recall after settling his differences with boss Graham Taylor .
5 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 .
6 But the two crews are likely to meet again at Henley and the scene is set for a classic confrontation .
7 The scene is set for a Courage League National Division Two showdown West on March 14 Newcastle victory moved them to within two points of their North-East rivals .
8 THE scene is set for a Courage League National Division Two showdown West on March 14 Newcastle victory moved them to within two points of their North-East rivals .
9 His interest in the British empire was stimulated by a schoolmaster 's setting for a Latin essay prize a subject involving imperial federation .
10 Liverpool Town Hall is set for a new look
11 At the same time , milk yields had to be substantially increased and sustainable and the scene was set for a revolution in breeding and for the development of most of the modern breeds .
12 The scene was set for a confrontation which , because of the simultaneous peaking of unrest over the food question , threatened to bring not only a few militant engineers , but whole working-class communities into direct action against the continuation of the war .
13 With actress Jackie , 47 , the Hollywood party scene was set for a quiet chat and a bottle of champagne — maybe a magnum .
14 Using the Mark 1 blue/grey set , complete with a Network SouthEast liveried coach , the scene was set for a return history period piece .
15 The scene was set for a movie genius but what was important for the history of the movies was that the genius who emerged to push the medium and the industry into a new era was a self-educated romantic whose values and ideas had not been provided by any distinctive intellectual tradition or urban political party but rather had emerged first out of his Southern , rural , Methodist past and then as he had drifted through a rapidly changing America .
16 The scene was set for a Russian calamity .
17 Once Lothar had again spurned his brothers ' messengers , and come southwards from Aachen to the Moselle , apparently seeking battle , the scene was set for a final showdown .
18 The scene was set for an eventual conflict with the question being ‘ when ’ rather than ‘ will ’ a protest movement break out .
19 In all sixteen teams had made it through to this stage and with a full house the scene was set for an evening of top quizzing .
20 BRITAIN 'S new top judge was set for a clash with the Government last night after he called for SHORTER jail sentences .
21 SKIPPER Stewart Robson is set for a comeback as Coventry aim for the top in tomorrow 's clash against Crystal Palace at Highfield Road .
22 FAR FROM BEING PUT OUT TO GRASS , DOS IS SET FOR A FACELIFT .
23 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 .
24 From an early stage the pattern was set for a memorable bout as Close jabbed with great conviction , never once taking a backward step and trading punches on an equal basis throughout the fight .
25 THE BEATLES and other former pop stars are set for a new royalties bonanza under an artistes ' rights deal agreed by the EC yesterday .
26 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 .
27 PAUL WARHURST is set for a dramatic return to first-team football tomorrow — less than a fortnight after it almost killed him .
28 PAUL Warhurst is set for a screen debut for Blackburn against Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow week .
29 Mrs Thatcher is set for a clash with President Bush tomorrow over proposed big cuts in the US defence budget .
30 Mrs Thatcher is set for a clash with President Bush tomorrow over proposed big cuts in the US defence budget .
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