Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] set [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pirate video copies of this year 's most talked about movie are set to flood the region . |
| 2 | The wedding was set to give the royals their best publicity of the year . |
| 3 | THE SLUMP is set to blow the froth off beer prices as brewers prepare to combat a fall in demand for the traditional British pint . |
| 4 | The waveform analysis circuit is set to detect the zero rate of change of free . |
| 5 | Hailed as the next Sophia Loren , the dark-eyed Italian is set to take the fashion world by storm as she steps out in the latest clothes by rainwear company Four Seasons . |
| 6 | And the devastating duo are set to steal the show in the Debmat Diamonds ' full strength line-up . |
| 7 | A ROW over plans for a Teesside mosque is set to provide the ammunition for a fiery public meeting tonight . |
| 8 | The Cabinet is set to approve the white paper setting out the Government 's view of the long-term future for coal and other energy resources this morning . |
| 9 | With the council tax , the Government are set to repeat the mistakes of the poll tax . |
| 10 | Labour say the government is set to lose the Euro debate by 10 votes . |
| 11 | THE Government is set to overrule the Queen and axe more than half the royal hangers-on from the Civil List . |
| 12 | BULLIED Pacific No. 34027 TAW Valley is set to become the first steam locomotive to depart from London 's Waterloo with a passenger train in 25 years . |
| 13 | The veteran Shankill councillor was set to become the first outgoing Lord Mayor in Belfast 's history not to be re-elected . |
| 14 | ‘ The best-kept publishing secret of the year is set to become the best-seller of the decade , ’ declared that press release . |
| 15 | A WIDOW is set to become the world 's oldest new mum at the age of 63 . |
| 16 | MIDDLESBROUGH council 's chief personnel officer is set to become the president of the Society of Chief Personnel Officers in local government . |
| 17 | WATER shares last night soared to a premium of more than 20 per cent on the unofficial ‘ grey market ’ as it became clear that the privatisation is set to become the biggest investor give-away since the 1987 Stock Exchange crash . |
| 18 | WATER shares last night soared to a premium of more than 20 per cent on the unofficial ‘ grey market ’ as it became clear that the privatisation is set to become the biggest investor give-away since the 1987 Stock Exchange crash . |
| 19 | Unless Major and the Hurd can neutralise it , the Government 's credibility is set to take the full force of the shock wave . |
| 20 | Perhaps the most entertaining tale came late afternoon , with anonymous telephone calls stating that a nosey employee of Marks & Spencer ( down 1 at 329p ) having been called in to deputy chairman Clinton Silver 's office , saw a piece of paper suggesting the retailer was set to bid the debt-laden supermarket group , Asda ( off ½ at 31p ) . |
| 21 | The tow was made fast , and paid out enough to keep the casualty synchronised on the second wave astern of the lifeboat , before a course was set to clear The Lizard . |
| 22 | Earlier this week , Salako had surgery in the US on the same knee which kept him out for most of last season and Palace are set to demand the FA pay his wages until he is fit again . |
| 23 | Although Mill may have been thinking of the romantic poet speaking gloomily to himself , here Leapor holds out the prospect of good gossip , and the reader is set to overhear the conversation : |