Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] set [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The waveform analysis circuit is set to detect the zero rate of change of free . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A ROW over plans for a Teesside mosque is set to provide the ammunition for a fiery public meeting tonight . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Labour say the government is set to lose the Euro debate by 10 votes . |
| 7 | THE Government is set to overrule the Queen and axe more than half the royal hangers-on from the Civil List . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ The best-kept publishing secret of the year is set to become the best-seller of the decade , ’ declared that press release . |
| 10 | A WIDOW is set to become the world 's oldest new mum at the age of 63 . |
| 11 | MIDDLESBROUGH council 's chief personnel officer is set to become the president of the Society of Chief Personnel Officers in local government . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Unless Major and the Hurd can neutralise it , the Government 's credibility is set to take the full force of the shock wave . |
| 15 | 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 : |