Example sentences of "[is] set [to-vb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour say the government is set to lose the Euro debate by 10 votes . |
| 2 | The depletion of the ozone layer over Europe and North America is set to reach a dangerous level in the forthcoming months , according to the results of separate atmospheric surveys by Nasa and the European Stratospheric Ozone Experiment . |
| 3 | THE Queen is set to take a huge pay cut to prevent a humiliating probe into the Royal Family . |
| 4 | Unless Major and the Hurd can neutralise it , the Government 's credibility is set to take the full force of the shock wave . |
| 5 | AC Milan 's Marco van Basten , in great form since his return from injury , is set to lead the Dutch attack in the decisive World Cup qualifier with Finland in Rotterdam on November 15 . |
| 6 | If the ‘ hold ’ is set to give a safe idle , there should still be plenty of time to switch it off and recover even if you make a complete mess of things . |
| 7 | A DARLINGTON company is set to form a joint venture business with a Yugoslavian counterpart . |
| 8 | Prince Khalid Abdulla , the season 's outstanding owner , is set to mount a powerful challenge on next week 's prestigious Royal Ascot meeting with a team headed by Zafonic . |
| 9 | And on Wednesday Judy Robinson is set to leave the Grey Horse pub , Bank Top Judy 's rent has gone up from £13,000 to £25,000 . |
| 10 | Langbaurgh Council is set to reintroduce a concessionary fares scheme for pensioners and the disabled from July 1 . |
| 11 | MADONNA is set to issue a new single , album and book , featuring some of her most controversial work to date . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Hynes is set to replace the injured Jason Leonard at loose-head prop . |
| 14 | BR takes the strain to give passengers brighter outlook British Rail is set to unveil a multi-million pound project to up-grade the North-East network in the next few weeks . |
| 15 | The Railway Age , which brings together more than a century and a half of railway tradition on a single site in the heart of Cheshire is set to become a major tourist attraction of national significance , and is located within the town 's famous rail interchange , one of the largest in Europe . |
| 16 | Now with the international release of the film starring Liza Minnelli , Julie Walters and Shelley Winters to rave reviews , STEPPING OUT is set to become a firm favourite with theatre and film lovers everywhere . |
| 17 | QUAYLE Munro , the small Edinburgh merchant bank , is set to become a quoted company following what it described yesterday as a reverse takeover by East of Scotland Industrial Investments , the unquoted investment group managed by the bank , writes BILL MILLAR . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | RETIRED sub-postmaster and keen gardener David Cox is set to become an unlikely TV star when he appears in the Tyne-Tees series Earth Movers , which starts a 26-week run on Thursday . |
| 20 | He is regarded as the best English player in the league and is set to become the burgeoning sport 's first pin-up boy . |
| 21 | The Working Dog of the Year Show is scheduled for the Sunday after the horse of the Year Show and is set to become the top spectator event in London for dog lovers . |
| 22 | To top it all a stranger is set to make a major impact on your life . |
| 23 | After stalemate on the proposed merger between the two American airlines , Carl Icahn , owner of TWA , is set to make a formal offer for beleaguered Pan Am . |
| 24 | PAUL GASCOIGNE is set to make an emotional return to Tyneside with his club Lazio early next season . |
| 25 | This procedure , known as Data Fusion , is set to provide the direct marketer with the tools to achieve maximum result for his/her direct marketing spend . |
| 26 | The 21-year-old midfielder is set to sign a two-year extension guaranteeing him £500,000 in wages and signing on bonuses . |
| 27 | Two hundred years later Tim Laurence , the great-great-great-grandson of this Jewish merchant of Venice , is set to enter the Royal Family . |
| 28 | He is set to front a new rescue package , with a mystery backer ready to invest a substantial sum . |
| 29 | The Government 's White Paper on Science and Technology is set to have a significant effect on universities , industry and education after its announcement that the funding priorities of the £6 billion R&D budget will be aimed at harnessing Britain 's strengths to enhance wealth creation . |
| 30 | A SCULPTURE from the National Garden Festival is set to get a permanent home in a Durham City park . |