Example sentences of "[is] set [to-vb] the [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A Recovery Scrubber , developed for use in the cement industry by the Passamaquoddy native American tribe , is set to transform the way the world burns coal . |
| 5 | However , Mr Lamont , who may also make a cut in betting duty , is set to sanction the VAT registration of owners , enabling the recovery of VAT incurred on buying horses and on training fees . |
| 6 | Despite the glossy packaging he ruined Labour 's chances last time and he is set to repeat the disaster . |
| 7 | The waveform analysis circuit is set to detect the zero rate of change of free . |
| 8 | Under a new name , the BHRCA is set to give the industry the single voice it demands . |
| 9 | THE Government is set to overrule the Queen and axe more than half the royal hangers-on from the Civil List . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | James is set to pay the price for an indifferent performance at Spurs on Saturday , Hooper winning a dramatic recall after his Anfield career looked over following his walkout on the eve of last season 's FA Cup final against Sunderland . |
| 12 | James is set to pay the price for an indifferent performance at Spurs on Saturday , Hooper winning a dramatic recall after his Anfield career looked over following his walkout on the eve of last season 's FA Cup final against Sunderland . |
| 13 | Now it looks as if Leicester 's manager , formerly at Darlington , is set to pay the club back by putting a brand new star their way . |
| 14 | 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 : |
| 15 | ‘ The best-kept publishing secret of the year is set to become the best-seller of the decade , ’ declared that press release . |
| 16 | California 's Amgen , the jewel in the crown of American biotechnology , is set to become the industry 's first to enter the Fortune 500 list of America 's top companies , with revenue of $1 billion expected this year . |
| 17 | Faced with the possibility that IBM Corp is to reduce the royalties for using its Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking code , and despite its membership of the APPI Forum backing the proposed open Advanced Peer-to-Peer Internetworking standard , Westborough , Massachusetts-based Proteon International Inc believes that APPN is set to become the industry standard . |
| 18 | A WIDOW is set to become the world 's oldest new mum at the age of 63 . |
| 19 | TINY Daniel Burke , just two weeks old , is set to become the world 's youngest heart swap patient — if a donor can be found . |
| 20 | MIDDLESBROUGH council 's chief personnel officer is set to become the president of the Society of Chief Personnel Officers in local government . |
| 21 | The OFT is set to advise the President of the Board of Trade , Michael Heseltine , about any possible MMC referral . |
| 22 | CAESARS Palace in Las Vegas is set to host the draw for the 1994 World Cup finals . |
| 23 | A ROW over plans for a Teesside mosque is set to provide the ammunition for a fiery public meeting tonight . |
| 24 | ‘ Trine Micheson , ex-Miss Denmark and currently Europe 's top glamour model , is set to smash the drug culture that is destroying so many young lives today . |