Example sentences of "[is] set [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If n is negative the pseudo random sequence generator is set to a number based on n and n is returned .
2 The IX register is set to the address of this parameter table .
3 The IY register is set to the address of the machine code subroutine being called .
4 The following succession of chords necessitates a change from A to A ♯ and no more if the harp is set to the notes D , E ♯ , F ♯ , G ♯ , A , B ♯ , C ♯ , for they are then written thus :
5 This is determined by the angle the line is set to the wind , as one end is nearly always better than the other .
6 The algorithm includes an extra variable called LR , for ’ Last Rule ’ , which is set to the rule which generated the current state N.
7 When knitting double jacquard , the cam lever is set to the jacquard or slip position .
8 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 .
9 KINGS of video action , Dolph Lundgren and Jean Claude Van Damme , team up in Universal Soldier which is set for a December 29 release on tape after a good run at cinemas .
10 AN OUTSIDER revisiting one of Britain 's great provincial cities — Manchester , Glasgow , Liverpool , Birmingham , or Leeds — after a gap of a quarter-century or so is set for a shock .
11 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 .
12 Piles of pessimistic reports from stockbrokers suggest that Hollywood is set for a crash .
13 The stage is set for a showdown over a new constitution for Russia .
14 DARLINGTON defender Kevan Smith is set for a recall against Bradford at Feethams tonight .
15 FAR FROM BEING PUT OUT TO GRASS , DOS IS SET FOR A FACELIFT .
16 BOXING : Colin McMillan , the British and Commonwealth featherweight champion , is set for a world title chance if he beats American Steve Thibodeaux at Dagenham on March 25 .
17 Mrs Thatcher is set for a clash with President Bush tomorrow over proposed big cuts in the US defence budget .
18 Mrs Thatcher is set for a clash with President Bush tomorrow over proposed big cuts in the US defence budget .
19 PAUL Warhurst is set for a screen debut for Blackburn against Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow week .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 SKIPPER Stewart Robson is set for a comeback as Coventry aim for the top in tomorrow 's clash against Crystal Palace at Highfield Road .
23 CHRIS WADDLE is set for an England recall after settling his differences with boss Graham Taylor .
24 Sun Microsystems Inc 's Network File System , which is now into its seventh year with no changes , is set for an overhaul , according to Electronic Engineering Times .
25 With 150cm Oppdal is set for the winter .
26 Wigan 's exciting 18-year-old Jason Robinson is set for the top .
27 An optimum time is set for the course , and penalties awarded if competitors exceed it .
28 Terah dies , and the stage is set for the story of Abraham ( the new name records God 's promise to make this man the father of many nations , 17:5 ) .
29 However , difficulties may arise if a strict time limit is set for the publication of the decision , and the decision is published after it has expired : it may suit one of the parties to refuse to accept it on that ground .
30 Since it was on 11th February in 1984 that I published the Apostolic Letter Salvifici Doloris on the Christian meaning of human suffering , I believe it is significant that the same day is set for the celebration of the ‘ World Day of the Sick ’ .
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