Example sentences of "[noun sg] be set for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the two crews are likely to meet again at Henley and the scene is set for a classic confrontation . |
| 2 | Liverpool Town Hall is set for a new look |
| 3 | Once Lothar had again spurned his brothers ' messengers , and come southwards from Aachen to the Moselle , apparently seeking battle , the scene was set for a final showdown . |
| 4 | The scene was set for a Russian calamity . |
| 5 | With actress Jackie , 47 , the Hollywood party scene was set for a quiet chat and a bottle of champagne — maybe a magnum . |
| 6 | But , after this , the scene was set for the 1936 Berlin Olympics where , as Richard Mandell points out : ‘ Racial policy permeated all aspects of German life in the Nazi era . |
| 7 | But then the scene was set for the first of Darlington 's structural engineering companies to install a series of iron bridges on the rapidly expanding rail networks . |
| 8 | Thus the scene was set for the worst disaster in the history of the British Army . |
| 9 | The scene was set for an eventual conflict with the question being ‘ when ’ rather than ‘ will ’ a protest movement break out . |
| 10 | The next meeting was set for the 23rd April but three days later disaster struck the party whilst they were viewing the God 's Gift Copper Mine . |
| 11 | From an early stage the pattern was set for a memorable bout as Close jabbed with great conviction , never once taking a backward step and trading punches on an equal basis throughout the fight . |
| 12 | The game was set for the second goal-less draw at the ground in four days , when Andy Melville scored following a free kick . |
| 13 | The bitterness of Maastricht opponents who also included Tory ex-minister Lord Parkinson and former Commons Speaker Viscount Tonypandy signalled that the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill is set for a gruelling passage , despite it being given an unopposed second reading . |
| 14 | THE OVD Scottish Junior Cup is set for an outstanding quarter-final stage following yesterday 's draw which pitched Central League favourites Petershill and holders Auchinleck . |
| 15 | The closest Harp Senior League race in recent memory is set for a thrilling climax with Bann playing an central role . |
| 16 | No date was set for a planned third meeting . |
| 17 | No new date was set for a ninth round of talks . |
| 18 | HOTELS and catering group Forte is set for a sharp recovery in profits after weathering the effects of the Gulf war and the recession in 1991 , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 19 | To this add some good ensemble singing from the ladies in particular and some well focused if robust playing from the orchestra pit ( conductor Arthur Berwick ) and the stage is set for a successful run . |
| 20 | One American commentator has expressed the following view : ‘ the skewing effect of an ageing society is that the economic imbalances caused by the provision of health care for the elderly potentially threaten the welfare of younger generations and of society as a whole … the stage is set for a profound confrontation . ’ |
| 21 | The stage was set for a critical vote where members would be asked to decide whether they were for or against Reagan 's economic programme . |
| 22 | The stage was set for a nice priority fight . |
| 23 | Dublin-born master flautist Brian Dunning and ex-Stockton 's Wing bodhran virtuoso Tommy Hayes were soon joined in Portland , Oregon , by Bothy Band founder Micheál O Dhomhnaill , and immediately the stage was set for a musical collaboration which has taken the band all over the world . |
| 24 | With both sides eager for action the stage was set for a full-scale encounter battle . |
| 25 | Having steadily reduced the preparation from organism to circuit , the stage was set for the final reduction ; Kandel 's colleague Samuel Schacher dissected out the specific sensory and motor neurons and incubated them together in a dish ( a procedure known as tissue culture ) . |
| 26 | The capture of Côte 304 represented the first breach in the ‘ Line of Resistance ’ that Pétain had prescribed on taking up his command , and with it the stage was set for the final German attack on the Mort Homme , with the elder Falkenhayn once again in command . |
| 27 | The stage was set for the following year when Christie 's New York offered the now famous ‘ Egyptian ’ clock , estimated at $200,000–300,000 . |
| 28 | The stage was set for an exciting finale on a modified version of the men 's final . |