Example sentences of "be set [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thunderbirds have been going for over half a century … and with the next generation Its they 're set to continue for another twenty five years Fab . |
| 2 | Ralph Pickles says that although the product is not profitable yet , the price has been set to allow for expanded production . |
| 3 | ROWS over public spending are set to explode into open warfare at an emergency Cabinet meeting this afternoon . |
| 4 | PHONE bills are set to fall for four years in a row from next August , it was announced yesterday . |
| 5 | Twenty companies moved this year , 49 are set to go by 1993 and another 23 are considering moving — and not just to the suburbs . |
| 6 | At the present rate , emissions from aircraft are set to increase by 50 per cent by 2020 . |
| 7 | The ribbers on the SRP50 , the double knit and Chunky gauge are set to knit in both directions ( set levers on 1 , pick knob on — ) . |
| 8 | For these exercises , the front bed will be set to knit for most of the time and the back bed , with its electronic selection , will be creating the pattern . |
| 9 | Proposed changes in South Korean law to facilitate exchange visits and bilateral trade were set to continue in 1990 . |
| 10 | The preparations for the party were set to move into top gear on the Saturday morning ; Diane would have little more to do than to stand aside and watch the professionals at work . |
| 11 | Debt servicing expenses were set to increase by 10.8 per cent , amounting to 22.5 per cent of general account outlays . |
| 12 | Trendy followers of top Manchester rockers HAPPY MONDAYS were shocked yesterday when the band — famed for their lose-fitting clothing and ‘ drop-out ’ attitude — announced they were set to tour with '60s ‘ straight ’ rocker DOONICAN . |
| 13 | Trendy followers of top Manchester rockers HAPPY MONDAYS were shocked yesterday when the band — famed for their lose-fitting clothing and ‘ drop-out ’ attitude — announced they were set to tour with '60s ‘ straight ’ rocker DOONICAN . |
| 14 | ROY McCreadie is set to return to Irish League football next season — as a player . |
| 15 | Steam is set to return in early October with the two Standard 4 tanks double heading a special from Salop to Aberystwyth . |
| 16 | According to teletext , he is set to move for 2.7 million , text also says that it is a boardroom decision to sell him , he is currently in talks with Kenny daglesh . |
| 17 | THE number of qualified cricket coaches in Scotland is set to double during 1993 . |
| 18 | The number of cars alone is set to double from twenty to fourt million by the year twenty-twenty-five . |
| 19 | We also feel it is waste of time … when the whole system is set to change under local government re-organisation in two years ’ time anyway . ’ |
| 20 | Bristol 's new development initiative is set to build on this strong foundation by financing a range of projects that support four distinct categories : |
| 21 | CAMMELL Laird 's traditional link with the Royal Navy is set to end in six weeks ' time , when the last Laird-built vessel will leave the Birkenhead yard . |
| 22 | The independent Phoenix Cinema in Oxford is set to play to packed houses over the next few weeks with a film that 's bound to be listed among the greatest successes of British Cinema in recent years . |
| 23 | In Africa , the number living in poverty is set to increase from 180 millions today to 265 millions in 2000 . |
| 24 | The course is set to run for six Wednesdays from April 29 with sessions from 10–11.30am . |
| 25 | Mr Spock is set to appear in two episodes . |
| 26 | ‘ Share prices simply look cheap , ’ he said , adding that fund managers were convinced that the economy as a whole is set to grow by 11/2 p.c. this year , with corporate earnings rising by around 5 p.c . |
| 27 | The number of fundholding general practices in Scotland is set to rise to 76 , covering one patient in every eight in the country . |
| 28 | Energy consumption in the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD — which groups most of the industrialized countries ) is set to rise by 30 per cent over the period 1990-2010 , according to a report by the International Energy Agency . |
| 29 | The number of reservists will be increased from 28,400 to 40,000 , while defence spending in 1990 is set to rise by 2.8 per cent . |
| 30 | The timebase was set to record at 15 second intervals . |