Example sentences of "be [adv] set on [art] " in BNC.

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1 With both Maazel and Karajan the point is readily made , but their eyes are clearly set on the internal music argument .
2 The best of these are now set on the interior of the west wall ( PLATE 41 ) .
3 Although Paul is training to become an instrument designer , his sights are now set on an engineering post .
4 Lighting is by two Floraset mercury vapour lamps which were originally set on a timer to give 11 hours of light .
5 McCreadie , now 35 , says he 's also been ‘ sounded out ’ about a possible return to team management by an Irish League club , but for the moment his sights are firmly set on a resumption of his playing career .
6 More conclusive evidence comes from experiments in which the nucleus is removed from a fertilized egg , and is replaced by the nucleus of a cell which is already set on the road to becoming , for example , a gut cell or a skin cell .
7 The Hotel Metropole is prettily set on the water 's edge of Lake Como and its dining-room and terrace are specifically designed to take full advantage of this position , and give enchanting views across the lake .
8 The defeat of Labour was greeted with relief by health service managers , but critics said the NHS was now set on the road to privatisation and a two-tier service .
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