Example sentences of "is set [verb] the [noun] " 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 | At the moment , Adams , who won his last full cap in Saudi Arabia 13 months ago , is set to lead the England B side against Yugoslavia B at Millwall tomorrow night . |
| 8 | The waveform analysis circuit is set to detect the zero rate of change of free . |
| 9 | Under a new name , the BHRCA is set to give the industry the single voice it demands . |
| 10 | THE Government is set to overrule the Queen and axe more than half the royal hangers-on from the Civil List . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Given that the second Tory recession is set to cost 550,000 manufacturing jobs and 100,000 companies and is set to put the United Kingdom at the bottom of the European Community league table on under-investment and employment in 1992 , will the right hon. Gentleman now admit that urgent action is needed to boost employment in Britain to take us out of this situation ? |
| 13 | THE other woman in ‘ EastEnders ’ , Christine Hewitt , is set to leave the series in a showdown with her lover Arthur Fowler . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Now , with its protest against the wayward and corrupt ways of government by Rome and a demand to run its own affairs in a federal Italy , it is set to top the polls in Milan and Lombardy with as many as 60 members in the next parliament . |
| 18 | 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 : |
| 19 | BRITAIN is set to become the smugglers ' paradise of Europe , Customs officers warned yesterday . |
| 20 | ‘ The best-kept publishing secret of the year is set to become the best-seller of the decade , ’ declared that press release . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | A WIDOW is set to become the world 's oldest new mum at the age of 63 . |
| 24 | TINY Daniel Burke , just two weeks old , is set to become the world 's youngest heart swap patient — if a donor can be found . |
| 25 | MIDDLESBROUGH council 's chief personnel officer is set to become the president of the Society of Chief Personnel Officers in local government . |
| 26 | The OFT is set to advise the President of the Board of Trade , Michael Heseltine , about any possible MMC referral . |
| 27 | CAESARS Palace in Las Vegas is set to host the draw for the 1994 World Cup finals . |
| 28 | A ROW over plans for a Teesside mosque is set to provide the ammunition for a fiery public meeting tonight . |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |