Example sentences of "was set for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way was set for much-needed change , but would things change for the better ? |
| 2 | By the late 1970s , therefore , the entire scene was set for radical reform : the main ingredients were technological backwardness , bureaucratic stagnation and the failure of all partial attempts to tinker with the system . |
| 3 | That she achieved it just when the company was set for major expansion , was an accident of timing that Bernard was determined to exploit to the full . |
| 4 | The stage was set for some alignment between the individual , a single political authority , and a single territory , culture and language ; a passive patriotism that was defined by the existence of clear enemies abroad . |
| 5 | At 2pm that day , in the Vauxhall district of Birmingham , the scene was set for this drama . |