Example sentences of "stage [is] set [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The stage is set for a showdown over a new constitution for Russia .
2 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 . ’
3 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 .
4 Terah dies , and the stage is set for the story of Abraham ( the new name records God 's promise to make this man the father of many nations , 17:5 ) .
5 And then we learn that the wife is a townswoman , a merchant 's wife , not a fine lady , and the stage is set for the fabliau drama by the absence of the husband on business .
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