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Vincent Ding Posted 19 years ago
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be set to
0 What does this expression mean? 02 br
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00 An example: China 01 i 00 is set to 02 i 00 top Spain as the second tourist destination. 02 br
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00 Thanks for your input. 0-
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00 An example: China 01 i 00 is set to 02 i 00 top Spain as the second tourist destination. 02 br
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00 Thanks for your input. 0-
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0 Is set to = Is about to = Will be doing this shortly 0-
- 0 Is set to = Is about to = Will be doing this shortly 0-
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0 01 b 00 ------- 02 br
00 set to 02 b 02 br
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00 Function: 01 i 00 intransitive verb 02 br
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02 i 00 01 b 00 1 02 b 00 01 b 00 : 02 b 00 01 font 00 to begin actively and earnestly 01 b 00 : 02 b 00 make an eager or determined start on
00 set to 02 b 02 br
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00 Function: 01 i 00 intransitive verb 02 br
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02 i 00 01 b 00 1 02 b 00 01 b 00 : 02 b 00 01 font 00 to begin actively and earnestly 01 b 00 : 02 b 00 make an eager or determined start on
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 But neither of these two definitions really matches Barb's, which in the given context is the correct one. 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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00 But neither of these two definitions really matches Barb's, which in the given context is the correct one. 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0 IMO, it means 01 i 00 is determined to 02 i 00 , as in: 02 br
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01 i 00 "Dr Goldfinger *is* set to take over the world" 02 i 02 br
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00 However, I agree with the latter part of GG's equation: 02 br
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01 i 00 Is about to = Will be doing this shortly 02 i 0-
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01 i 00 "Dr Goldfinger *is* set to take over the world" 02 i 02 br
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00 However, I agree with the latter part of GG's equation: 02 br
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01 i 00 Is about to = Will be doing this shortly 02 i 0-
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0 The dictionary entry in the above si similar to the one in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 02 br
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00 I've found 01 b 00 another 02 b 00 dictionary definition for it, quite different, and this is closer to GG's than mine. 01 b 00 This may be more appropriate, because it includes be: 02 b 02 br
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00 I've found 01 b 00 another 02 b 00 dictionary definition for it, quite different, and this is closer to GG's than mine. 01 b 00 This may be more appropriate, because it includes be: 02 b 02 br
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01 cite 10 Vincent Ding 12 cite 10 What does this expression mean? 12 br11 b 01 font 0
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10 An example: China 11 i 10 is set to 12 i 10 top Spain as the second tourist destination. 12 br
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10 Thanks for your input. 12 br
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0 I've got this from Don Phillipson: 02 br
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00 "set 01 b 00 to 02 b 00 X" is common 02 br
00 journalese for a large variety of conditions, ranging 02 br
00 from PREPARED TO (e.g. a horse is set to run in 02 br
00 the Preakness race next week) to RESOLVED TO 02 br
00 (Pres.
02 br
00 ---------- 02 br
00 "set 01 b 00 to 02 b 00 X" is common 02 br
00 journalese for a large variety of conditions, ranging 02 br
00 from PREPARED TO (e.g. a horse is set to run in 02 br
00 the Preakness race next week) to RESOLVED TO 02 br
00 (Pres.
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