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is set to vs is set as

"Is set to" and "is set as" are correct phrases, but they are used in different ways. "Is set to" is commonly used when assigning a value or a condition, while "is set as" is used when establishing an identity or a role.

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is set to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when assigning a value or a condition.

Use "is set to" when indicating the assignment of a value or a condition to a variable or an object.

Examples:

The temperature is set to 25 degrees Celsius.
The alarm is set to go off at 7 a.m.
The deadline is set to next Friday.
The device is set to silent mode.
The goal is set to win the championship.

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WMFFOREGND applies only when WMFBKGND is set to Off.
Point acquisition is set to Automatic by default.
Each layer is set to Normal by default.
By default, Base Type is set to Dependent.
The default is set to archive.is.
The device around your neck is set to expLode... in exactly 60 minutes.
Enabled only if the up direction is set to Custom.
Earls Court 2 event is set to be the biggest yet.
Email messages will display properly when the text size is set to large.
By default TEXTFILL is set to 1 to plot the filled-in fonts.
By default, the attenuation is set to None.
It is set to detonate within a matter of moments.
Sets the second chamfer distance when CHAMMODE is set to 0
Select if your system clock is set to UTC.
The Knowledge Campus is set to offer a challenging learning, working and living environment.
Congress is set to approve the road appropriations.
The flux is set to discharge tonight.
Our drill is set to start burrowing again in... 15 minutes.
The Romulan vessel is set to auto-destruct.
It is set to detonate within two hours.

Alternatives:

is adjusted to
is configured to
is programmed to
is fixed at
is determined to

is set as

This phrase is correct and used when establishing an identity or a role.

Use "is set as" when defining or assigning an identity or a role to something or someone.

Examples:

He is set as the team captain.
The painting is set as a masterpiece.
The company is set as a leader in innovation.
The character is set as the villain of the story.
The city is set as the capital of the country.

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Under this scheme the maximum amount is set as a percentage of the investment value rather than per beneficiary, nonetheless it is capped by the total funds available.
A minimum of EUR 27 million is set as ownership equity. In order to reduce risks, own capital is set slightly higher.
A proper scientific analysis is required before this is set as a legal requirement.
This MRL is set as temporary valid until 31 December 2018.
The reference point is set as the origin of the local Cartesian coordinate system used by the calculation procedure.
The introduction of the euro in 2012 is set as medium-term priority.
In view of this a period of 20 weeks is set as a minimum requirement.
However, the stock of jack mackerel should not be targeted before a TAC is set as a result of that Annual Meeting.
If Brasero is set as your default disc burning application, it will automatically start when you insert a blank CD-R/W or DVD-R/W in your drive.
The ad valorem tax rate is set as a percentage of the retail selling price of the particular tobacco product.
As mine on hers, so hers is set as well.
The interest rate on intra-group loans is set as the sum of the group's weighted average cost of capital ('WACC') and a margin.
When, for a given frequency band, a calculation is made according to the procedure described in this section, Aground is set as equal to 0 dB when calculating the total attenuation.
More than one theme is set as default, using theme %1
Where a temporary MRL is set as provided for in paragraph 1(b), it shall be deleted from Annex III by a regulation one year after the date of the inclusion or non-inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of the active substance concerned.
In example 2 the brush size is still connected to the fade tool, but the fade curve is set as in image 5. The brush size starts at zero, fades up to full size and then fades down to zero again.
this value means that the original size of the widget is set as maximum allowed and can be decreased without breaking the widget's usability and readability if other widgets need more space,
2. The Community's financial contribution is set as 50 % of the costs borne by Denmark for the implementation of the programme with a maximum of EUR 200000, for
In view of the above, the starting amount of the fines in this case is set as follows:
'Horizontal inclination' means the angle created between the beam pattern when the motorcycle is set as specified in paragraph 5.4, and the beam pattern when the motorcycle is banked (see drawing in Annex 6);

Alternatives:

is designated as
is defined as
is recognized as
is known as
is identified as

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