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set to vs set to be

Both 'set to' and 'set to be' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Set to' is used when describing an action or event that is about to happen, while 'set to be' is used when describing a state or condition that something or someone will be in the future.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 1516 views

set to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is about to happen or is likely to happen in the future.

Examples:

The new movie is set to break box office records.
The team is set to win the championship this year.
The company is set to launch a new product next month.

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The default is set to archive.is.
The device around your neck is set to expLode... in exactly 60 minutes.
Everything's been set to forward to another number.
Congress is set to approve the road appropriations.
The flux is set to discharge tonight.
Battalion set to deploy at 1100.
Shield generator subsystems set to active status.
The military was set to reassert full legislative powers.
Economic activity is therefore set to slow considerably in 2009.
The trend seems set to continue in 2016.
Almost all browsers are set to automatically accept cookies.
Certain browsers can be set to reject all browser cookies.
The campaign set to focus on corruption and reconstruction.
Anyway, The Bloody Hangman set to his gory work.
They're all set to trace the call.
We're all set to make our dive under the ice.
Interviews aren't set to commence...
Get set to hit the penthouse as soon as we find Whyte.
He's set to die tonight.
His courage hardened, and hands set to task.

Alternatives:

poised to
likely to
expected to
scheduled to
predicted to

set to be

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a state or condition that something or someone will be in the future.

Examples:

The new building is set to be completed by the end of the year.
She is set to be the next CEO of the company.
The project is set to be a huge success.

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Accept submissions deadline set to be in the past. ... is set to be the biggest trade fair of all time. ... when Babalon's Resurrection is gloriously set to be held
Dec 17, 2015 ... 2016 is set to be the warmest year ever recorded, according to a forecast issued by the UK Met Office on Thursday. Climate change and the ...
Nov 25, 2015 ... newshour[In 16 min.] Hidden state: Inside North Korea. Hidden state: Inside North Korea. Environment. 2015 set to be 'hottest year on record' ...
2 days ago ... Tech Analysis: Exhausts set to be F1's 2016 design talking point. 22,229 views. 888 shares Share on Facebook Share 822Share on Twitter ...

Alternatives:

destined to be
going to be
bound to be
expected to be
predicted to be

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