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v. to schedule, as to "set a case for trial."

See: adjust, appraise, assemblage, assess, assign, cement, chain, chronic, class, compact, confederacy, crystallize, customary, deposit, designate, embed, firm, fix, fixed, formal, habitual, inexorable, ingrained, instate, inveterate, levy, locate, permanent, pertinacious, place, plant, positive, prescribe, prescriptive, prevalent, ready, repose, resolute, resolve, rigid, routine, settle, situated, society, stabilize, unyielding, usual

SET, contracts. Foreign bills of exchange are generally drawn in parts; as, "pay this my first bill of exchange, second and third of the same tenor and date not paid;" the whole of these parts, which make but one bill, are called a set. Chit. Bills, 175, 6, (edition of 1836); 2 Pardess. n. 342.

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It would set the stage for multiplying efforts in the nuclear disarmament and arms limitations area at the bilateral, regional and global levels, for strengthening the nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime, and for a constructive outcome of the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.

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Thurston enriches archaeological research with his own experience to present in rich detail a portrait of how each group of people survived in such a place and set the stage for others.

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Eighteen pages of introductory orientation set the stage for moving through the book section by section.

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While NICHD has also funded reading research that was the basis for federal policy emphasizing phonics, Berth cautions that these projects are just a beginning that may set the stage for more applied research about particular math and science programs.

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The plan was to meet with a number of potential partners to set the stage for future business-to-business and investment opportunities between Northern Ontario and Barnim.

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Running through pain is a mistake that can prevent you from accomplishing your goal and ultimately set the stage for chronic injury that can turn you into an ex-runner.