| The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine set the stage for Teddy Roosevelt's interventionist foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere. |
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| Carpeted floor, tables set with crisp white cloths and large, comfortable, blue velveteen chairs set the stage for the tasty feast ahead. |
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| If the answer is positive, the somnambulate experiences of this entity set the stage for the dreams of the person of whose psyche it is a part. |
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| That collision of big tax cuts and ballooning deficits has set the stage for an acrimonious debate over how large a tax cut the U.S. can afford. |
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| These losses led to mergers and bankruptcies, and set the stage for leveraged buyouts. |
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| The row in Montgomery has thrust the issue on to the political agenda and set the stage for a rash of similar cases. |
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| These early beginnings set the stage for more recent innovations in the field. |
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| But if Reaganomics set the stage for some long-term gains, there were plenty of places where it fell down as well. |
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| The job will set the stage to restore use of the airlock as a base for spacewalks using U.S. spacesuits. |
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| The national consolidation of American capitalism set the stage for its extraterritorial expansion. |
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| It was the second time in three years Brady set the stage for a field goal to win the Super Bowl. |
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| In another, Cabot has skillfully set the stage for a new beginning that promises even more to come. |
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| This fraudulent transaction set the stage for the unfortunate chain of events that was to follow. |
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| We set the stage for the rest of our lives in this decade of invincibility. |
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| They set the stage for construction of a massive oil pipeline through Afghanistan. |
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| This enabled venturesome radio hobbyists to listen to a much greater variety of radio traffic, and set the stage for scanning twenty years later. |
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| On various matters, they helped set the stage for the scandalous behavior of John and other high-fliers now in disgrace. |
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| Diplomats say they expect no breakthrough but hope to set the stage for later talks. |
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| While its history is shrouded, it set the stage for an outpouring of medieval poetry in Tamil, a Dravidian language. |
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| But a moment of magic from Adam Harris brought the Blues back into the game and set the stage for a memorable second half. |
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| When people are too bullish, they push prices to outlandish levels, and set the stage for a market tumble. |
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| A chilly, drizzly evening set the stage for a terrific tale of murder, mystery and mayhem, led by one Mr. Ripper's foremost authorities. |
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| It has set the stage for yet more strikes and marches, despite his promised amendments to two of the law's most controversial clauses. |
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| We hope that the way these negotiations have been conducted will help set the stage for bargaining at Vale-Inco's Ontario operation. |
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| Draw up a group contract or ground rules to set the stage for your work together. |
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| Their role as workers, soldiers and activists in the fight against white supremacy at home and fascism abroad created vast social changes that set the stage for Brown. |
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| These investments address current accommodation pressures facing the education sector and set the stage for longer-term changes. |
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| Finally, in foreign policy, he has set the stage for engagement and multilateralism. |
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| All of this could enable the interim government to assume real power and control in coming months and set the stage for an elected government to take over in January. |
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| Every day he calls his girlfriend from the same phone booth at the same time and in doing so, has set the stage for, in action movie terms, the worst day of his life. |
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| These themes will set the stage for further exploration and reflection in the remaining sections of this report. |
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| The workshop also served to set the stage for future collaboration and cooperation. |
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| Discussion of the Canadian experience at the conference today and tomorrow will set the stage for further action around the world. |
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| These banquets, where a spartan meal set the stage for political harangues masquerading as toasts, concentrated the diffuse energies hostile to Louis-Philippe's politics. |
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| A regular scheduled time for bed and a set routine for preparing for bed set the stage for better sleep. |
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| Seeing that their hard work set the stage for legends to be made and records to be broken is something that these individuals will never forget. |
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| These are going to be some pretty important numbers coming out, numbers that may well set the stage for the spring market. |
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| Of course I've never been there you understand, but the drinking establishment set the stage for one of Papa's war stories and in 1943 Luigi's was a one-tune juke joint. |
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| More than anyone he set the stage for the dazzling dominance of genre narratives in our own time. |
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| Was it really true that redistributive policies set the stage for growth? |
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| The following list of program categories will set the stage for strategic direction and standards for public health services for First Nations. |
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| Instead, it would set the stage for a massive showdown in February, when Republicans would control both the House and the Senate. |
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| This rebalancing will set the stage for more broadly based, sustainable mediumterm growth. |
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| The shruti from two tanpuras set the stage for an hour-long performance. |
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| That spurt in the private sector set the stage for his congressional career. |
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| Dorel's record results for the first six months have set the stage for a solid year. |
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| That would pretty much set the stage for a generations-long clash of civilizations, with my beloved, sometimes benighted country as the aggressor. |
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| Pearl's pioneering work on the relationship between environment and longevity set the stage for many aspects of modern epidemiology and biostatistics. |
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| It set the stage for further victories in Italy, and eventually for the final Allied push into Normandy. |
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| It had an up-tempo, hip-hop influence and helped set the stage for what the Gaga sound was to become. |
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| This was a very unfortunate outcome of this particular situation and set the stage for much worse to come. |
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| In step one, or potentiation, at least two mutations arose that set the stage for the citrate-eating ability. |
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| One girl can set the stage for the type of interaction the people at a strip party expect. |
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| This set the stage for religious extremists. |
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| The classical, fresh and high quality cuisine of our gourmet chef and the wine list leaving nothing to be desired, pamper the discerning guest and set the stage for an unforgettable stay. |
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| These are things I believe you've seen in your previous committee meetings, but I thought I'd go back over them and set the stage in terms of the technologies we're looking at to resolve some of those environmental issues. |
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| Reviewing and perhaps reframing the narrative around MCC would pave the way for a more realistic representation of the process, and also set the stage for a more comprehensive evaluation framework. |
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| A Greek bailout, however, may set the stage for subsequent bailouts in other economically troubled nations, creating a risk of moral hazard. |
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| Colonization and its aftermath, coupled with socio-political unrest and other forms of unmerited abuses set the stage for concatenations of unpleasant and detrimental developments. |
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| From Holland's Quincy Owusu Abeyie to Colombia's Juan Zuniga, get the full lowdown on these precocious talents before they set the stage alight at senior international level. |
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| The brain trust in the Conservative government decided that this was perhaps a good idea, to prorogue the House and set the stage for a potential election, following the great results it expected from the Olympics. |
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| The development of new financial instruments set the stage for this crisis because they were effective at pumping up the amount of leverage and masking the magnitude of risk in the system. |
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| By upholding the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Act, the Supreme Court handed a victory to organized labor and set the stage for more far-reaching regulation of industry by the federal government. |
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| In the name of peace, such conflicts claim thousands of innocent lives in the civilian population, and at the same time they set the stage for extremists with a death wish. |
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| To set the stage for a comprehensive dialogue about the voting system, the local elections should be rescheduled for this year, so that they take place before the presidential ballot. |
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| This initial study in acute mononucleosis will set the stage for broader indications involving EBV as an etiologic agent. |
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| This would preserve the integrity of each, and set the stage whereby complementary information produced by each can be combined to carry out the overall objective to monitor for a healthy environment. |
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| This report set the stage for further discussion in 2006 on how failure to realize the potential of immigrants and other minority groups, such as women and seniors, could pose significant costs to the Canadian economy. |
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| The Hong Kong Conference in December 2005 should set the stage for an ambitious outcome of the Doha Development Agenda by end 2006, including tangible results for poor developing countries. |
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| It should set the stage for a legislative framework so therefore it needs to be in the public domain to solicit the necessary stakeholder and citizen dialogue. |
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| These are the ones that set the stage to give Justice O'Connor the platform to render his recommendations that we see as a chart for putting Canada back on its true path in this world. |
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| Taking CO2 capture and sequestration underground will give this made-in-Canada standard a heightened stature, and set the stage for environmental benefits and economic rewards at home as well as internationally. |
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| The Standards set the stage for developing processes that are clear, known and applied consistently so that expectations in performance and relationships essential to an effective workplace are established and promoted. |
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| The progress we made in 2008-2009 on enhancing internal operations has set the stage for the broader, more far-reaching work we will do in the year ahead. |
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| In effect, the employer had set the stage for what occurred by hiring someone inexperienced and failing to provide sufficient training to assist him in overcoming his difficulties. |
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| In its bid to keep the Canada-US border open for trading purposes, Canada has also set the stage for further erosion of its sovereignty by agreeing to the tough anti-terrorism demands of its Southern neighbour. |
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| The conference was supposed to set the stage for dealing with social issues in order to take advantage of resource development, but action on the conference outcomes has been disappointing. |
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| His efforts were a huge success at the box office, and set the stage for increased historical realism in later productions. |
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| The appointment in 1848 of Lord Dalhousie as Governor General of the East India Company set the stage for changes essential to a modern state. |
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| Galileo's work set the stage for the formulation of Newton's theory of gravity. |
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| Two conferences on the status of Gaelic language and culture held on Cape Breton Island set the stage. |
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| By the 70s, Planxty and Clannad set the stage for a major popular blossoming of Irish music. |
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| He defeated Douglas in the general election, and this set the stage for the American Civil War. |
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| This 'prehistoric' connection of Cornwall and Brittany set the stage for the link that continued into the medieval era. |
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| At the end of the 12th century, Jayavarman VII set the stage for conversion of the Khmer people to Theravada Buddhism. |
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| Transformationalism was a dominant theory of change before Darwin set the stage. |
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| Fun, funky patterns such as checks, gingham and stripes in bold colors set the stage for the playful line art. |
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| Bushnell had set the stage for the accusations of Sabellianism that would hound him. |
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| But to set the stage for this grandiose project, we must first revisit a previous screw-up in our defence policy planning. |
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| Taiping set the stage for the drama of modern Chinese history. |
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| With names such as Ophidian, Vespasian and Pequod, they set the stage for understanding a certain type of striving. |
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| The chapters start with meaty exordiums that set the stage for the contents to come. |
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| Experts have said the decision to remove Saddam's henchmen from power, known as the de-Baathification process, set the stage for the current violence sweeping Iraq. |
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| By notifying PBUC of termination, AMLU has set the stage for negotiations for a new agreement for umpires seventeen minor leagues across the United States. |
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| Garcia's failure to survey and confirm boundaries, as required by Mexican law, set the stage for confusion and lengthy court battles when the rancho was dissolved. |
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| This set the stage for the electrification of industry and the home. |
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| In more recent years, New Urbanism has set the stage for new cities, with places like the idyllic Seaside, Florida, and Disney's new town of Celebration, Florida. |
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| The following year, partnered by the 18-year-old wunderkind Ivan Vasiliev, she again set the stage ablaze with her daredeviltry, pyrotechnics, and flamboyance. |
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