Sentence examples for have set the table from inspiring English sources
Martha Stewart could not have set the table more beautifully for the Mets.
"We like to think that with our design we have set the table and now it's up to the Chamber of Commerce to bring the guests to dinner and get the businesses into town," Mr. Kuhl said.
LOS ANGELES — One outgrowth of California's budget agreement may have set the table for something the state does often and well: force a national re-examination of a public policy issue, in this case ridding state capitals of partisan gridlock.
So when he came to bat in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and two out and the Mets trailing the Cardinals by two, it seemed as if Martha Stewart could not have set the table more beautifully for the Mets.
Two cases last year, Veretto and Castello, both cases of discrimination in the U.S. Post Office system, have set the table for this moment.
"We've set the table for something special," Tulsa Coach Bill Self said.
But he added that Mr. Reitzle had brought a dozen crucial executives from the outside and had set the table for the future development of Premier Automotive Group.
"But Fox has played a useful role in making the first offer; they've set the table.
Dad grilled some steaks, which he carried into the living room, where Unni had set the table: a white cloth, shiny new plates and glasses.
I don't know how many times I've set the table in the middle of the afternoon, long before we sit down to eat.
