Sentence examples for set it in stone from inspiring English sources

But I don't want to set it in stone".

Saying she was tired of being thwarted in attempts to resign, Beverly Sills, the chairwoman of Lincoln Center since 1994, set it in stone yesterday, telling board members she intended to step down on May 1, when the center's new president, Reynold Levy, takes over.

It was actually the very first production of the play that set it in stone as a tragedy; it's definitely a "tragicomedy".

"It spells the determination of the government of Afghanistan to set an agenda of peace, and to set it in stone as a legacy for the next generations".

Make sure the song is okay with the band before you set it in stone.

Today's tax code sets it in stone.

But setting it in stone now at precisely 18 percent of G.D.P. makes no sense.

Member states have been wary of setting it in stone because it implies that those in the slow lane will remain in the second division forever, with a permanent loss of influence.

"We are not setting it in stone". Updates and an opportunity to modify the budget will also be presented to the council at public meetings in January and June of 2014, before the start of the next fiscal year.

Once each employee's vacation schedule is set, it's set in stone.

But no one can doubt the administration's determination to see it set in stone.