Sentence examples for set to rob from inspiring English sources

But Clinton's juggernaut of a campaign, which has discouraged other serious contenders from entering the race, is set to rob Democrats in the state of their chance to shape the nation's presidential cycle.

Backfires are being set to rob the wildfires of fuel, teams are moving into position beside surviving houses to guard against the inevitable flare-ups, and, in some cases, firefighters even stand watching as great swaths of terrain burn.

Investigators believe that Mr. Wilson and Mr. Green set out to rob the detectives, Mr. Kelly said.

In a statement to the police, Mr. South said that he and Ms. Farmer had set out to rob Mr. Clarke.

That September, Blount and two older teen-agers set out to rob a drug dealer at a house party near Norfolk Naval Station.

Almost from the moment four people set out to rob a Staples store here on Wednesday night, the police say, nothing seemed to go right.

The police said they believe that the two suspects knew of Ms. Stahl's cash business, and set out to rob her.

Hickock and Perry Smith, both ex-convicts out on parole, had set out to rob the home of Herbert Clutter, a farmer in Holcomb, Kansas; when they didn't find the safe they'd been looking for, they killed Clutter, his wife, and his two children.

One of the few good things that can come out of any tragedy is a communal drawing together, something Osama bin Laden set out to rob from America's Muslims when he first attacked America.

We idolize and adore DJs out of all proportion; we spend good chunks of our lives and paychecks supporting an industry set out to rob of us freedom; we get angry on the internet whenever someone suggests that our favourite musician might not be as good as we'd like to think.

Scroll down for gallery The forthcoming instalment, titled "Time Heist", sees the Doctor Peter Capaldii) and his assistant Clara (Jenna Coleman) setting out to rob the bank of Karabraxos - the deadliest bank in the cosmos.