Sentence examples for set to ruin from inspiring English sources

A three-month strike by Hollywood's writers looked set to ruin the Oscars award ceremony late in February: actors were unwilling to cross writers' picket lines, so organisers planned to show film clips and movie history instead of the usual procession of dazzling stars.

It is a nice irony that Robert Redford, 36 years after "All the President's Men," is playing a man being relentlessly pursued by an ambitious young newspaper reporter, whose revelations look set to ruin his life, and perhaps condemn him to a very long stay in a federal penitentiary.

After a dire first half, the Belgian champions looked set to ruin Wenger's day when Honduras winger Andy Najar headed in Dennis Praet's cross.

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But in the future the north will need to feed the south, as large swathes of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, central and south America and Australia look set to be ruined, he says.

Given that Rovers began a high court battle with Sainsbury's last week over a £30m deal to redevelop their Memorial Stadium it seemed quite apt that their day looked set to be ruined by a striker nicknamed "The Shop".

He said the business had recently spent a "huge amount of money extending our office and now it looks like it is set to be ruined".

Set to recorded songs by the Spanish singer María del Mar Bonet, the work features a set of carved ruins by Walter Nobbe.

He loved to complain about how the world had set out to ruin him.

Having tricked Sam into investing in the suede, they had set out to ruin it, hoping to induce a nervous breakdown which would cause Sam to relinquish his share of the partnership.