This will be the first step in creating a connection between the end of the last round to the beginning of it and setting the stage to start another.
Pop icon Kylie, then took to the stage to begin a seven-song set, starting with Spinning Around.
Maybe we can lower the bar even more to "setting the stage to set the stage".
Bravo to Crowley for setting the stage for beginning this discourse that deserves the time and consideration of those writing US policy and laws.
After more than eight weeks and 22 witnesses, the government rested its case on Tuesday against two former Enron chief executives, Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay, setting the stage for the defense to begin its bid to keep them out of prison.
After five weeks and 18 witnesses, the government rested its case on Wednesday against Mr. Rajaratnam, the hedge fund billionaire, setting the stage for the defense to begin its bid to keep their client out of prison.
After more than three weeks of testimony, the prosecution rested, setting the stage for the defense to begin its bid to keep Mr. Chiasson and Mr. Newman out of prison.
The World Health Organization officially recommended circumcision as a way to prevent heterosexual transmission of the AIDS virus yesterday, setting the stage for donor agencies to begin paying for the operation.
If the high court decides at that time not to grant review of the case, a federal appeals court decision striking down Proposition 8 will be made permanent, setting the stage for gay marriage to begin in California.
WASHINGTON — After a late-night session Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee voted to approve a $940 billion farm bill, a day after the Senate passed its version, setting the stage for Congress to finally begin work on a new five-year bill.
It could also set the stage for Pakistan to begin to look at the much deeper problems relating to the army's exceptionally privileged role in public life.Such an overhaul would involve changing the laws that remove much military activity from civilian jurisdiction and tackling its outsized role in the economy.
