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I didn’t feel like a Constance until after I graduated and was set on becoming a Hollywood actress.

From The Wall Street Journal

His mind set on re-enlisting, he has been in constant treatment and rehabilitation for the past 18 months.

From Barron's

Now he’s set on expanding the business his grandfather founded in 1916 and returning it to growth mode.

From The Wall Street Journal

Electronic tchotchkes are ubiquitous but many people have little or no access to nutritious food or health care as our environment is run through a meat grinder and set on fire.

From Salon

Jack's family said he never wanted to go to college and had his heart set on joining the Army as soon as he finished at Bryntirion Comprehensive School in Bridgend.

From BBC