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Thu 27 Aug, 2009 11:22 pm
Set for win = ?
Context:
Japan opposition set for win, faces economic woes Thursday, 27 Aug 2009 11:54pm EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Frustrated Japanese voters look set to sweep the opposition to victory in Sunday's election, but the novice Democratic Party will quickly face the challenge of an economy suffering from record jobless rates and deflation. Full Article
In this case, it means ready to, or prepared to, or about to win.
@oristarA,
In newspaper headlines, articles, conjunctions etc are frequently omitted for the sake of brevity.
In Japan,
the opposition
is set for
a win.
@contrex,
Thanks.
Who would like to tell me whether " look set to sweep the opposition to victory" means " look set to ensure the opposition to win victory"?
@oristarA,
yes...here's another election quote
Quote:The race was close from the beginning, with McAuliffe considered to be a semi "front-runner" due to his lead in the polls and big campaign war chest. However, in the last few weeks of the race, Deeds began to surge up in the polls. By election night, June 9th, Deeds swept to victory.
@oristarA,
The conventional phrase is "set to win".
"Cynthia McKinney Set to Win Back"
http://www.democracynow.org/2004/7/22/fmr_rep_cynthia_mckinney_set_to
Ex-rebel set to win Kosovo vote
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/18/kosovo.election/index.html
Tudjman's party set to win polls
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/11/23/croatia.election.reut/
The phrase means all is set (or prepared) to win the desired goal.
VSPrasad's answer is mistaken and misleading. "Set for win" is the phrase which the OP found in a news headline. Not "set to win".
@contrex,
Quote:VSPrasad's answer is mistaken and misleading. "Set for win" is the phrase which the OP found in a news headline. Not "set to win".
Maybe I'm missing something but I wonder what part of VSPrasad's answer is mistaken, or misleading.
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