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Example sentences for: setup

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Individual performances are said to be inspired; the card hall settings are said to be gritty; the dialogue is said to be pleasingly peppered with poker jargon--but the film is deemed "unable to do justice to its potential" (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ). Objections: a sluggish plot and a predictable setup.
These unsung men helped push through the changes that are the basis for our current social setup.
The entire setup has an anti-competitive, anti-entrepreneurial flavor that rewards political lobbying rather than good business practices.
It's the classic Hare setup, a collision between two people who see life differently but are nonetheless connected: a successful Thatcher-era businessman and his former mistress, a schoolteacher in London's East End.
It's a classic setup: Two people work side by side and can't stand each other but--unbeknownst to either--are pen pals ("Dear Friend") who pour out their hearts in prose.