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Old 27-Sep-2006, 13:49
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Default Re: Set to ease
I found this phrase in a few news headlines like this:

Government Set To Ease Drug Laws.

There are two parts to the expression: "set", meaning ready or about to - and "to ease", meaning to relax or to loosen.

so:

Government set to ease drug laws.

could also be:

Government ready to relax drug laws.

Government about to loosen drug laws.

I can't give you an academic explanation of the terms, but I hope this helps.
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