Bring about
Bring about verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse
Set and bring about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Bring about".
Set
Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.
Bring about and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bring about" instead a verb "Set".
Both terms in one sentence
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All the events of the film that conspire to bring about his doom are things that he directly or indirectly set into motion.
Source: You Can't Fight Fate -
A variant in Ravenor, where Carl is the prophesied host of the demon Slyte, who is set to bring about unimaginable destruction, but nobody realizes it until it's too late to save him.
Source: Apocalypse Maiden -
He is now the Big Bad among the warriors of Chaos and set to bring about the end of the world.
Source: Go Mad from the Revelation
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