Protect
Set on
Set on verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Both terms in one sentence
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Turns out Leo was so set on finding Yuki because it meant he could protect Ageha better.
Source: Manga / Shounen Dolls - The Research Facility was planned to be set on fire, and you would need a special vest to protect you from the heat.
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Moral Myopia: Bane is dead set on nuking Gotham including the thousands of children living there, despite the fact that his whole reason for joining the League of Shadows was to follow and protect the woman he rescued because she was an innocent child at the time.
Source: Film / The Dark Knight Rises
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