variable as select for template

Hi *,

I'd like to use
xsl:variable in xsl:apply-templates select="" statement.

eg
create variable with node()

<xsl:variable name="var1">
  <xsl:value-of select="select some node here"/>
</xsl:variable>

use it in 
<xsl:apply-templates mode="some_template" select ="$var1"/>

Is it posible??? 

thanks

Dmitri

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