Sentence examples for be set off by from inspiring English sources

The conditions can be set off by a negative reaction to many drugs, but only rarely.

They can be set off by situations unrelated to the event.

Beijing is highly aware that social tensions could be set off by rising energy and food prices.

The symptoms could also be set off by a busy environment, like an airport, a restaurant or an arena.

He devised "suicide machines" that could deliver drugs or carbon monoxide gas and could be set off by the patients.

"Anaphylaxis is scary enough," Evan Edwards said, referring to the severe reaction that can be set off by allergens.

Putting off an announcement also helps him delay the intense scrutiny that will be set off by a candidacy.

A heart attack can be set off by a variety of causes — chronic high blood pressure or pathologically high levels of "bad" cholesterol or smoking.

(Since more than one comedy was made in 1998, the title is not optional information, and so should not be set off by a comma).

The Chinese authorities are intensely sensitive to rising consumer costs and social tensions that could be set off by soaring food and fuel prices.

That so much excitement could be set off by a passing hint reflects the enduring fascination of both scientists and nonscientists with Mars.