Sentence examples for compensation set off from inspiring English sources
The conviction last June, ordering compensation, set off 1,800 more claims.
It was not until Buffett became a board member at Salomon, Inc. that his unconventional views on compensation set off a firestorm within the organization he was overseeing.
Last year in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, another disgruntled local who claimed his house had been forcibly demolished and spent a decade seeking compensation set off three car bombs outside three government buildings, killing himself and two others.
But despite a parliamentary committee vote to apologize to the three men, the Harper government has blocked the group's bid for compensation, setting off a court battle now approaching its sixth year.
But doing so would set off a string of compensation claims, which the courts are not yet equipped to assess.
Financial regulators certainly took their time, but proposed new rules to curb bankers' bonuses are a welcome step toward changing a compensation culture that encouraged irresponsible risk-taking and helped set off the financial crisis.
This month Thom Yorke of Radiohead and his longtime producer, Nigel Godrich, set off the latest debate over streaming compensation when they removed some of their albums from Spotify, saying that its payment structure hurt new artists.
Others set off fireworks.
