Sentence examples for initiative off from inspiring English sources

The founders of Rally St . Louisraised $250,000 to get the initiative off the ground.

The immediate issue for the European defense and foreign ministers who gathered here today was getting their initiative off the ground.

(Rooney) 'Sons of the Prophet' (in previews; opens on Oct. 20) The playwright Stephen Karam got the Roundabout Underground new-talent initiative off to an auspicious start in 2007 with "Speech & Debate".

Indeed, by then, Mr. Magaziner had persuaded Mr. Clinton and the foundation to spin the health initiative off into a separate organization, with Mr. Magaziner as its chief executive and the Clinton Foundation appointing a majority of its board members.

Mr Sandell says he is talking to auditors about verifying the data regularly to ensure they are robust.To get the initiative off the ground, he and his colleagues have recruited smallish firms, many of which they have invested in.

Though the participating countries were responsible for generating a significant portion of the funding required for getting the massive initiative off the ground and for maintaining KAZA, a June 2007 donor conference generated substantial contributions from other countries and from nongovernmental organizations.

Socialist malcontents complain that the ETA peace process, another personal initiative, put off the voters.

Socialist malcontents complain that the ETA peace process, another personal initiative, put off voters.

The initiative set off lively debate, prompting blog posts from several influential venture capitalists, including Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures and Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners.

He introduced me to some people, then the free schools initiative took off, and that was the perfect model to put these ideas into practice".

GE is sticking its neck out and, among the most influential big American businesses, it has taken something of a lead.Two big questions will determine whether GE's green initiative pays off.