Sentence examples similar to intend to set off from inspiring English sources

Finally, three grand chords to finish, which the composer obviously intended to set off a roar of applause.

The officials believe that Palestinian militants intended to set off the explosive when the boy approached the soldiers.

The man, Ji Zhongxing, had not intended to set off an explosive, his lawyer said, according to online reports of the trial.

I had not intended to set off a scandal, nor had I anticipated how sad the six-day trip would make me.

In this context, a motif intended to set off a certain visual and poetic resonance is leveled, stripped of seriousness and reduced to entertainment.

It was learned yesterday that in the next few days, in the near future, the United States intends to set off yet another nuclear device.

The two men were said to have been carrying more than 20 pounds of explosives that they intended to set off at a nightclub.

Police said later that the discovery of a cache of improvised hand grenades and a larger device led them to believe the attackers had intended to set off secondary explosions to maximise the death toll.

But neither has matched Mr. Skoll's attempt to penetrate the studio system by financing and producing a broad range of pictures that are intended to set off not just ticket sales, but social and political action campaigns.

The police said the suspects may have intended to set off the first bomb and send panicked guests to the lobby, where one of the suicide bombers was waiting.

But the FBI dropped its involvement after they judged that the informant had been too active in helping: urging or arranging for Pimentel to start drilling into pipe pieces – the evidence that he intended to set off a bomb.