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Ryan McGee's homemade device contained 181 metal screws and bits of glass which were designed to maximise wounding capability when it was set off.

But it was set off by a bureaucratic oversight.

As is common, it was set off by a trauma: her longterm boyfriend died.

Originally a part of Haverhill, it was set off in 1725 and incorporated as Methuen.

The firework weighed 460km and, when it was set off, spanned 800m in diameter.

It was set off by greedy oil industry tycoons trying to start a Middle East war.

It was set off, however, by what the Bloomberg administration said was a cost-saving decision to solicit competitive bids.

It was set off by a different problem with Vehicle Stability Assist that could also result in spontaneous braking.

She made no claim that it was set off by an anti-Muslim video or arose spontaneously from demonstrations.

It was set off by the lonely little alto saxophone solos of Sabine Zwick in the middle movements.

This downturn is different, many economists say, because it was set off by troubles in the financial sector.