Sentence examples for matters off from inspiring English sources

Dimbleby, his elder-statesman twinkle left behind in the green room, kicked matters off briskly, and the programme began as it would continue.

Then in the division series they swept the talent-laden Los Angeles Angels, owners of baseball's best regular season record, rounding matters off with an 8-3 rout before their own delirious, scarcely believing fans at Kauffman Stadium.

He is not particularly philosophical in matters off the diamond.

It's too easy to come in and say that matters off the pitch are impacting the group.

Given the need for the fullest public debate, all credit to the Observer for allowing you and me to get these weighty matters off our chests.

Each chair sets its own agenda, though unanimity is required for anything to be approved.Lately Canada has banged the military drum less hard, but it remains out of step with the work of the Council, whose members agreed in 1996 to keep military matters off the table and focus on sustainable development and environmental protection.

This also matters off-road, where cutting around boulders can be a matter of critical inches.

When the journalists tried to pass the matter off as a joke — "I actually thought it was referring to a cat" — Mr. Putin again stressed the obscene nature of the group's name.

The weekend produced a number of cool hacks, but I thought one in particular was worth sharing to get this weekend (or any weekend for that matter) off on the right foot.

On the eve of President-elect Trump's inauguration, Moby today shared a politically-charged video for "Erupt & Matter," off his new album with The Void Pacific Choir, These Systems Are Failing.

I know quite a few people who have still not seen Brokeback Mountain, presumably because they find the subject matter off-putting.