Sentence examples for moment setting from inspiring English sources

In every case, sea levels jump for a moment, setting records, and then fall back.

"It's rather slow moving," Banks said, after a moment, setting off raucous laughter at the table.

"Obama loves defining the moment, setting the scene," said Mr. Shrum, who penned the "dream shall never die" speech for Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts in 1980.

But the 2003 invasion of Iraq looks more like the defenestration of Prague moment, setting the stage as it did for the internecine fighting between the Shia and Sunni communities of the region.

It's a quintessentially This Is England moment: setting off in pursuit of drug-induced hedonism but ending up huffing under the bonnet of an old Vauxhall off the M25.

The passing of the Climate Change Act was a historic moment, setting a legally binding target to slash UK greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 – and catapulting Britain to the forefront of the climate change battle.

I believe Deans will be concentrating on two weapons in the Lions armoury at the moment: set piece and defence.

Allies and foes alike will shape their behaviour around the expectations that this moment sets in train.

There's one lovely moment set at a dance class (the novel is good on dancing altogether).

For those paying close attention, though, the agencies' actions at such a sensitive moment set off alarm bells of their own.

The playful moment set up in 1993 between the film director Michelangelo Antonioni and his wife, Enrica, includes comic hectoring in the upper portion of the image.