Instead, it set in motion a process with more twists and turns than the presidential election.
Once filed, it could set in motion a process that could take months or even years.
The declaration should set in motion a process for defining common political, economic and social goals.
"I was pleased to be involved in trying to set in motion a process of healing and under standing.
They set in motion a process that led to a complete overhaul of the documentary selection process.
However opportunistic, this has set in motion a process that is changing the character of the party.
The British then, of course, set in motion a process that made the country Jewish, even though its population was 90% Arab.
"They've set in motion a process that pushes the odds toward a hike in July," said Thomas Mayer, chief European economist at Deutsche Bank in London.
Defects had been ignored, he added, which set in motion a process of disintegration that made union more difficult to achieve today than when the euro was introduced.
This set in motion a process that culminated at the end of March when the first two countries were joined by Austria, Slovenia and Serbia.
The petition sets in motion a process that, I.I.D. leaders suggested to me, could result in their accusing California of breaking its contract — thereby nullifying the transfer.
