Sentence examples for operations set off from inspiring English sources

Cuadrilla hurt its cause last year when one of its fracking operations set off small earth tremors.

The operation set off a riot in the capital, Skopje, where citizens are angry about outside intervention.

The operation set off a huge riot here in the capital, where citizens are already angry over outside intervention.

The power company said Wednesday that "steam escaped during a maintenance operation," setting off a fire alarm, and that the incident had been quickly brought under control.

While that raised a few eyebrows, it was Calipari's hiring of Milt Wagner to be his director of basketball operations that set off a torrent of criticism.

This week Warner Music Group announced that Lyor Cohen was leaving Universal's Island/Def Jam to lead its North American operations, which set off speculation that Mr. Reid would replace him.

Finally, what would matter — and significantly — would be innocent casualties resulting from counterterrorism operations, which could well set off a tribal response.

One phone call from the FAA shut down the entire operation and, in turn, set off an Internet firestorm.

In real flood conditions, the operations center decides when to set off the sirens.

He said it was apparently their effort to leave Spain that set off the operation.

Dr. Kim brushes off such complaints, just as he hesitates to take credit for the social changes set off by his operations.