Sentence examples for set off a clash from inspiring English sources

The protest set off a clash between the demonstrators and police, and 30 Portuguese peacekeepers went to the help of local police controlling the crowd.

While not unexpected, the decision is likely to set off a clash with Mr. Cuomo, who is determined to close the state's projected budget gap without raising income taxes.

That finding set off a clash with Washington last year when the Bush administration cited the diversion of the computer circuits to Iran, and eventually Iraq, as proof that the United Arab Emirates were failing to prevent American technology from slipping into the wrong hands.

Thousands of Romania's Roma, also known as Gypsies, have come to a similar conclusion in recent years, heading for the relative wealth of Western Europe, and setting off a clash within the European Union over just how open its "open borders" are.

In 2002, North Korea set off a naval clash while South Korea was a co-host of World Cup soccer matches.

When presented at a hastily called hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, the inspector general's findings set off a partisan clash.

Their entry into Mosul could set off an ethnic clash and, more worrying, a Turkish incursion into Iraq.

Local leaders and Western diplomats fear that if the northern army goes through with it, pushing out or forcibly disarming the thousands of fighters allied to the south in these two areas, it could set off a much bigger clash between the northern and southern armies.

But the news that the city will pay Mr. Giuliani and his new consulting firm $4.3 million to help bring law and order to this decidedly disorderly capital has set off a curious cultural clash across the city and around the country.

The results have drawn warnings from members of Parliament that the military may be trying to tip the results in Mr. Shafik's favor and have set off a series of clashes at his campaign events between his supporters and opponents.

Ukraine's beleaguered president has agreed to scrap anti-protest laws that set off a wave of clashes between protesters and police over the past week, a potentially substantial concession to the opposition that stopped short of meeting all of its demands.