Sentence examples for set off a crash from inspiring English sources

And both can set off a crash.

Moreover, OPEC members fear that yet another increase would lead to a glut of petroleum early next year and set off a crash in the price of oil.

This week, IndyCar officials will consider two protests stemming from the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Aug. 14, in which Ryan Hunter-Reay was awarded victory on a technicality and many frontrunners were wiped out when Danica Patrick's slide on the wet track set off a crash with 10 laps remaining.

Gordon said he believed Johnson squeezed him down the track late in the race, setting off a crash that took Gordon out of contention, and Gordon did not mask his anger after the race.

The crash set off a debate over whether people should be allowed to continue to drive past a certain age and whether elderly drivers must submit to additional tests when they renew their licenses.

In the months since a one-car crash set off a scandal and led to Woods's admission of adultery, Woods has become the lightning rod for wide-ranging discussions about everything from the boundaries of news coverage to the sanctity of marriage.

Another bear is George Soros, who pointed out that many investors have international portfolios and that one large market crash could set off a domino effect that would bring about an international stock-market crash.

That set off a chain reaction where storey crashed down on storey, the whole building cascading down on itself.

Then in the late 19th century, a torrential spring downpour set off a landslide that sent the boulder crashing.

The second deadly airplane crash in 10 months set off a crisis in Brazil's aviation industry in July, with many critics saying government inaction was at the root of the problem.

As Pakistani authorities opened an investigation into the crash, Jamshed's death set off a wave of nostalgia for his pop career and his band, Vital Signs, the country's first commercially successful music act.