Sentence examples for set off its from inspiring English sources

This is the approach that North Korea took when it set off its first crude device back in 2006: detonate to negotiate.

North Korea says it has set off its first nuclear test, becoming the eighth country in history, and arguably the most unstable and most dangerous, to proclaim that it has joined the club of nuclear weapons states.

Despite all of its success in the Windows Phone Marketplace, Red Badger also says that Microsoft's store did not generate enough revenue for it to set off its internal cost of development and push service hosting.

The dictatorship set off its most powerful nuclear explosion to date on Friday, saying it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile and ratcheting up a challenge to rivals and the UN.

So South Sudan has set off its economic doomsday machine.

"South Sudan has set off its economic doomsday machine.

Most comedies these days crassly dodge the consequences of rub-your-face-in-it boorishness and mayhem; but in confronting it, "Back to School" acquires a depth that sets off its zaniness all the more effectively.

Egypt took a similar position in 2006, blaming Hezbollah for provoking Israel and setting off its bombing campaign against Lebanon by grabbing two Israeli soldiers in 2006.

Chrysler's cash on hand, which plummeted last fall, setting off its financial crisis, rose to $4.81 billion in the second quarter from $3.6 billion in the first quarter.

Clumps of shade-loving spiderwort (Tradescantia) produce lily-like leaves that also serve the purpose, not to mention setting off its purple, white or blue blossoms.

The cell units react to each other so that a flash by one L.E.D. sets off its neighbors, causing chain reactions of flashes to swarm across the curtain facade.