Sentence examples for set off land from inspiring English sources

But the Israeli military said Monday that 10 protesters were killed after they threw makeshift firebombs and started a fire that set off land mines near the border town of Quneitra, on the Syrian side of the lines.

On "The Daily Show," by contrast, "Coalition of the Piddling" has from the start been a continuing logo for reports on coalition "partners" like Morocco, whose contribution to United States forces was 2,000 monkeys enlisted to set off land mines.

Among the many reasons for the killings in the Moluccas, say observers, is an influx of new migrants, setting off land disputes and tilting a delicate ethnic and religious balance.The newest arrivals, however, are not settlers but members of the Jihad Force.

Places like Charlotte, N.C., and Las Vegas seem able to grow and grow without ever setting off land-use protectionism.

The song ends with a high-pitched shriek and what sounds like a few distant land mines being set off.

That summer, Gough set off from Land's End wearing hiking boots and a rucksack.

With his new girlfriend, Melanie Roberts, he set off from Land's End in June 2005.

The next morning, Aikau removed his lifejacket, so he could better swim, and, using a surfboard rescued from the Hokule'a, set off for land to find help.

The guerrillas set off a land mine that blew up one of the stopped vehicles, and then they opened fire on those remaining.

In 1924, Claude Friese-Greene and his sidekick Robin set off from Land's End in a shiny green Vauxhall Tourer, on pleasure bent.

Most of the fighting has been set off by land disputes between the Dayaks, who are known to be vicious headhunters, and Madurese migrants, who have been relocated to Borneo as part of a government program to reduce overpopulation in other areas.