Sentence examples for set off one from inspiring English sources

So he set off one morning on a search for this father.

That chance encounter, on Tuesday afternoon, set off one of the remarkable rescue missions that have saved the lives of a few lucky earthquake victims.

Dr. Denton A. Cooley, the renowned surgeon who was the first to implant a totally artificial heart in a patient and in the process set off one of medicine's greatest feuds, died on Friday at his home in Houston.

But taking the census in the Amazon jungle, some of the most inhospitable terrain on earth, is even harder, as France Maria de Souza discovered when she set off one morning to interview 22 families living on an isolated island near here.

Four days before its release, an explosion on a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico set off one of the largest environmental disasters in the nation's history, renewing debate about the wisdom of piping oil through America's backyard.

To investigate the effect of intracellular signaling molecules blockade on system output, the intracellular signaling molecules statuses are set "off" one by one and the system output is recorded.

Contre-la-montre - French for time trial, the stages where riders set off one-by-one, or in team formations, and ride against the clock.

They found they could set off one-way ripples around the edges, much like spectators in a sports arena a "topological wave," characteristic of a particularly unusual state of matter.

Instead, she set off on one of her "hatchetations," smashing up saloons and boozy music halls until the police arrested her for riot.

Visitors to the village can park in the public car parks - there is a charge - and set off on one of several routes which are available.

The white-on-white interior at Frank and Barbara Pollack's booth sets off one of the largest, most elegant pieces of pale speckled redware you are likely to see: a covered jar in mint condition.