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But the resolution set off waves of protests by journalists across the country and intensified coverage.

The rift, authorities said, set off waves of violence between the rival cartels.

The news of Frazier's death set off waves of  heartfelt recollections and dredged up old, deep-rooted comparisons.

Congressional redistricting in New York has always set off waves of panic, intrigue and bare-knuckle political brawling.

She set off waves of interest in several appearances on British Broadcasting Corporation radio shows, the first in 1969.

Since World War II, federal investments in scientific research have set off waves of job-creating innovation in aviation, electronics, computing, the Internet and biotechnology.

Bigelow, too, sets off waves of envy in her insular community.

But steps by the government are still setting off waves of indignation, expressed mainly over social networks.

Fifty-nine people died, setting off waves of Hindu-Muslim violence that killed more than 1,000 people, most of them Muslims.

Questioning by the court's conservative justices has suggested deep skepticism about the mandate, setting off waves of worry among its backers — Mr. Gruber included.

That about-face pushed Sogo into bankruptcy, setting off waves of concern about the stability of the Japanese financial system and the fragility of the economic recovery.