Sentence examples for setting off a panic from inspiring English sources

Some fell off, setting off a panic in the masses below, they said.

Economists say the government will need to make deep cuts just to avoid setting off a panic among Poland's creditors.

Mr. Funabashi blamed the Kan administration's fear of setting off a panic for its decision to understate the true dangers of the accident.

Once they expect losses, though, a run becomes inevitable: they rush for repayment to beat the crowd, setting off a panic that might hurt them even more.

Two years ago, Mr. Gordeev bought a share of the Melnikov House (1927) in Moscow, setting off a panic in the city's small but tightly knit preservation community.

The episode was reminiscent of a similar confrontation last year when immigrant rights organizations accused immigration agents in Detroit of patrolling near schools and, in at least one instance, setting off a panic.

It set off a panic among Kyoto's supporters.

That set off a panic and the government intervened.

His health is closely watched; a hospitalization in Johannesburg in January 2011 set off a panic.

But a nine-day delay in the distribution of fuel coupons earlier this year set off a panic.

Lehman's collapse then set off a panic around the world.