Sentence examples for setting off a wave from inspiring English sources

By all accounts, the presentation had been a hit, setting off a wave of congratulatory Tweets.

Foreclosures on such loans were on the rise, setting off a wave of personal bankruptcies.

It's odd to see such feelings of naked aggression setting off a wave of nostalgia.

Now the doping accusation was setting off a wave of indignant denials that were heard around the world.

The industry's profits fell 36percentt last year, to a four-year low, setting off a wave of consolidation.

This week's 39-page opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Cormac Carney — finding California's death penalty unconstitutional — is already setting off a wave of debate in the media.

Mr. Walker, a Republican, limited collective bargaining rights last year, setting off a wave of protests by unions and other workers and prompting the recall effort.

Fischer won the match in brilliant style, setting off a wave of enthusiasm for the game, particularly in the United States.

What of the fraudulent December 4th parliamentary vote in which Putin's United Russia Party narrowly held on to power, setting off a wave of protests?

The Brotherhood then rushed to a referendum on a hurried charter drafted by an Islamist-dominated conference, setting off a wave of protests that culminated this week.

It signed a memorandum of understanding in November with the troika, setting off a wave of austerity measures that are already starting to hit the enfeebled Cypriot economy.