Sentence examples for starting a wave from inspiring English sources

But the fans yelled and stood, starting a wave that lasted for two at-bats.

After the government penalized half a dozen, mainly foreign, brokerage houses here under the new rules, short sellers began unwinding their positions by repurchasing shares, starting a wave of buying.

The administration and most budget groups say a spending cap based on recent years ignores a demographic reality: the oldest of the roughly 77 million baby boomers turn 65 this year, starting a wave that will drive up costs for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while the ranks of taxpaying workers are shrinking.

The delegation from Owsley County switched their support to Knott, starting a wave of defections that resulted in Jones' withdrawal and Knott's unanimous nomination.

Urban living became trendy; everybody wanted a piece of places like Shoreditch, and it wasn't long before the developers moved in, starting a wave of gentrification that has continued to this day.

Infected food handlers can start a wave of disease that sickens extraordinary numbers of people.

That deal may kick-start a wave of consolidation among insurance brokerage firms.

In 2011, he accused Hillary Clinton of giving "the signal" that started a wave of anti-Kremlin demonstrations in downtown Moscow.

Already, the new regulations have started a wave of deals across the health care spectrum, and analysts and deal makers have said that they expect further consolidation.

Nevertheless, as Boeing's boss, Jim McNerney, said on hearing of the proposal, it is likely to start a wave of consolidation in the defence industry.

For a small, elite group of financial centres, the mid-1980s started a wave of resurgence when these cities began to re-attract people, business and capital.