Sentence examples for the initial tremors from inspiring English sources

The film's a judicious tease: for much of the first half, we're anticipating hot three-way action, yet for once, Roth appears less interested in the big bang than he is in the initial tremors, and their possible repercussions.

"The initial tremors were felt at the end of 2006," the board was told, "when the poor loan performance of sub- prime borrowers began to be a cause for concern in the marketplace.

Both Sichuan and Japan had a constant surge of aftershocks in the days after the initial tremor.

But more than 12 hours after the initial tremor, the impact seemed to be far less severe.

But she said it was unlikely that the initial tremor was a "foreshock," with a stronger one to come.

The initial tremor of voltage wormed its way up the back of my neck in a vertiginous rush of heat.

More than 12 hours after the initial tremor, bulldozers and earthmovers rumbled slowly up winding, deeply fissured roads, while temporary camps and kitchens were being set up to house and feed the several thousand made homeless.

"It felt as if a truck had hit a wall," said World Vision staffer Magalie Boyer, of the initial tremor.

Aftershocks continued into Sunday, and scores of people were wary about returning to fragile buildings hammered by the initial tremor, sleeping in gardens, patios and in the open air.

So did other firms: At Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), these "initial tremors" in December 2006 were sufficient to get the firm to make a huge proprietary bet -- referred internally at Goldman as the "Big Short" -- that paid off big-time in 2007 and helped to put the firm in a position to weather the financial crisis a year later.

Initial tremors warned them of the coming quake, and the family took shelter after saving some essential household furnishings – thus escaping serious injury or death.