Sentence examples for took off first from inspiring English sources

The Lights took off first in September 1937 from Kalamazoo in a Bellanca monoplane, its cabin lacking heat and pressurization.

Aside from Clipper Windpower and General Electric, most of the turbine manufacturers operating in the United States have headquarters overseas, especially in Europe, where wind power took off first, spurred by clean energy policies and generous subsidies.

Mr. Van Schendel's geographic construct might have been destined for the dustbin of hoary theory, but instead it took off: first among academic circles, then journalists, travelers and policy makers.

But Morris had become more interested in developing his Islamic fundamentalist comedy Four Lions and Brooker's TV career took off, first with Screenwipe and then Dead Set and Black Mirror.

She explained: "The markets in which WhatsApp took off first were countries like Spain and the Netherlands, where the mobile operators tended to charge higher per message prices per SMS".

He began lavishing her with jewelry, gifts and money as her career took off, first as the 1993 Playboy Playmate of the Year, then as a model for Guess?

"Guys that I don't think are stealing are taking off first move," Pettitte said.

This process is energy intensive, so large-scale electrolysis is likely to take off first in places with cheap, clean sources of hydro-electricity.

Maybe not, said Matt Moynahan, general manager of Reciprocal's publishing division, but shorter electronic texts are more likely to take off first.

If the board takes off first, the upper body has to catch up, and unskilled snowboarders often starts flopping their arms, trying to regain balance.

You can see in the pattern of the choreography that Juliet always takes off first, which is a clear reference to her character.