Sentence examples for when they detected from inspiring English sources

The army said that soldiers, operating on intelligence that predicted a terrorist infiltration, opened fire with tanks when they detected shadowy figures crawling toward the fence.

These approaches, articulated first by W. Edwards Deming, relied on knowledgeable workers who were authorized to interrupt the production process when they detected defects.

"We devised a way of detecting the change in behavior of the wasps that would tell us when they detected an odor," he says.

Mr. Smith said the crew had immediately shut down the fuel lines when they detected the fire and that the explosion heard by Captain Amato and a small blast a few minutes earlier were fire extinguishers on board that ferry that exploded in the fire.

In the last week, students made adaptations to goals, plans, or strategies when they detected errors.

The participants were passengers who individually pushed their push-buttons when they detected a bicyclist dummy or cycle crossing, respectively.

These sturdy, waterproof cameras snap pictures when they detect motion.

Eventually, such sensors could even trigger the release of preservatives when they detect food beginning to spoil.

That is why power generators shut themselves down completely when they detect significant anomalies in the surrounding grid.

They may withdraw from reality and engage in protective behaviors when they detect danger.

Bees can be trained to extend their proboscises (their "tongues") when they detect specific smells.