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My advice that Justice Department officials should wait until after the midterms was based upon a rather standard landscape. [ Justice Department ] set off a nuclear bomb on that landscape yesterday. This is no longer a business-as-usual campaign. Not even close. – Michael Caputo	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We've been polling consumers every other week and the first thing that set off alarm bells for me was the spike in the number of parents who don't feel like they can afford all the school supplies this year. – Claire Tassin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It didn't seem to set off any alarms, and I think part of Columbia University Medical Center was that this is a happily married man, works in an office. He had no reported risk factors that would have raised someone's concern, which is unfortunate. – Daniel Griffin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’ve been taking care of my father with dementia and things just got a little tough, so I decided to set out on a kayak trip, packed up the kayak with my fishing rods, cooler, fishing net and set off from Fort Pierce. – Said Wright	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Packed up the kayak with my fishing rods, cooler, fishing net and set off from Fort Pierce. – Said Wright	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
For many families, setting off fireworks is a favorite summer tradition, but fireworks are unpredictable. It’s essential that parents keep children far away from where those fireworks are set off. – Sarah Clark	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Last week's email set off nervousness with investors around demand for no reason and put pressure on the stock, you can see why Musk is not waking up a good mood before he sent that email. That said, he probably he should have had coffee before he sent it. It clearly backfired. – Dan Ives	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It's also possible that there's the acute inflammation of getting Covid which may be present in low levels, even in asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases, that can lead to a short-term insulin resistance, which can maybe snowball or set off a chain of events that leads to more longer-term insulin resistance. – Sara Cromer	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It may have seemed funny to him, I don’t really care, but it did set off this rumor, and again… one of the reasons I'm so disheartened by the media right now is that people who said they reached out to get comment from me never did, that was really disheartening. – Meghan McCain	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Even if you didn't set off fireworks yourself, debris can make The Fourth way into your yard, where curious animals may pick it up to play with or eat. – Douglas Kratt	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We hear this nonsense by Zarif, that Israel would set off terrorist attacks against the United States - this really is total nonsense, but on the other hand it is a warning sign - a warning sign that Iran is taking aim at Israel, is looking for excuses to lash out at Israel, and therefore we need to have our finger on the pulse and be at the highest state of alert. – Yuval Steinitz	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I think that as a mother, those maternal instincts in her were set off and she did care. – Stephanie Winston Wolkoff	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Taylor's death set off outrage across the country, chants of. – Breonna Taylor	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think we have a high level of confidence that that our vaccine will set off the appropriate immune response to generate lots of antibodies. – Stanley Erck	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Allow the adults to be the ones to set off the fireworks and stay upwind from it so that the smoke is blowing in the breeze. – Van Hook	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The blast was felt by officers 10-15 meters (32-49 foot) away -- this was not a casual act, the attack required planning and the attack place was chosen. They waited until officers exited their vehicles (to set off the bomb). – Alick McWhirter	Found on CNN 4 years ago
For me, I think it just shows that I'm capable of playing with the best -- I got a set off Serena Williams, had Serena Williams close in the second set, too. Had some chances. For me, it just gives me a lot of confidence, shows me that I can compete out on the biggest stages. Just keep my head down, I'm ready to go back to work. – Caty McNally	Found on CNN 4 years ago
When you hit a bump in the road, if everything is just right, this suspension can set off that resonance, and what we started seeing is as soon as it got cold this past fall, early winter, we started seeing complaints. – Mark Chernoby	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Politically, it's advantage BJP, the scrapping of Article 370 of the constitution is likely to set off a slew of political, constitutional and legal battles, not to speak of the battles on the streets of Kashmir. – Happymon Jacob	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We turned around to see a mushroom cloud coming from Stromboli. Everyone was in shock. Then red hot lava started running down the mountain towards the little village of Ginostra, the cloud got bigger, white and gray. It enveloped Ginostra and now the cloud has covered Stromboli entirely. Several boats set off for Stromboli. – Fiona Carter	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Even though there are these alarms that folks have set off about national and economic security, there is a flip side to it, it is a major cost saver and a good value for these procurements for these cities around the country. – Robert Puentes	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
There are two hypotheses. The first is that several skiers set off the avalanche. The second hypothesis is it was a spontaneous avalanche due to climatic conditions, and in that case it will be a question of determining responsibilities and problems of security. – Prosecutor Catherine Seppey	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Electrification will set off a number of economic changes in the traditional value chain in and around vehicles. – Reilly Brennan	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The days are passing, and I miss him, that's why I came to ask Donald Trump that he gives me back my little boy soon, i think two months are enough punishment for mothers to learn, and for them not to set off again on journeys they shouldn't set off on. – Elsa Ortiz	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

My advice that Justice Department officials should wait until after the midterms was based upon a rather standard landscape. [ Justice Department ] set off a nuclear bomb on that landscape yesterday. This is no longer a business-as-usual campaign. Not even close.

– Michael Caputo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We've been polling consumers every other week and the first thing that set off alarm bells for me was the spike in the number of parents who don't feel like they can afford all the school supplies this year.

– Claire Tassin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It didn't seem to set off any alarms, and I think part of Columbia University Medical Center was that this is a happily married man, works in an office. He had no reported risk factors that would have raised someone's concern, which is unfortunate.

– Daniel Griffin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’ve been taking care of my father with dementia and things just got a little tough, so I decided to set out on a kayak trip, packed up the kayak with my fishing rods, cooler, fishing net and set off from Fort Pierce.

– Said Wright

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Packed up the kayak with my fishing rods, cooler, fishing net and set off from Fort Pierce.

– Said Wright

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

For many families, setting off fireworks is a favorite summer tradition, but fireworks are unpredictable. It’s essential that parents keep children far away from where those fireworks are set off.

– Sarah Clark

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Last week's email set off nervousness with investors around demand for no reason and put pressure on the stock, you can see why Musk is not waking up a good mood before he sent that email. That said, he probably he should have had coffee before he sent it. It clearly backfired.

– Dan Ives

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's also possible that there's the acute inflammation of getting Covid which may be present in low levels, even in asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases, that can lead to a short-term insulin resistance, which can maybe snowball or set off a chain of events that leads to more longer-term insulin resistance.

– Sara Cromer

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It may have seemed funny to him, I don’t really care, but it did set off this rumor, and again… one of the reasons I'm so disheartened by the media right now is that people who said they reached out to get comment from me never did, that was really disheartening.

– Meghan McCain

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Even if you didn't set off fireworks yourself, debris can make The Fourth way into your yard, where curious animals may pick it up to play with or eat.

– Douglas Kratt

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We hear this nonsense by Zarif, that Israel would set off terrorist attacks against the United States - this really is total nonsense, but on the other hand it is a warning sign - a warning sign that Iran is taking aim at Israel, is looking for excuses to lash out at Israel, and therefore we need to have our finger on the pulse and be at the highest state of alert.

– Yuval Steinitz

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I think that as a mother, those maternal instincts in her were set off and she did care.

– Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Taylor's death set off outrage across the country, chants of.

– Breonna Taylor

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think we have a high level of confidence that that our vaccine will set off the appropriate immune response to generate lots of antibodies.

– Stanley Erck

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Allow the adults to be the ones to set off the fireworks and stay upwind from it so that the smoke is blowing in the breeze.

– Van Hook

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The blast was felt by officers 10-15 meters (32-49 foot) away -- this was not a casual act, the attack required planning and the attack place was chosen. They waited until officers exited their vehicles (to set off the bomb).

– Alick McWhirter

Found on CNN
4 years ago

For me, I think it just shows that I'm capable of playing with the best -- I got a set off Serena Williams, had Serena Williams close in the second set, too. Had some chances. For me, it just gives me a lot of confidence, shows me that I can compete out on the biggest stages. Just keep my head down, I'm ready to go back to work.

– Caty McNally

Found on CNN
4 years ago

When you hit a bump in the road, if everything is just right, this suspension can set off that resonance, and what we started seeing is as soon as it got cold this past fall, early winter, we started seeing complaints.

– Mark Chernoby

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Politically, it's advantage BJP, the scrapping of Article 370 of the constitution is likely to set off a slew of political, constitutional and legal battles, not to speak of the battles on the streets of Kashmir.

– Happymon Jacob

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We turned around to see a mushroom cloud coming from Stromboli. Everyone was in shock. Then red hot lava started running down the mountain towards the little village of Ginostra, the cloud got bigger, white and gray. It enveloped Ginostra and now the cloud has covered Stromboli entirely. Several boats set off for Stromboli.

– Fiona Carter

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Even though there are these alarms that folks have set off about national and economic security, there is a flip side to it, it is a major cost saver and a good value for these procurements for these cities around the country.

– Robert Puentes

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

There are two hypotheses. The first is that several skiers set off the avalanche. The second hypothesis is it was a spontaneous avalanche due to climatic conditions, and in that case it will be a question of determining responsibilities and problems of security.

– Prosecutor Catherine Seppey

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Electrification will set off a number of economic changes in the traditional value chain in and around vehicles.

– Reilly Brennan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The days are passing, and I miss him, that's why I came to ask Donald Trump that he gives me back my little boy soon, i think two months are enough punishment for mothers to learn, and for them not to set off again on journeys they shouldn't set off on.

– Elsa Ortiz

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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