Example sentences of "set off a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smoking a cigarette will not normally set off a smoke alarm . |
| 2 | The government , claiming that granting the pilots ' wage demand would set off a wage explosion and damage the economy , expressed its support for the airlines and took unprecedented steps to break the strike . |
| 3 | These areas of flexibility need to be defined very carefully and the possible options spelled out as far as possible , for in a tightly knit plan a sudden deviation at one point can set off a chain reaction of confusion throughout the plan . |
| 4 | Police were alerted when they accidentally set off a smoke alarm . |
| 5 | This short call sets off a chain reaction of events . |
| 6 | But they still hold substantial portfolios of international shares and the fear is that they could attempt to sell these , setting off a chain reaction in other financial markets . |