And as they set off across the wild country of west Texas, their mother and father could hardly hear a thing.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Mother set off with some of the children to look for Bill, but they could find no sign of him.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

The team of students and research volunteers set off on a three-week boat trip to examine the area.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

In the winter of nineteen sixty-four, the Beatles packed up their electric guitars,drum kits, and rebellious ways and set off for America.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

In nineteen ninety-nine, climbers set off to search for the remains of Mallory and Irvine.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

The incident set off a wave of fear and anger across the country.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

His victory set off wild celebrations among Democrats across the country.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

Stuart set off with more than a thousand men on horseback.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

This set off a selling panic on the stock market.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

The victims were mostly Shi'ite muslims, in what appears to be a bid to set off further sectarian warfare.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Last week, Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon set off a storm when he described the group as a "virus."

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Mr.Obama says the bill is aimed at the industry practices that set off the U.S.financial crisis in 2008.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

They set off a string of bombs that damaged equipment in the machine room and started a fire that authorities rushed to put out.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

The death of Habyarimana,a Hutu, set off a wave of violence against Rwanda's Tutsi minority.

VOA: standard.2009.04.10

And Gordon Brown would then have to set off to the palace to resign."

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

And always on display, throughout the years, the clothes - the parade of flamboyant costumes set off by the austere attire of his striking female bodyguards.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

He introduced Islamic law in the country, including in the mostly non-Islamic south, helping to set off the second north-south civil war, which would last until 2005.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

That has set off intense speculation here about the identity of the intended victim with published reports mentioning high-profile Congress Party politician Rahul Gandhi, whose father and grandmother, both prime ministers, were assassinated.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

And I knowed I could pray now. But I didn't do it straight off, but laid the paper down and set there thinking -- thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near I come to being lost and going to hell.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

By 2012,they hope to set up a network of pick-up and drop-off locations for rented bicycles throughout New York City.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

But Long,who set an Olympic long jump record during qualifying, gave Owens advice on how to improve his take-off.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

Listen to me. James is a tracker.The hunt is his obsession. I read his mind.My reaction on the field set him off.

VOA: standard.other