These forces set in motion a chain of unequal opportunities that last a lifetime.

UN: Secretary-General

The slightest lifting of his finger should be able to set a chain of actions in motion.

CNN: Suharto

Mr. Obama had until midnight Friday to notify federal agencies that he had authorized the sequester to begin, setting in motion a chain of federal, state, and local decisions that will likely play out for months.

WSJ: A New Budget Battle Looms

And he said something else here that was intriguing: he said he regretted returning to cycling in 2009, suggesting it had possibly set into motion the chain of events that led him to his professional humiliation, a lifetime ban from competition and the hot light of this hotel suite.

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That, too, would lead to higher prices for almost every supply chain component and consumer good requiring road transportation, and set in motion a vicious cycle of economic headwinds.

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