Microsoft underwent its Internet epiphany and successfully clobbered Netscape, grabbing the lead in the browser market, albeit at the cost of setting in motion the biggest antitrust action for a generation.
In response to past mistakes and as a result of hubristic political calculation, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is setting in motion forces that promise to lead inexorably to grief for his nation.
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.
At the time nobody imagined that, in addition to her role as a social lioness and hostess to the powerful, she was simultaneously responsible for setting in motion a process that would profoundly impact the outcome of the Afghan war.
If politicians in Washington approve the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act, they'll not only be authorizing extraterritorial tax enforcement, they'll also be setting in motion the creation of a database that will erode privacy for consumers and create opportunities for identity theft.
And then in El Salvador, underscoring the importance of setting in motion and working with the Salvadorans to set in motion sustainable economic development that also has medium- to long-term benefits for the United States, as the President discussed yesterday with regard to immigration.
The "Setting Things in Motion" award (and Device of the Year) goes to the Nintendo Wii .
Christopher Knight was arrested last week after setting off a motion sensor in an alleged break-in at a youth camp.
Green Party councillor Mark Ereira tabled a motion asking the Tory-run council to support communities in setting up 20mph speed limits.
Shares in Research in Motion are up nearly 100% over the past 6 months, but the company may be setting itself up to disappoint markets big time.
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