Sentence examples of "set off in pursuit" in English
She spent her life in pursuit of the truth.
Sie verbrachte ihr Leben mit der Suche nach der Wahrheit.
Way off in the distance she could see the lights of the city.
In weiter Entfernung konnte sie die Lichter der Stadt sehen.
If she'd set off now, she would make it on time.
Wenn sie jetzt losginge, würde sie noch rechtzeitig kommen.
The lowest-tuned pipe on the organ set off barometers all over the state.
Die tiefste Pfeife der Orgel ließ im ganzen Land die Barometer ausschlagen.
He held off paying for the television set until the dealer fixed it.
Er hielt die Zahlung für die Fernsehausrüstung zurück, bis der Verkäufer sie eingerichtet hat.
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends.
Es ist einfach lächerlich, seine Geschäfte weiterzuführen, während man schrittweise das Land verkauft, von dem diese Geschäfte abhängig sind.
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