How To Use Off In A Sentence

There were 42 free-kicks, two penalties, four bookings and three players sent off, two of whom had to be escorted from the pitch by police.
The ball rebounded from/off the wall into the pond.
A thin veil of fog had rolled in off the bay, obscuring his view and coating the area in a pale gray-white mist.
It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope. Times, Sunday Times
Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others continued working.

Hopefully, North Norfolk will soon shake off this surreal obsession with the Lib Dems and embrace their NE Cambs neighbour's decent Tory stance. Will Iain Dale have to repay the donations ?
I chatter with enthusiasm whilst knobs of butter slide off the fishes' backs and sizzle to blister bubbles.
But at lunch on the first day we were approached by the helpful Hotel Manager Henri and offered a swap to an overwater bungalow.
Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
Combine the corn with steamed green vegetables like asparagus and offer baked potatoes to ensure the children don't go hungry.
Begin by tightening your buttocks and lifting your hips off the floor.
8. The reporters all want Obama to make the sort of inaccurate, snide, snipy comments that the Clintons are now firing off daily. Archive 2008-03-01
Having drop-dead gorgeous, private, windowed offices makes it a lot easier to recruit the kinds of superstars that produce ten times as much as the merely brilliant software developers.
Commander Laurel D' ken smiled wryly as the blue haired officer said to Allison, ‘We'll need to nursemaid them a bit but I think they'd be able to manage well enough.’
It is just as well that this doubly weighty volume, which offers a lot of poems for the pound, tends to reward the effort it demands. The Times Literary Supplement
Deefer took others off to see if there might not be a few plump wherries in the hills; they would make a nice change from the tough herdbeast meat, the supply of which was now virtually ex - hausted. Nerilka's Story
Labour is naturally a bit shell-shocked finding itself out of office for the first time in 13 years. Times, Sunday Times
The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor. Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say
Construction here would include offices, retail and hotels with the objective of integrating the docklands with the city centre and extending its functions to the east.
I might have understood how clumsy I was, when I was rearing my children in the most utter idleness and luxury, to reform other people and their children, who were perishing from idleness in what I called the den of the Rzhanoff house, where, nevertheless, three-fourths of the people toil for themselves and for others. What to Do?
Nursing commissioned officer ( NNCO ) is a special necessary colony. Educate to NNCO is a new thing.
I shall be glad when the last of my daughters is married off.
Receiving the round initial in the third quarter, the Rams would put together the 10-play, 61-yard expostulate immoderate 5 mins as great as finishing it off with the 6-yard TD pass from Stefkovich to So, TE, Joe Migliarese (Blue Bell, Pa.) to tighten the measure to twenty-nine twenty-eight TU. Archive 2009-12-01
I picked a piece of fluff off my shiny black suit.
The pilot shut off the motors and glided down to the landing field.
Use of a University-owned mobile telephone and mobile telephone airtime service is intended for official University business.
Another friend notes a shift in the type of gifts given at wedding showers, a reversion to 1950s-style offerings: soup ladles and frilly aprons are being unwrapped along with see-through nighties and push-up bras.
Unions and managers are now referring to the stand-off as ‘class war in the classroom’.
The flight crew made a distress call and the aircraft landed safely on one engine around 14 minutes after take-off.
Let's go inside and drink coffee while we wait - likely the lords will keep us waiting all day before they blather their way to a decision. THE BROKEN GOD
Remember that even if your surgery is performed in an office or surgicenter, your surgeon should have hospital privileges to perform that procedure. You: On a Diet
Our militia fired off volley after volley from anti - aircraft artillery.
High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
Though stiff-necked and officious, the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame.
You estimate, I will offer your estimated value to the auction committee.
The ICR would have the authority to annul laws or dismiss public officials to uphold the Kosovo settlement.
Over 20 factors were analyzed amongst the DUI attorneys sampled, including whether free consultations are offered, if a lawyer is willing to do 'outcall' (meaning they will meet with potential clients outside the office), how aggressive the defense of the client is, the degree to which each client is offered access to their lawyer, how much time is spent with each client talking by phone or over email, and other factors. WebWire | Recent Headlines
So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined
It wasn't just the obvious favouritism towards their own daughter that ticked him off either, that wasn't even the beginning of it.
CANON LXXXI: We have said that a Bishop, or a Presbyter must not descend himself into public offices, but must attend to ecclesiastical needs.
‘Behind the scenes there are still a number of points that deserve attention,’ the unidentified official said, according to the semi-official Central News Agency.
And on the need for contempt powers, he recounted how officials at times refused to obey the orders.
Offenders may be liable to a heavy fine.
Another constant thread is lesbianism, as if to say that women are better off without men.
And when Elliot Spitzer got caught fooling w/a prostie, he resigned on the spot … saaaaaaaaaaaay … WHY is Vitter still in office? Think Progress » Vitter receives standing ovation at Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
I think the argument of race as a cause of criminality like Walter brings up is somewhat off-point - The reason why those racial divides in criminality show up is mainly because those lines go together with education - or rather: the lack of good education. Can a Godless Society be a
This came after scores of pro-Uribe legislators and other officials were indicted on conspiracy charges involving so-called demobilized paramilitaries. Council on Hemispheric Affairs
A cosmetic change to alter the face of the offside rule Talking point.
The features in this home are just too many to mention such as coffered ceilings, multi-light windows, heavy door and window casings, and other elements that give this home great charm. WN.com - Business News
With people still applauding, he jumped off the stage and made his way straight towards me. Times, Sunday Times
They searched for his body, handlining with grappling hooks, setting gill nets straight offshore and hauling seine. AMAGANSETT
Airline officials are calling the attack a suicide attempt.
Over Fate of Georgia, Provinces With Russian forces appearing to hunker down in Georgia, U.S. and European officials now face a pricklier challenge: Moscow's insistence that it has the right to help break up the country. U.S.-Russia Relations Turn Cold
Why not put in some overtime at the office and find the company a way to save money, increase efficiency, or improve on a product?
Unless you're willing to bone up on the subject, you're better off to assess his technical ability by asking for references and checking them out.
Or is the idea of foreign policy beyondmilitary commitmentsso far off the radar that when the polls open, everything will hinge on the pitch-and-toss of national concerns? And Now, The Choice « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows
In all the sale extends to 800 lots, ranging across plant, machinery, tools, office equipment, furniture and computers.
Although I was already a fan of both authors, it was this curious title overlap that led me to snatch these two off the New Releases table at my local bookstore. Romi Lassally: My Literary Indiscretions
A police officer ordered me to get out of the car.
I looked over at the coffee pot, which had been done percolating for a good fifteen minutes.
The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
It highlights key facets of presidential policies and priorities, difficulties and conflicts, while charting the developing nature of the office.
But that is much more easily done if Cassell can reassume his role as the offensive ignition.
The case has offered an insight into travails he faced running the family business and securing a successor. Times, Sunday Times
Curiously, for a politician who made much of the fact that what happened in the rest of the world was not always Washington's concern, diplomacy has been the keynote of his first months in office.
People are always spouting off with definitive answers about what design is… except that everyone has a different take on it.
The services of the laboratory are offered gratuitously to any scientist or graduate student engaged in research which makes a significant contribution to progress in the fields of science.
It had begun the seventies with the declared intention of contributing 0.7 percent of the gross national product in official aid.
His offhand manner put my back up.
It took yards of line off a hard-set drag, and it all but pulled me off my ledge.
A number of researchers offer insights on supportive classroom environments and the use of technology in peer learning.
The Bedroom In The Sky is three-quarters windowed and the last window blocked off with a hardboard offcut insulated, floored, plasterboarded, plumbed and wired. April 1st, 2007
Alternatively, anyone can take part in the coffee morning and hold their own event.
One goes like this: He was a hideous giant named Offero, who earned a living carrying travelers across the river.
But what of the emails, text messages and other private communications between government officials which aren't published online -- will Twitter and Facebook help "democratize" that information as well? Is Social Media Helping or Hurting California Politics?
The attitude of sex offense and the examination of mass media were the topics less to be reported lately.
Gradually coffee came to replace maize as the main agricultural produce of the community and foodstuffs were bought with surplus cash.
The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption.
There have been no arrests and police are set to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
I'm sure she's flouting loads of official and unofficial tube etiquette in one fell swoop here.
_clear, fair_, and _satisfactory_, not in our being always ready to offer an explanation, whether satisfactory or not. Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young Or, the Principles on Which a Firm Parental Authority May Be Established and Maintained, Without Violence or Anger, and the Right Development of the Moral and Mental Capacities Be Promoted by Met
State officials retained considerable economic control and allowed uneconomic factories and mines to continue operating.
So let vs, which this chaunge of weather vew, chaunge eeke our mynds and former liues amend the old yeares sinnes forepast let vs eschew, and fly the faults with which we did offend. Amoretti and Epithalamion
I got off it and he was incandescent with rage, much of which was to impress the owners. The Sun
RITA-award-winning author and WU contributor Barbara Samuel is auctioning off some critiques on eBay in order to raise money for the AVON breast cancer walk in late June. Writer Unboxed » 2008 » June
Firefighters said a man had taken off a valve before realising gas was still leaking out. The Sun
Once the bewitcher is unmasked they are then confronted and asked to call off the attack.
Inconveniences and time requirements are cited as cause for avoiding or procrastinating office visits.
The healthy but lazy who claim incapacity benefit are just as morally bankrupt as those benefiting from offshore tax havens. Times, Sunday Times
The boss was teed off when an employer was late.
But true-life tales of memory loss don't offer just drama - they also shed light on the mysteries of identity and personality.
The pilot straps himself to this bulky rig in a standing position, controlling it with joysticks during vertical takeoff and landing - or VTOL, as we say in the hover biz.
Union officials privately acknowledge that Phoenix's achilles heel has always been the difficulties it would face raising the necessary finance.
What links the eyes of these three coffins, beside the fact that all are painted, is that the inner canthus--the corner of the eye near the nose--descends abruptly and abuts the upper lid, giving them an East Asian appearance. Archive 2008-03-01
The committee submitted guidelines that applied to off-air recording by nonprofit educational institutions.
This is not by any means the only instance of financial incompetence on the part of our various Scottish ancestors, nor indeed of the tendency to resort to violence, and those patterns offer surprisingly little reassurance from the genetic standpoint. Archive 2009-03-01
More serious motoring offences such as uninsured driving would carry a £10 surcharge.
The news is not yet official.
MY HAT goes off the ROVE/BUSH, and cast … on defining BUSH as a borm again christian. Think Progress » Plame investigators
Would Britain be better off as a theme park?
The Centenier finished his coffee, while Holmes selected and filled his briar pipe.
Officers ushered her into a side room with him. The Sun
The seagulls fly off, the waves roll away and we depart.
He's come back to scrounge a meal and a bed, and he'll be off with what he's managed to steal before daybreak. THE BLACK OPAL
Minister for Defence Robert Hill talks with an Australian Army captain and warrant officer at a Middle East base.
Then take a well-earned rest and relax with all the other amazing puzzles on offer. The Sun
We take a hard line with soft drinks - and cola is the worst offender.
On the seventh floor there is a big tea room where you can watch television and get a coffee while you wait for us to finish with Jason so you can give him a lift home.
Probation officers were supposed to have been keeping a close watch on him. The Sun
Finding the swiftest pursuer close upon his heels, he threw off, first his blanket, then his silver-laced coat and belt of peag, by which his enemies knew him to be Canonchet, and redoubled the eagerness of pursuit. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
The architectonics of the sculpted locks, the author argues, augment their power to fend off sorcery and other malevolent forces.
Their pastorals, both published in 1651, offered choices to Royalists in the aftermath of the crushing defeat at Worcester.
The value of the coffee becomes significantly higher when expressed in foreign currency.
French presses don't do this, so you get full-strength coffee flavor goodness without the bitterness that makes you want cream and sugar. What is the best coffee maker, percolator, for camping?
He has a very expensive wristwatch and he misses no opportunity to show it off.
Relations with the regulatory agencies are coordinated by the Chief Financial Officer.
Volumes of exchanges have been taking place over what some of these correspondents have called the militarisation of Haiti by international forces, many of the voices sounding off against it. TrinidadExpress Today's News
Many folks have stated in many ways that even if CxP had had all of Shuttles bucks for the past five years, CxP wouldn't be any better off than it is now, because of mismanagement & misspending. Minor Damage Seen on Atlantis - NASA Watch
By May of 1999, the foundation offered two scholarship programs and intensive SAT tutoring for high school juniors and seniors.
Rising up off a stone bench that stood in a shadowy area out of the torchlight was a dark, robed figure. Dragons of Winter Night
We were giving out allowances and we always give it to them in change, so they can take their offering to church.
On the evening of 24 May 1941, British lieutenant commander Malcolm Wanklyn, in command of the submarine Upholder, sighted an enemy troop convoy strongly escorted by destroyers off Sicily.
The officials and diplomats spoke anonymously because of the delicacy of the negotiations on what tack to take on Iran.
Payoffs and kickbacks and cheating and lying to the public are a way of life.
Officially, Carter resigned, but everyone knows he was fired.
burse" (Lat. _bursa_, Gr. [Greek: borsa], bag of skin) is particularly used of the embroidered purse which is one of the insignia of office of the lord high chancellor of England, and of the pouch which in the Roman Church contains the "corporal" in the service of the Mass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
And try to minimize contact, she suggests. Write memos instead of dropping into his office.
They run out of beer by about 7pm so we then turned to the wine, which I'm afraid would have stripped the paint off any wall.
She gave me a cheerful grin and rattled off her past employers, accompanied by a brief biodata, both seemingly satisfying.
One for the latex lovers in your life, this anniversary alternative event is circus-themed, but remember to peel off your strongman's handlebar 'tache if you want to tuck into the birthday cake in the chillout room. Clubs picks of the week
I'm personally offended both by the error on the Times website and by your association of me with what you call the intentional slander of US marines. Rightwing Spin That Haditha Massacre Never Occurred
‘We have to win,’ the Scotland coach affirms with a bluffness which only Australians can pull off.
Tru hung her gown away safely, then tore off her sweat-soaked uniform before she sloshed water all over her body, scrubbing away her stench with soap.
There is still an off chance that the weather will improve.
Many families buy more food than they can possibly eat - maybe because it is on offer - and chuck it out when it gets past the use-by date.
They were offered a lift by some people who said they'd take them to a party. The Sun
We have introduced singers like Madeline Bell as headliners and I think the club is beginning to take off.
Officers used a digger to carve out a trench 10ft deep and 40ft long to get to the van. The Sun
The midwife cut and tied off the baby's umbilical cord.
The two largest powers in any system must always be major rivals. History offers some support for this view.
So in offering prayers for downtrodden races, I would advise you not to overlook the downtrodden tourist.
Since when did the US become an official plutocracy?
That notion identifies heritability with the regression of the offspring phenotype on the parental (or biparental mean in the case of sexual reproduction), where both phenotypes are presented as z-scores (i.e., set to mean = 0 and standard deviation = 1). Miss Winter Solstice
There was some discussion about the relationship between official and unofficial action.
My knife slips off the screw and with a grating screech marks the white surface of the machine.
Meanwhile, the hard-working dweebs in his office who have not benefited from hypnotherapy get canned.
It was a responsible situation he felt for a boy of thirteen, and he meant to do his very best to keep it now that he had been lucky enough to get it; in the far-off future, too, he saw himself no longer the van-boy, but in the proud position now occupied by Joshua as driver, and this he considered, though a lofty, was by no means an unreasonable ambition. Our Frank and other stories
But because Americans are not nearly as fond of dates as they are of coffee, java came out on top due to sheer popularity.
Japan had hoped that the resumption of talks in September would help the countries settle the issue and stave off mounting cries on both sides for further escalation.
Traffic officers claim the new gun can't be picked up by speeding motorists who use radar detectors to avoid being caught.
To himself he added, "An 'belike, if Satan takes his eye off his own, I'll put it to that young cub iv his. CHAPTER 16
Well, sir, I won't say anything about the hextry gas, though a poor widder and sevenpence hextry on the thousand, but I'm thinkin 'if you would give my Rosie a lesson once a week on that there pianner, it would be a kind of set-off, for you know, sir, the policeman tells me your winder is a landmark to' im on the foggiest nights. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
Offensive junk mail, in particular that of an adult nature has become increasingly an issue to all of us onliners and site owners alike.
She would fire off a letter of protest in the morning.
The lid won't come off accidentally , it's been fastened on.
We are pleased to offer our clients access to CBX ASIA through our trading platform as we remain fully committed to providing the broadest selection of liquidity in Asia and globally, ensuring that our clients have a unique and dynamic edge when accessing trading venues". Bobsguide Financial Industry News
He stared off toward a cluster of people near the fireplace and I followed his gaze.
Fontaine has prettily set it off, and an anonymous writer has composed it in Latin Anacreontic verses; and at length our Prior has given it with equal gaiety and freedom. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
This part of the business has now been split off from the main company.
Carol sprawls out on the bed as Simon tears off his cast triumphantly and sketches her, again and again.
I just hadn't realised that so many straight men could be so selfish and unloving towards their offspring.
Casey James Confectionery Store has sold sweets and candies on St Mary's Street, off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, since 1954.
Personnel from HMAS Anzac set off to do a tour of Egypt while the ship is anchored near the entrance to the Suez Canal.
For example, Emperor Norton said that Governor Wise of Virginia was to be removed from office by royal decree.
Have you failed to hear a word he's said since he swept you off your perfectly pedicured feet and into the nearest watering hole?
Paul took up the post of County Accountant in the mid-Seventies, leaving for a short spell, only to return to take up the post of Finance Officer.
As for you, the membership, many of you have offered an ear to listen, time to reflect, and many hours of friendship and support.
Despite the noise, they hadn't got in, and Sam offered up silent thanks to the miller who had built so well. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
So far, this scribe detects two "fortissimo" candidates -- people palpably impatient to get in office and shake things up. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News
In addition to receiving the best education that the South could offer blacks at that time, Ella inherited a powerful sense of service that made her civil rights efforts extraordinarily unselfish and untiring.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the researchers found that employers were considerably more likely to offer interviews and jobs to applicants with white names.
We're using a traditional sedentary medium, the Internet, to get you off your keister to participate.
So return to him, O thou monk, and say that the single combat shall take place to morrow, for this day we have come off our journey and are aweary; but after rest neither reproach nor blame fear ye. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Those with a higher metabolism tend to exercise and let off steam more often. The Sun
Most staff being laid off worked on the factory floor, assembling the thermostats and power regulators.
But what excites me most is that the coffee shop has plug sockets - no more dying gadgets for me. The Sun
Radical is still reviewing whether to offer a second printing based on incoming reorders. FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency #1 sells out | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
Such a diet possibly offers the potential to improve overall health as well as longevity. Times, Sunday Times
Traditional rural staples are sweet potatoes, manioc, yams, corn, rice, pigeon peas, cowpeas, bread, and coffee.
It has both a vertical shaft and an adit to an incline, which we and several mine officials entered in a small bus.
But often our dream date is the loudmouth down the hall, our office adversary, even the scary boss -- in short, someone we avoid even standing near in real life.
[From Vivaculus:]… I hasted to London, and entreated one of my academical acquaintances to introduce me into some of the little societies of literature which are formed in taverns and coffee - houses.
Inside, Ms. Savage accented the home's 16-foot coved ceilings—original from 1926—and espresso-colored floors with earth-toned couches and classic pieces, using a long wooden bench as a living room coffee table. A Gossip Girl's Main Stage
Scroll down the content offerings until you find the section for Web & Internet.
We also believe that practically any country that degrades women or any country that cuts them off from the vital life of the country is making a very big mistake.
The arrival of the charity van set off a minor riot as villagers scrambled for a share of the aid.
A half-timbered family hotel with rooms off a creaky wooden balcony running round two sides of a courtyard.
Often they were offloading defective goods they could not sell at a shop.
Now, next time I'm sitting next to someone on the bus, or sleeping next to someone who has a full-body spasm while dozing off, I fully reserve the right to call them a hypnic jerk. Ilene Kleinbaum: The Great Wake Up Program: My Sleep Education
Using the manual option allows you to attempt to disable the enemy boat's sails with chain shot, destroy the boat's hull with cannonballs, or kill off the crew with grapeshot.
Sharon ignored them, and they wandered off to ask some other people if they had put on tephillin today. Archive 2007-01-01
Two officers, the subadar major, by name Mangol Singh, and three or four The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War
If you have more than the duty-free allowance or prohibited goods, you go through the red channel and declare them to a customs officer.
The Stabat Mater has been retained as an optional Sequence for September 15 in the reformed Roman Missal and as the hymn for the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, and Evening Prayer in the new Liturgy of Hours. Archive 2009-04-01
This link is sort of off-topic but really not, as it's yet another case (as in the present one) of the media doing their level best to shout down "the critics" -- the nattering nabobs of negativism -- and then, years later, admitting that the "gadflies" were right all along, and that what looked like a scam, walked like a scam, and quacked like a scam was -- quelle surprise! Funky math with Mark Larabee (Jack Bog's Blog)
Competition is keen and candidates must offer a minimum of an upper second class honours degree together with evidence of satisfactory financial arrangements.
So long as the defendant does not communicate his intention, he commits no offence.
As Christians who reject evolutionary theory, the family scoffed at the park's dinosaur attractions, which date the apatosaurus, brachiosaurus and the like to prehistoric times.
If the borsholder could not find such a number to answer for their innocence, the decennary was compelled by fine to make satisfaction to the king, according to the degree of the offence. [ The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John
WASHINGTON — A U.S. military official says the Navy had a close encounter with an Iranian surveillance plane last week in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Military Plane 'Buzzes' U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

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