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Police said the fire was triggered by fireworks that 'accidentally sparked off the external wall of the buildings, ' Xinhua reported.

The meeting sparked off a friendship between them.

The incident was sparked off by Beijing students who mourn for one of the great Chinese leaders Hu Yaobang.

The financial crisis sparked off in the U. S. is pushing capitalism to the verge of collapse, sweeping the whole capitalist economy .

The quarrel between them was sparked off by a joke.

Earlier this year, unfounded rumours of a march in Georgia sparked off several days of counter-demonstrations in the coastal city of Batumi.

His statement sparked off a quarrel between them .

His comment sparked off a quarrel between them.

The row the state's leaders sparked off by attempting to curb the influence of public-sector unions is spreading across the country.

The trouble was sparked off by an apparently harmless phrase.

It's believed the fighting was sparked off following a scuffle at a mosque in a Christian neighbourhood in Jos.

But the rallies sparked off by these measures have quickly dissipated despite a more protracted impact on trading activity.

But it was his early personal introduction to European settlers that sparked off real interest.

This idea has already sparked off several studies, including clinical trials of vaccines that target cells with high telomerase activity.

As a policy economy, it sparked off series of problems while accelerating tourism development.

The riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader.

The explosive was sparked off by someone striking a match to light up a cigarette.

A casual remark sparked off the trouble.

Mapping software -- Past and Present GoogleSky Internet users in the discussions sparked off more.

This accidental killing sparked (off) major riots in the cities.

What sparked off the quarrel?

The incident sparked off a whole chain of disasters.

That incident sparked off a whole series of events.

Whether the government should allocate money to. . . has sparked off a spirited controversy.

Just one match SPARKed off a terrible forest fire.

By his estimate, Hong Kong property prices will fall by 25 to 30 per cent next year, sparked off by higher borrowing rates.

Some considerations on environmental safety sparked off by sudden polluted accidents