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As if the matter were not difficult enough, the case has also touched off a storm of protest among right-to-life groups.

This provoked the Boston Tea Party incidents, which was one of the factors that eventually touched off the War of Independence.

One touched off in 1960 by an earthquake in Chile killed eight people and inundated parts of the city near the beach.

The ruling touched off two days of rioting in Suez, with hundreds of people torching police cars and trying to storm government buildings.

The Globe would later burn down (a cannon fired during a performance of "Henry VIII" touched off the blaze) and was quickly rebuilt.

Codd's paper touched off a flurry of research into how his approach might be implemented practically.

The hulks of the three Scout ships had been removed, but there was evidence of the fires the explosions had touched off.

He touched off the girl's profile with a few stokes.

In an industry in which companies rarely criticize each other publicly, the Gulf disaster has touched off some unusual infighting.

The thought of the 'New Formula' of the operas is touched off during the professional practical education.

The apartheid failed to eradicate serious racial conflicts, but touched off vehement racial conflicts in South Africa.

The newspaper reports have really touched off the caused of the difficulty this time.

A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare.

The dispute was touched off by the dismissal of a workman for insubordination.

Your emotions will be touched off concerning recent encounters with your lover.

Those incidents touched off angry denunciations from the two sides and rare public protests in Vietnam.

Evergreen's demise touched off a spasm of schadenfreude among opponents of green subsidies.

What has become a global economic crisis was touched off in August 2007 by a wave of defaults in the sub-prime U. S. housing markets.

Disputes over alleged vote rigging in last week's elections have touched off days of rioting in Tehran.

Unfortunately, this touched off an 18-month stretch of joblessness for him that nearly wrecked their marriage.

It touched off a nationwide movement for the recovery of railway rights.

This type of failure to attend to the needs of the people is exactly what touched off civil unrest in Tunisia and Egypt.

Theshocking immediacy of the news coverage touched off an explosion ofcivic action.

His investigation was touched off by a well known paradox.

controversy The remark touched off a heated controversy.

The blast in Pakistan's business center touched off mayhem, with hundreds of people scrambling for safety.

Fresh violence was touched off when police moved in to disperse the crowd.

Michael's comments touched off a discussion about religion .

A spark touched off the gunpowder.

The Teacher's Day being a burden, has touched off the social thinking of South Korea.

Both crises touched off a debate on business ethics and integrity.

People in Alaska and Hawaii have the all clear after a Pacific earthquake touched off tsunami watches and warnings.

Disclosures that touched off a public uproar .

This touched off a new storm against violent repression.

The Texas lawmaker's apology to Mr. Hayward had touched off a storm.

So what touched off such wanton destruction?

Pendry's ideas touched off a torrent of experiments.

The robbery touched off a dramatic saga of honor that lasted 31 years.

Hurd's departure from HP touched off an ugly spat with Oracle, its long-time partner and more recent rival.

The USDA also cut soyoil stocks that touched off a rally in soyoil futures that is still affecting the market.

Each of us has been just the past touched off an unusual winter bar!

Rather, it's because the scientist and the politician each touched off a revolution that changed the world.

It touched off a series of social problems such as turbulent public order, corrupt public morals.

Melamine first came to the attention of U. S. consumers last year, when it touched off a massive pet food recall.

The first few episodes touched off a flurry of feedback from all corners of the campus.

Environmental Problems Touched off by Solid Wastes Crossing the Boundary

The new measure touched off strong criticism from the opposition party,

His comment touched off a controversy about the figure skating scoring system,

his speech touched off a political debate in congress