My comment sparked off an argument in the group.

There was a computer spook, a broken wire, a converter that sparked.

Well this has sparked a craze in Japan, because everyone's wanting a masterpiece.

Acceptance of racism has sparked a widespread resurgence in racist and xenophobic crimes.

Regrettably, recent developments have sparked concern that the peace process is in jeopardy.

Unfortunately, by June 1998 increased military activity in certain provinces sparked new displacements.

These gorillas were murdered, some would even say crucified, and unsurprisingly, they sparked international outrage.

The launch of the national dialogue process has received much publicity and sparked mixed reactions.

This sparked off a violent confrontation with camp residents who gathered on the surrounding rooftops and threw stones at the soldiers who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.

That dreadful holocaust sparked a virtually universal awareness of the imperative of nuclear disarmament and non proliferation.

The killings sparked days of heavy rioting in the territories, during which at least two Palestinians were killed.

And I really want to spark their imaginations the way mine was sparked as a little girl watching Star Wars.

Every stone has been turned, in particular since the intensive consultations sparked last summer by the High level Panel's report.

The Tribunal's achievements have also generated increased respect for the rule of law, which has sparked judicial reforms throughout the region.

The Millennium Declaration has sparked renewed reflection and recognition that with the interlinkages of its goals and targets, the United Nations system, with its multisectoral character, needs to undertake a conscious, collective and coordinated response at the regional level.

Now Russians wonder what has happened to their leader s face. His new smooth faced appearance has sparked rumors of Botox, or even plastic surgery.

The re establishment of democracy and installation of a new Government in October 1993 had sparked the process of reviving and rebuilding the country.

However, violations of the Constitution and of civil service rules and regulations sparked off fresh political instability, the result of social, military and political unrest.

That prospect has already sparked renewed financial market volatility. In July, Bernanke attempted to calm investors with remarks signaling that, amid inadequate employment gains and persistently low inflation, the Fed would not abandon monetary stimulus anytime soon.

The wave of regionalism experienced by the region during the 1990s, sparked intraregional trade for some time, stimulating in this way gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

Today, the global picture is different. Sparked by Poland s Solidarity movement, the Warsaw Pact dissolved, the Soviet Union disintegrated, and the bipolar world and its East West divide vanished.

In late February, the gradual appreciation of the renminbi was interrupted by a 1 depreciation (to 1 6.12). Though insignificant in overall trade terms, especially when compared with the volatility of floating exchange rate regimes, the renminbi s unexpected weakening sparked a global furor.

(i) In Indonesia, parts of Malaysia and the Philippines, long term dry weather persisted over the region, despite scattered heavy rains. In Indonesia, this sparked off persistent forest fires, with loss of valuable timber reserves and damage to human health from air pollution

That has sparked cholera epidemics in ports along the world and has led to increased concentration on trying to make sure shipping doesn't move these vectors of cholera around the world.

These eye popping statistics have sparked a widespread, sometimes rancorous debate about whether people are taking far more medication than is needed for problems that may not even be mental disorders.

On the contrary, as we consider the regional rivalries that this debate has sparked, it is extremely unlikely that the new permanent members would be able to act as regional representatives.

Now these statistics had a huge impact on me, but what really sparked my interest in my research was watching both my dad and my brother suffer from chronic allergies year round.

America was built by makers curious, enthusiastic amateur inventors whose tinkering habit sparked whole new industries. At TED MotorCity, MAKE magazine publisher Dale Dougherty says we're all makers at heart, and shows cool new tools to tinker with, like Arduinos, affordable 3D printers, even DIY satellites.

ECLAC analyses show that the wave of regionalism experienced in its member countries during the 1990s sparked intraregional trade for some time and stimulated gross domestic product growth, but now needs new momentum.

76. The Special Rapporteur is not aware of any major steps which have been taken to resolve the property dilemma despite hopes for its gradual resolution sparked by the Normalization Agreement of August 1996.

The five day Internet debate will include 10 topics, ranging from human rights to piracy, from crisis preparedness to climate change, and from development to conflict prevention. Discussion will be sparked by on line appearances by top military, political, and civil society leaders, who will debate with participants.

But 2006 turned out to be a good year for growth in Europe, as surprising strength in exports sparked unexpected increases in domestic demand. Germany, the euro zone s biggest economy, had a particularly dramatic turnaround, with annual GDP up by 2.7 in 2006, the highest rate since 2000.

Yet the 2004 Economic and Social Survey argues that while these issues are a major force , they are not a force majeure and that a balanced development can be sparked by an adequate mixture of policies.

The power ministries interior and defense were kept under the control of figures associated with the former regime. Field Marshal (and SCAF leader) Hussein Tantawy retained his post as Defense Minister, and General Ahmed Gamal al Din was appointed to head the interior ministry, whose brutal behavior sparked the revolution.

Alayan, whose arrest on 20 October had sparked riots in the West Bank, was one of 23 Palestinians who were released earlier as a traditional goodwill gesture on the occasion of Ramadan. (Ha aretz, Jerusalem Post, 7 January)

After Erdoğan appeared to broker a deal with the protesters regarding the fate of Gezi Park, the planned demolition of which sparked the initial demonstrations, one of my Twitter followers expressed his satisfaction at the outcome and said the demonstrators should now go home, because three weeks is enough. But enough for what?

73. The Secretary General s report to the Security Council on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa sparked a variety of activities by information centres, which cooperated with local partners to organize briefings and press conferences and to translate and widely disseminate the report.

In Hong Kong, Zhao s sentence has sparked popular protests outside of government offices and formal objections from local officials. Reactions like these ought to be far more worrying to China s leaders than any rebuke from a group of Norwegians.

Simply put, the conventional wisdom that North Korea s collapse would be disastrous for China is misconceived. Any crisis sparked by North Korean refugees fleeing across the Chinese border would be short lived, and international assistance would be readily available.

Whereas these elections were not contested, the second round of municipal elections held in Serbia on 17 November 1996 sparked widespread and persistent protests by thousands of peaceful demonstrators in major cities, including the largest in Belgrade since 1991.

On 13 May 1997, a serious incident in Hrvatska Kostajnica, former Sector North, was sparked by the voluntary return of nine displaced persons from Eastern Slavonia, provoking some 150 ethnic Croat settlers from Orasje (Bosnia and Herzegovina) to riot.

The economic costs of the impasse have been catastrophic for Greece, and pose a grave threat to Europe. The breakdown of negotiations last week sparked a bank panic, leaving Greece s economy paralyzed and its banks on the verge of insolvency.

These population movements are exacerbating preexisting social tensions across the Arab world. In Lebanon, for example, the arrival of more than one million Syrians has sparked worries that the country s sectarian balance could be altered, undermining its fragile political system.

Simply put, the conventional wisdom that North Korea s collapse would be disastrous for China is misconceived. 160 Any crisis sparked by North Korean refugees fleeing across the Chinese border would be short lived, and international assistance would be readily available.

The fearsome power of natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes to devastate entire areas in mere moments and exterminate entire communities sparked serious discussions on what the international community could and should do to save lives when such calamities occur.