Sentence examples for battle sparked from inspiring English sources

In many ways, the battle sparked by this latest proposal echoes the one that inspired Mr. Milk's most famous crusade.

The ruling followed a lengthy legal battle, sparked when a Muslim couple decided to have their son circumcised, specifically for religious reasons, by a Muslim doctor in Cologne.

The battle sparked an Internet rumor of the two possibly going on tour.

A Los Angeles Times report this month about the enlistment bonus repayment demands to California Guard soldiers and veterans, including some who were wounded in battle, sparked a public furor about what many viewed as an injustice.

Battles sparked between some who thought the tweet was outrageous while others were less piqued.

The decision concluded one of the West's most spirited environmental battles, sparked by fears that a leak near the Fraser River or an oil tanker accident in the pristine fiords off the British Columbia coast could devastate an area known for its wildness and beauty.

The battle has sparked some fiery words, at least by the standards of consensus-loving Japan.

The police were investigating whether the gun battle was sparked by a dispute over drugs based on statements by neighborhood residents that drugs are sold in the area, but have no solid evidence pointing to any particular person or group, the official said.

That conflict has sparked a battle over imposing a special "climate fee" on coal-fired power plants.

Deaf (pronounced "Deef"), who lost his hearing through illness in his youth, fought in one of the rebellion's first battles, at Concepcion; sparked another important battle, the Grass Fight; was wounded in the Texans' taking of Bexar (San Antonio); was dispatched with Henry Karnes to learn the fate of the Alamo; and burned a crucial bridge at the Battle of San Jacinto.

And who could foresee that the Republican primary here would become a life-and-death battle and spark a kind of civil war in the state's Republican Party.