Sentence examples for be sparked off from inspiring English sources

But here memory comes into play, having already accumulated the required emotions in past experiences, acting as a storage battery whose charge can be sparked off at any time: the smirk that greets Falstaff's appearance on the scene is derived from a mixture of memories and expectations.

So, all the traumas of this past year will have been worth it, especially as my deep-seeded desire for new intellectual challenges will be sparked off anew.

"This sort of incitement would lead more radicals and troublemaking individuals or organisations to take part, making the situation even more chaotic … Untoward incidents can be sparked off any time," he told a press conference.

A heated debate on new gun-control legislation has been sparked off by the Sandy Hook massacre.

Mr. Polanski's latest drama is sparked off when the parents of two boys who have been involved in a fight agree to meet.

This one was sparked off by a visit to the site of the Battle of Loos, where his father was wounded and captured in 1915.

The idea for a 'street' ballet was sparked off by Jean Cocteau and eagerly taken up by the young Massine, just starting as a choreographer.

The first night he saw the Dead, in 1972, he realised they were the living continuation of a stream of bohemia that was sparked off by Kerouac and his muse Neil Cassady.

Looking back on the Mail's coverage, it is clear that the campaign was sparked off, and probably encouraged, by Cameron and Gove personally, or via their media teams.

It was, said the police, 'the worst rioting ever seen on mainland Britain.' It was sparked off by anger over the death of Mrs Cynthia Jarrett who collapsed and died of a heart attack after a Metropolitan Police raid on her house.

Their renewed interest may have been sparked off by a well-publicised libel action he brought that year in the high court in London against Vanity Fair, over an article about his earlier private life.