Full extension can also be lost either from a poor resting position or by instruction to non-weight bear, prompting a flexed knee posture when walking.
The clown's menacing cackle spooked the bear, prompting it to run off.
Naturally, this would infuriate the bear, prompting it to wreak terrible vengeance, and so "underdog" became used as a term for someone or something that was expected to be defeated.
Environmentalists say the mine is only the latest action by federal agencies in recent years to jeopardize the bears' survival, prompting speculation that the federal government may be writing off the marooned population.
(Perhaps appropriately, Mr Vinik, who has been something of a genius in identifying trends, reincarnated himself as an outstanding hedge-fund manager).The bear market prompted many investors to think it might be good to have money with an investment manager who knows when to invest and, ideally, where to invest, and works within a format that allows him to do so.
During last week's episode, the prophet appeared in a bear suit, prompting Abu Talhah Al-Amrikee to say the men "outright insulted" the religious leader.
Worries about the status of the polar bear have prompted action, and scientists have launched surveys to monitor threatened Arctic seals.
Substantial insider buying by the heads of the nation's two largest banks could prompt bears to reconsider their short positions.
"Financial contagion or crisis in Spain" could prompt a bear market, according to a Goldman Sachs report on Friday.
After losing a chance for a potential winning score two weeks ago in Seattle on a blown call, the Lions did get a touchdown on a controversial fumble by receiver Golden Tate, who caught a pass near the goal line and was stripped of the ball prompting the Bears to say it was an incomplete pass or a fumble.
