Sentence examples for could have ignited from inspiring English sources

The inquest focused on one central question: what could have ignited a fire in that shed?

The investigation found that workers who used torches and other tools, or who smoked, could have ignited the blaze accidentally.

The officials also said that the bits on a cutting tool known as a shearer, in use at the coal seam, were dull and produced sparks that could have ignited the methane gas.

Behind the scenes, though, it required shrewd maneuvers and hardball politics that seemed incongruous with the candidate's high-minded image: sidelining the Rev. Al Sharpton, who could have ignited the passion of black voters for William.

During the Cuban missile crisis, when the wrong military twitch could have ignited Armageddon, a California Air Force base launched an unarmed I.C.B.M. as part of a previously scheduled test that somehow had not been canceled.

Stokes could have ignited humungous celebrations but putting Celtic in front but instead, after peeling off at the back post to receive a Commons cross, he smacked his shot against the crossbar!

The Soviet Union's disintegration could easily have ignited World War III with the US and NATO.

In a particularly fascinating section, she pinpoints the moment at which the women's liberation movement could be said to have ignited.

It gained a small measure of international attention, but could hardly be said to have ignited his career: on the contrary, it was one of only two features he made before 1970.

Government plans for gay marriage have ignited a heated debate that few could ignore.

But they have ignited a discussion about three interlinked issues.