Sentence examples for ignite a storm of from inspiring English sources

Will these steps solve the problem and ignite a storm of hiring?

Mr Moreno-Ocampo dismissed concerns that his indictment against al-Bashir might ignite a storm of vengeance against Darfur refugees and spur Sudan to shut out relief agencies and possibly peacekeeping troops.

The threat was enough to ignite a storm of opposition to the proposed penalty from the very workers and families we were trying to protect.

The policy statement ignited a storm of criticism from opponents of female genital cutting.

The piece ignited a storm of negative press, forcing Mr. Koolhaas to issue a denial.

The articles ignited a storm of protest, fanned by talk radio, the Internet and the grapevine.

Mr. Woodford is escorted from the building, at which point he decides to go public, igniting a storm of controversy.

The decision ignited a storm of reaction throughout the nation, with gay groups and some liberals heralding the ruling, and conservatives and some religious groups denouncing it.

Either way, when he wandered across the pitching mound on his way back to first base, Rodriguez infuriated Oakland starter Dallas Braden and ignited a storm of verbal jousting after the Yankees' 4-2 loss to the Athletics at Oakland Coliseum.

Since a more latitudinarian copyright regime is a cause célèbre for a certain class of Internetista, his argument ignited a storm of criticism, and the comments appended to the online version of the article ran into the hundreds of thousands.

But he must have thought he had punched a hornets' nest last week after he dismissed Pierre Lescure, the popular director of Vivendi's money-losing pay television network, Canal Plus, igniting a storm of protest.