Sentence examples for ignited a series from inspiring English sources

During the summer of 1988, lightning ignited a series of forest fires in the Yellowstone region that were allowed to burn freely for several days.

The project was not controversial until an article in a scholarly journal ignited a series of battles by academics and activists seeking more complex presentations of the past.

The bombs ignited a series of thundering blasts, sending shells and rockets flying out of the storage site in all directions.

An explosion ignited a series of fires at a plant that makes dynamite and fireworks, killing at least one worker and injuring three others.

Curiously, Hollywood's need to produce ever more expensive blockbusters ignited a series of mergers and takeovers that led to Mr. Wasserman's decline.

When one of the duo suddenly scurried back to the Democrats, he ignited a series of bipartisan antics and a virtual shutdown of the Senate for more than a month.

Tokyo-based conservationist group Iruka & Kujira (Dolphin & Whale) Action Network (IKAN) described the plan as "unfortunate" and warned it could ignite a series of protests.

Then Sandy McCarthy scored an unlikely goal on the rebound of a Steve McKenna shot, igniting a series of brawls at 10 20, as the Rangers took a 3-1 lead.

State law enforcement officials viewed MySpace's reaction as a snub, igniting a series of dueling news releases and television appearances by angry law enforcement officials.

Pressing "Print" on a massive machine and igniting a series of distribution channels that require trucks, boxes, and newsstands cannot compare to pressing "Purchase" on a tablet.

If the Pfizer-Pharmacia merger ignites a series of drug company mergers, Novartis wouldn't want to be left in the dust, forced into an unfavorable merger just because it was the last one available.