Sentence examples for opened a floodgate of from inspiring English sources

That opened a floodgate of disclosures.

Mr. Pinker's book seems to have opened a floodgate of possibilities.

The fraud ultimately opened a floodgate of lawsuits against the company's accounting firm and led to a number of changes in the ways accountants deal with their clients.

Jonathan, Jonathan, your "Everything Is Illuminated" pierced my heart and opened a floodgate of passion for the lost world of the Jews of the shtetl.

Nearly a year after his fantasy movie "Avatar" broke box office records and opened a floodgate of big-budget 3-D features, James Cameron is still very much immersed in his budding science-fiction franchise and 3-D filmmaking.

The California Gold Rush of 1849 opened a floodgate of travelers, and many Sioux became incensed by the U.S. government's attempt to establish the Bozeman Trail and other routes through the tribes' sovereign lands.

The scandal has exploded since ITV, a BBC rival, broadcast a documentary this month about Mr. Savile and his alleged abuses, opening a floodgate of complaints.

According to the Pentagon inspector general, the COIC would open a floodgate of inappropriate data collection, despite assurances to the contrary by JIEDDO leadership.

And if SFR succeeds, it could open a floodgate of complaints from other European operators that are facing combined payments of $100 billion.

Fearful of setting a precedent that would open a floodgate of claims, the British government has always insisted that the legal responsibility for actions of the colonial administration lies with its successor; in other words, the government established at independence.

All good news, Rick Keys said, but the notion that Venus and Serena were going to open a floodgate of athletic girls into the sport from urban America was always a pipe dream.