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That alone would seem enough to set off a revolt in his liberal base.

But the appointment of Mr. Rusnok set off a revolt by rightist parties previously aligned with Mr. Necas.

In reaction to all this, Le Monde's editors called a staff meeting which set off a revolt within the paper.

HUGH MAXWELL, of Jamestown, R.I., after a visit by Costa Rican officials set off a revolt by American youths at a "ranch" for troubled youths.

But some of the concessions to Blue Dogs set off a revolt among members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, who said they feared that the public insurance plan was being weakened.

On February 28 , 1991 the day the Gulf War ended, a Shiite commander of an Iraqi tank battalion fleeing Kuwait had set off a revolt in Basra, and hundreds of Baathist Party officials, police agents, and Mukhabarat informers were subsequently killed.

But the not-so-reinvented, not-so-funny "Jay Leno Show" had the ratings of a night light, setting off a revolt from affiliates that, according to Ad Age, had a terrible year, with a breathtaking 22.4 percent drop in revenue from 2008.

The episode was another blow to relations between the neighbors, who were close before President Bashar al-Assad of Syria began his crackdown on Arab Spring protests 16 months ago, setting off a revolt by political and militia groups now supported by Turkey.

It's going to set off a voter revolt.

The attempt by the Argentine-born Che Guevara to set off a peasant revolt here ended badly.

WENCESLAO ESCALANTE, Argentina — When the government decided in March to raise taxes on farmers' profits, it set off a rural revolt in Argentina.