The restructuring of the pharmaceutical industry may be happening under the cover of the global financial crisis, but it was sparked by factors that are particular to the sector.
The X Factor sparked a £5m phone vote bonanza after more than 15m votes were cast during the course of the series won by Matt Cardle last night.
The X Factor sparked complaints of a fix surrounding Carolynne Poole's controversial exit after an executive was seen whispering in judge Louis Walsh's ear.
The seventh series of The X Factor sparked several heated controversies, with over 5,000 complaints registered with Ofcom throughout the series.
The Reading the Riots research indicates that a significant factor in sparking the disturbances was the humiliation, unjust suspicion, lack of respect and targeting that characterises the way rioters felt police carry out stop and search.
O.K., before I get too highfalutin, let's address the outrage factor that sparked a firestorm of protests in London after the show was (unwisely) shown on BBC television three years ago.
Ms Brammer said a number of factors may spark "an uneasy feeling" that a marriage is not legitimate.
Should unemployment rates improve from the 8-year low seen in November, the convergence of these three factors could spark a recovery in retailers' sales.
In a paper published online by Science on 29 April, researchers at Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston report that the tumors of patients who respond to Iressa carry mutations in one of their proteins, the receptor through which epidermal growth factor (EGF) sparks cell growth.
This second round of elections was sparked by several factors, including the battle between insurgents and established parties – with socialists and PP battling against the newcomers of Podemos and Ciudadanos respectively.
Relations with Mali's Tuaregs – estimated to comprise between 3% and 10% of the population – have been in crisis since Tuareg separatists were accused of killing Malian soldiers last year in the northern town of Aguelhok, one of the factors sparking the 22 March coup.
