Sentence examples for this action sparked from inspiring English sources

This action sparked local unrest, and militia companies began mustering throughout the colony.

The action sparked a debate over who fits that status.

The action sparked protests from lawmakers and groups that support abortion rights.

The action sparked a backlash against the Treatment Action Campaign, but at the Olympic Cafe, Mr. Achmat was not apologetic.

Having witnessed firsthand the oppression of Soviet Jews, I could only cheer the Congressional action sparked by the leadership of Senator Henry Jackson and Congressman Charles Vanik.

Ashton's action sparked a brawl which resulted in Tuilagi and the Northampton and England wing forward Tom Wood being sent off for foul play.

His action sparked a sequence of events that led to six days of race-inflamed rioting, resulting in 34 deaths, more than a thousand injuries and some 4,000 arrests.

The lenient verdict, as well as the assertion by Turner's father that his son was paying "a steep price … for only 20 minutes of action", sparked a global uproar that has included a recall campaign against the judge, Aaron Persky.

That action sparked fury among hundreds of New Yorkers who were involved at the time in a civil litigation suit against the Toussie family over a second real estate project.

The CA's action sparked outrage when news of the plan was leaked on Friday.

A similar action sparked weeks of confrontation earlier this year in another town in Sichuan.