Sentence examples for which sparked in from inspiring English sources

In the intervals between helping his father in the fields, John, from the age of five to the age of eleven, went to the village school, and acquired a passion for reading which sparked, in his early teens, the desire to become a poet — an extraordinarily unlikely thing for an early-nineteenth-century English peasant to think he could manage to be.

Rome was attractive enough, even with the very real threat of the Inquisition, because of its classical ruins, which sparked in the travelers' imaginations their past Latin readings as schoolboys.

Others claim the deaths were caused by authorities only opening one door to let the fans in, which sparked violence in the crowds.

The media covered the news extensively, which sparked interest in Internet investment in Hong Kong.

Three people have been held for questioning over the murders of two toddlers whose bodies were found in community toilets which sparked riots in South Africa on Tuesday.

The results from epidemiological studies showed significantly lower mortality rates in cancer patients receiving CSs, which sparked interest in the anticancer properties of these drugs.

A juvenile is being separately tried over the attack on the photojournalist, which sparked anger in Mumbai, a city usually considered safer than the capital Delhi.

A travelling exhibition of photographs documented the atrocities committed by regular German armed forces on the eastern front, which sparked demonstrations in Munich and calls for its withdrawal.

Venezuela's supreme court has reversed its decision to strip congress of its legislative powers, which sparked protests in the country and widespread international condemnation.

His next movie, "Cruising" (1980), William Friedkin's thriller about a serial killer who targets gay men — which sparked protests in the gay community — was "a terrible experience" for Pacino as well as for the critics.

An audience member later asked Bush about so-called "religious freedom" laws, which sparked controversy in Indiana and Arkansas earlier this year and saw the former governor then struggling to stake out a clear position.