| The revolution that brought the Abbasid family to power prompted a period of medieval prosperity for Iraq. |
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| Tom Jones probably prompted Richardson to offer the virtuous hero, Grandison, as a response to Fielding's scapegrace. |
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| Last night, his comments prompted a storm of criticism from the sporting world, including football. |
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| Her sore back, neck and shoulders prompted her to pay regular visits to a chiropractor and a massage therapist. |
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| The security personnel then resorted to aerial firing to scare away the rioters, which prompted the Taliban militia to fire back in retaliation. |
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| Mrs Hunt says financial reasons prompted her to share her eggs with another woman. |
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| Dieter says the debate prompted legislative proposals for similar changes or studies in about 17 states. |
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| Nothing was known locally either of his antecedents or of the reasons which had prompted him to come to this Lancashire hamlet. |
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| Those incidents prompted him to restart the computer security inquiry, and new revelations have emerged at today's hearing. |
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| The meeting was prompted by the high number of complaints by Bulgarian citizens of unjustified visa refusals. |
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| That is what prompted my original question to you and I must have misunderstood your answer. |
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| The results support the idea that the rich mineral content of the area prompted the establishment of the Celtic mining town. |
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| Plant hunters were bringing exotic new species from distant shores and their finds prompted extreme security measures such as man-traps. |
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| This is what is said to have prompted Asan to write a biography of Achutha Menon, drawing on his close relationship with him. |
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| His sudden appearances, like the one today, prompted her to accuse him on stalking. |
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| Increasing use of email has already prompted a rise in the price of posting a letter. |
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| Twenty months down the line, the talks are off but the problems which prompted them remain. |
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| Later, when asked what had prompted him to sell, he said it was when the shoeshine boys on the streets were telling him what shares to buy. |
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| This element has not been exploited, but motorcade blends motor and cavalcade and has prompted aerocade, aquacade, and camelcade. |
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| The project has encountered some objections prompted by concerns that the extension and alterations will ruin the listed building's image. |
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| Plans to demolish the listed building, which were submitted by the church itself, prompted a petition and 70 letters of objection. |
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| By pressing the lock button to wake the phone, you will be prompted with the unlock screen. |
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| The collection is miscellaneous in the sense that the pieces were prompted by different occasions and treat different topics. |
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| Does this scenario sound like the 2002 dockworker dispute at West Coast ports prompted by lockouts of longshoremen? |
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| His rudimentary education prompted Lumumba to appoint him as his secretary for the duration of the negotiations. |
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| The violence in Assam has prompted reprisals in Bihar, where mobs have attacked trains carrying Assamese to and from their home state. |
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| Her Super Bowl performance created a rumpus that prompted the TNT television company to use a seven-second delay during the All-Star game. |
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| Police initially treated the case as a missing person inquiry but mounting concern prompted a forensic examination of her home. |
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| By that time, the availability of low-priced pianos had prompted thousands of Americans to install pianos in their parlours. |
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| The savagery of the attack on Tal Afar even prompted a muted protest from neighbouring Turkey. |
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| Already, comments from John Henry about profanity on the site have prompted moderators to crack down on the salty language. |
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| Both forces prompted the Communists to divert their sampans and other supply craft to smaller rivers and canals. |
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| Our discussions with councillors and from open meetings have prompted talking points. |
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| Then in 1919, British plans to intern people suspected of sedition prompted him to announce a new satyagraha. |
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| Import restrictions and greater familiarity with Japanese engines has prompted American tuners to use the Honda VTEC powerplant though. |
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| The news prompted web design maestro and author Jeffrey Zeldman to Pop a cap. |
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| Now I would like to unjoin this machine so the user is not prompted for unsecured databases, but I just don't know how to do this. |
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| That is the exact opposite of my intention, which is deadly serious and prompted by deep grief and fierce anger. |
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| The simplicity of wedding dresses today has prompted renewed interest in bridal footwear. |
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| The audience was booing and heckling, which prompted the cops to call for backup. |
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| Reports of a growing number of illegal minicabs on Sutton's streets prompted the borough's first ever swoop last weekend. |
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| Fears of a major traffic snarl-up has prompted council chiefs to shelve work on a new cycle route at Sadlers Farm during peak hours. |
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| These specimens prompted me to study this interesting myrmecophilous beetle. |
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| Though ghost stories of the Kakaako Fire Stations have thrived, it has not prompted firefighters to request a transfer to another station. |
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| A majority of the participants were curious to know as to what prompted him to accept the role. |
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| This prompted some murmurings of agreement but also hostility from several people. |
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| Her mother's undoing was prompted by her discovery that Alessandro, her much younger husband, had fallen in love with a family friend. |
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| What has prompted these uncharitable thoughts is the growing collection of movie actresses on his channel. |
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| To his eye, the blue looked right, and that color prompted him to paint a neighboring square yellow ochre, and so on. |
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| The fears prompted them to take the unusual step of releasing his details and picture. |
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| The dissolution of the USSR, however, prompted the Air Force to build a small B-2 force and retain untransformed, nonstealthy manned bombers. |
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| This latest fretting has been prompted by a branch of science called nanotechnology. |
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| The ban, prompted by the fire at neighbouring Mansfield College earlier in January, would take effect from the start of Michaelmas this year. |
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| His belated embrace of the me-too politics of health care may have been prompted by political expediency. |
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| It's not often that an author is prompted to make a statement in bold type to correct what he sees as a gross misunderstanding. |
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| Police presently believe the murder was prompted either by unpaid debts or Khatibi's involvement with drug deals. |
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| Alongside its dramatic demographic consequences, no-fault divorce prompted a sea change in conventional understandings of marriage. |
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| That episode prompted the addition of protective netting that now surrounds the stage. |
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| Sadly it was soon followed by a whistle as the sword cut through the air, which prompted a loud smack as it hit its target and a groan. |
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| And, while coffee prompted psychosis and sleeplessness, cocktails were soporific. |
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| His obsession has prompted him to produce a book that contains the conspiracy theory to beat all conspiracy theories. |
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| And the revival in share prices has prompted many an investor to declare the bear market is finally over. |
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| These thoughts are prompted by a quarterly newsletter issued by my accountants. |
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| The death of a woman in a police booze bus has prompted calls for defibrillators and closed circuit television in the buses. |
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| Vegetarian, vegan, and animal-rights movements have prompted Sweden to become the first E.U. member to outlaw battery cages for hens. |
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| Browse and add items to your basket, and then enter the voucher code when prompted to take advantage of this discount. |
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| Panke's bet assumes turbocharged growth in the second half, prompted in part by the new 5 Series. |
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| His substitution prompted a wail of anguish from the midfielder and tears to sting his eyes. |
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| The story of Helen prompted a similar style treatment in a Robert Wise production, in which the young Brigitte Bardot had a walk-on part. |
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| Rival DaimlerChrysler last month struck a deal with trade unions, but only after its plans had prompted walkouts and protests. |
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| The absence of a smoke detector in the room has prompted an immediate investigation. |
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| But thanks to the net, the misleading news spread at hyperspeed and even prompted a Wall Street selloff when it appeared Bush was in trouble. |
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| White's piece is about the arrival of Northern supermarket Morrison's in the south and the fears it prompted among image conscious jessies. |
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| His threat, seen as a ploy to call wayward allies to heel, prompted a rousing statement of support yesterday. |
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| In the brain-damaged patients, the sound of the voice prompted a pattern of brain activity similar to that of healthy participants. |
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| This prompted tracker funds to buy the stock, lifting the share price even higher. |
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| The specimen prompted him to focus his thirst for knowledge and love of reading on mineralogy. |
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| When prompted, you either say the phone number or speak the name of someone in the phone's address book. |
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| It was the same reason that prompted the Army and Navy to cashier the admiral and the general in command at Pearl Harbor. |
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| He prompted anger by appearing to suggest some of the audience had been drinking. |
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| That same enthusiasm and respect is what prompted two of his current students to seek his advisement. |
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| Rain, heavy cloud cover and thick fog in the area had prompted Albania's prime minister to cancel his own flight to the conference. |
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| The case was the first of its kind recorded in the world and prompted widespread concern. |
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| Being prompted to read a text for a class does not always mean that you will appreciate it the same as if you chose to read it. |
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| The desire to have such equipment in Orkney was prompted by the success of the visually impaired markswoman. |
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| Even when a practice was prompted to remind a child to return, the decision to actually recall that child was made by the doctor. |
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| This feeling has prompted the stepping-up of security around the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. |
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| The shot was an unexpected bonus that prompted two air punches and a high-five with caddie Joe LaCava. |
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| That sense of vulnerability has prompted many businesses to cut back on air travel. |
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| It is this bent nose that kindled our curiosity and prompted our investigation. |
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| Instead of bringing about the meaningful conversation I'd expected, the article prompted a ton of mail denouncing me as a vicious woman-hater. |
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| Growing awareness of ecological issues in the 1990s prompted a Wombles comeback. |
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| The Rovers midfielder's two-foot lunge on Trond Egil Soltvedt after 53 minutes prompted a red card to match the red mist. |
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| What they say has relevance over time, even if their words were prompted by particular moments in time. |
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| It prompted much lively discussion but, significantly, no-one, to my knowledge, disputed the basic premise. |
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| Job losses and pay cuts have prompted many working-class families to borrow even more. |
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| Stress levels among York teachers have prompted education chiefs to alert the Government to the pressures caused by heavy workloads. |
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| That story prompted a catalogue of complaints from disappointed new home buyers over delays and poor workmanship. |
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| The quota system prompted derby-style fishing, where fishermen competed to catch as much wreckfish as possible before the quota was met. |
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| His remarks prompted speculation last night that the Government was purposefully sending out mixed messages to try and wrong-foot opposition. |
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| Such thinking in the scientific community prompted the ambitious plan to map the human genome. |
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| The settlement prompted much backslapping among advocates of the public's right to know. |
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| Knowing that my son is gay prompted me to consider the issue from another perspective. |
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| An attack on an outlying settlement in January 1791 had prompted more than four years of conflict with the local Delawares and Wyandots. |
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| This pressure prompted King Alexander I to split the traditional regions into nine administrative provinces. |
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| Skynet's performance and the lacklustre response prompted a more socially focused experience. |
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| The finding prompted the theory that the boy king was murdered by a blow to the head during the unsettled period of his reign. |
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| Thus, divergent growth apparently prompted offsetting, in order for the coral to maintain the lacuna and occupy the space around it. |
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| After centuries of carping prompted by an understandable inferiority complex, Lancastrians are coming to accept that Yorkshire knows best. |
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| When PC Furness went on sick leave her absence on the streets prompted juvenile nuisance to increase on her beat. |
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| The crowd reactions to her jazz renditions prompted her to investigate the jazz scene. |
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| The attack prompted India to renew warnings about attacking Pakistan's terrorist bases. |
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| What were the circumstances that prompted these renouncers to undergo such a radical change of life? |
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| The massive increase in applications has prompted fears nationally that this election could see large-scale fraud. |
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| So perhaps it wasn't the short-termism but the uninspiring return that prompted those replies. |
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| The recession prompted them to re-route planes to North Atlantic routes, causing excess capacity and price wars to fill seats. |
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| Whatever the reason, Shuggy's behaviour eventually prompted a police caution, warning him that if he didn't calm down then he would be in serious trouble. |
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| So when Rand Paul joined Snapchat in mid-January, he prompted tweeted about his disappointment. |
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| What prompted this sudden and abrupt change of attitude by Canada? |
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| The addition of this appropriation prompted Sen. John McCain to rage, calling it disgusting. |
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| While the race meeting was blighted by poor weather at the start of the week, today's predicted heatwave has prompted concerns over traffic queues around York. |
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| What prompted you to pick the fall of the Berlin Wall as the backdrop for your thriller? |
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| Victoria's sesquicentenary in 1984-85 prompted the controversial memorialisation of conflict between Aborigines and settlers, even on official plaques. |
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| The decision to pay match fees to professionals has prompted him to give it another go, adding some much needed quality and experience to the side. |
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| What do you think prompted the change in comic book representation of LGBTQ characters? |
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| His erratic behaviour in handling Russian oil pipelines prompted Moscow to seek alternative routes of supply. |
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| The findings prompted the expansion plans and the firm has spent six months putting together a team of buyers, visual merchandisers and operations managers. |
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| It admitted that complaints about the vehicles not slowing as expected had prompted a recall in 1998, when incorrectly fitted floor mats beneath the pedals were replaced. |
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| The trapping was prompted by a drop in numbers as it was estimated that only around five per cent of all spawnings actually matured into young fish. |
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| The larger impact sites have prompted speculation that collisions in Phoebe's past could have blasted off enough material to have formed Saturn's smaller retrograde moons. |
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| There are many exceptions to the rule, but a fear of affluenza has prompted some wealthy parents to disinherit their children for magnanimous reasons. |
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| Safety concerns prompted the city to push for a median to be constructed on No. 2 Road and Blundell Road to prevent illegal southbound left turns. |
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| The poll prompted a concerted defense by Cruise's supporters, who insisted the actor's popularity and standing as one of Hollywood's most bankable stars was undiminished. |
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| The black market trade in fossils stolen from the richest Cretaceous fossil locality in the world has prompted a crackdown. |
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| The imminent campaign to attract staff from outside Scotland is prompted by concerns about the ageing teacher population and new commitments on class sizes. |
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| But the exigencies of making ends meet prompted him to make some questionable financial decisions. |
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| The United Nations was prompted to impose a ban on selling mainframe computers or laptops to North Korea. |
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| The religious anti gay activists said the gay pride event has prompted new dialogue between them that extends to a broader discussion of religion and politics. |
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| Department of Agriculture pulse agronomist Martin Harries said last year's good yields and high prices had prompted many growers to re-assess the value of field peas. |
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| He had been prompted to do so by the existence of at least one ditch around the hill top, which had been recognised some 200 years earlier by the antiquary William Stukeley. |
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| The letter prompted a variety of reactions from authorities, mps and foreign news agencies. |
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| In his worst week as leader, a front bencher has written a paean of praise to the very man who made mincemeat of him and thus prompted the crisis. |
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| The secretion of saliva is prompted by the presence of food in the mouth. |
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| At 6.15 am he staggered bound and gagged into the reception of the hotel, smashing the fire alarm as he entered, which prompted the evacuation of the hotel guests. |
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| Vickery was lucky to escape a caution following a high and late challenge on Traille, which went unspotted by Irish referee Alain Rolland but prompted a brief all-in skirmish. |
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| That attack prompted the government to declare a three-month state of emergency in parts of North Sinai. |
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| On my drive back and forth to Providence yesterday I was musing about worship, prompted by sitting in on a traditional worship set for the first time in a long while. |
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| Its open letter on cloning was prompted by newspaper headlines of Panos Zavos's claims to have transferred the first cloned human embryo into a woman's womb. |
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| This prompted the team to propose an ongoing monitoring program using the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array radio telescope in New Mexico. |
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| A chance gift of seeds from Captain James Mangles, horticulturalist, accompanied by the request to supply native specimens in return, prompted her to botanise in earnest. |
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| The knock-back prompted two vicars to quit their posts on the Bishop of Manchester's staff and more than 1,000 people signed an online petition in protest. |
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| Long waiting lists, a meagre state health budget and inadequate hospital services prompted the three men to raise cash and build their own hospital on the southside of Dublin. |
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| Surely at least one would involve a team of evil-fighting battle bots that, when prompted, would join together to create some kind of giant evil-fighting battle-bot. |
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| The grumblings among his new colleagues prompted Burger to back off, but only partway. |
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| The same spiritual sense prompted the bishop to seek justice for the slain activists. |
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| The subsequent investigation of this shooting was what prompted a blackwater manager to threaten a State Department official. |
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| What according to you prompted the producers to rope you in as the anchor? |
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| This conference was prompted in part by a survey that indicated most physicians believe sepsis is misdiagnosed or diagnosed too late because of lack of a clear definition. |
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| It was the LEGO Friends line, after all, that prompted young Charlotte to pen the most adorable angry letter in consumer history. |
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| What prompted the Weekly Standard to publish his collection of bad-tempered, ignorant, off-the-mark comments about him and about contemporary literature is a greater mystery. |
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| Snow Patrol's songs lend themselves to an acoustic format and his rendition of Run prompted a singalong that would have brought a tear to a taxman's eye. |
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| The backlash has reportedly prompted West to ask photo agency Getty Images to remove all photos of him in the leather kilts. |
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| Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, MP for Hull East, last week prompted renewed debate on channelling more public money to regions such as Yorkshire and the Humber. |
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| A sudden, sharp pain in his side prompted him to double over. |
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| Our Charlie proved the most sought-after subject on the web after scurrilous allegations prompted a fact-starved UK public to scour the Net for tasty titbits. |
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| This prompted some vehement criticism from shareholders in May. |
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| A remote-controlled quadcopter, outfitted with tinsel and mistletoe, paid a visit to Union Square, where unsuspecting San Franciscans and tourists were prompted to pucker up. |
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| The rise in bacterial resistance has prompted recommendations that allopathic doctors prescribe fewer antibiotics, which, in turn, has led to a search for alternatives. |
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| As well as Joyce there was TS Eliot, whose densely allusive poem The Waste Land prompted such perplexity that the poet felt prompted to provide his own notes. |
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| Last week's story prompted wild dreams about him coaching the All Whites. |
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| A nappy change prompted high security alert on a recent United Airlines flight from DC to San Francisco. |
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| That's what prompted this husband-and-wife team of architects to design an inventive shelving arrangement based on the stud system of their late '60s tract house. |
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| When prompted on the delicate question of feeding, Matt informed me that the sharks were fed saithe, a local white fish, three times a week and given extra vitamins. |
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| The ceremony was prompted by an astrologer who told the girl's father that the union would transfer the evil effects of the planet Saturn from the girl to the dog. |
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| Those threats prompted Lozoya to move her family to California for a time until things cooled down, she said in an interview. |
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| This prompted a lengthy discussion of optics and theatre among the panelists. |
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| Titian later altered the background, painting out Dosso's intrusive architectural additions, which were doubtlessly prompted by Alfonso but then repented of. |
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| The report is one of the few pieces of good news for farmers after years of drought and a financial crisis prompted by a case of mad cow disease earlier this year. |
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| She explained the origins of the slow food movement which began in Italy around sixteen years ago, prompted by outrage at the first burger and chips outfit setting up in Rome. |
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| He might deliver a speech calling for the improvement of congressional investigations without directly indicting the primary culprit whose excesses prompted the reproofs. |
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| The looser rules on timing and the volume of shares available for repurchase prompted more than 200 companies to announce new or expanded buyback plans. |
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| At the final whistle the ball zinged out the ground, carrying with it only a modicum of the frustration which prompted Ferguson to smack it skywards in the first place. |
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| Physical assessment included laboratory examinations that revealed severe microcytic, hypochromic anemia, which prompted obtaining urine and stool samples for occult blood. |
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| Yellow cards and underperforming players prompted a few re-shuffles. |
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| The county is currently enjoying a warm spell, brought on by light south-westerly winds, which has even prompted some people to go back into their summer wardrobe. |
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| The resit has prompted anger among students who have other examinations on the same day and are worried they may not get home in time to vote in the General Election. |
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| Romney must have been anticipating the sentimental gesture, though, because it prompted his first zinger of the night. |
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| The prompted the author to use 2,6-bis cyclohexanone as key intermediate in the synthesis of series of heterocyclic compounds. |
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| In 1882, ongoing civil disturbances in Egypt prompted Britain to intervene, extending a hand to France. |
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| The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage. |
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| The cast of mind which prompted the plan was permanent, and in it are to be found both the strength and the weakness of Petty's character. |
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| Verica, the king whose exile prompted Claudius's conquest of AD 43, styled himself a son of Commius. |
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| Stephen was captured in February 1141 at the Battle of Lincoln, which prompted the collapse of his authority in both England and Normandy. |
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| Edward III's aggression against Scotland, a French ally, prompted Philip VI to confiscate Guyenne. |
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| The Black Prince tried to recover his losses by raising taxes in Aquitaine, which prompted them to appeal to the King of France. |
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| It has also been argued that the Black Death prompted a new wave of piety, manifested in the sponsorship of religious works of art. |
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| Spanish control of Spanish Sahara endured until the 1975 Green March prompted a withdrawal, under Moroccan military pressure. |
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| The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency. |
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| The Militia Ordinance appears to have prompted more members of the Lords to support the king. |
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| The Soviet advance prompted resistance forces in Poland to initiate several uprisings against the German occupation. |
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| The end of the Civil War in 1865 prompted both France and Spain to evacuate those two countries. |
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| This election result prompted the leader of the three main opposition parties to resign. |
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| That is what prompted him to write the county land agent to find what properties were available. |
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| A visit by Queen Victoria in 1851 prompted Manchester to petition Parliament for recognition of its status. |
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| The move prompted several other currencies to be devalued against the dollar. |
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| This interest followed a project to set up an insurance company, prompted by Francis Baily and mooted in 1824, but not carried out. |
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| This accident prompted Parliament to pass the 1844 Railway Regulation Act requiring railway companies to provide better carriages for passengers. |
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| The ephemeral nature of the Web has prompted many efforts to archive web sites. |
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| This prompted a programme to improve reliability and performance of the system in freezing conditions. |
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| His success prompted the king's son, Alhfrith, to appoint him Bishop of Northumbria. |
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| The sudden death of his father in February 1579 prompted Bacon to return to England. |
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| Three earlier performances aroused such interest that they naturally prompted the idea of introducing it to a larger public. |
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| The Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records that Jagger carried revealed a common interest that prompted their musical partnership. |
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| Its failure, so soon after his Shakespearean triumphs, prompted Gielgud to examine his career and his life. |
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| Because the cat belongs to the Duchess, the Queen is prompted to release the Duchess from prison to resolve the matter. |
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| This was prompted more by Victorian middle class paternalism rather than by demand from the lower social orders. |
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| This has prompted former Jordan owner Eddie Jordan to say that the days of competitive privateers are over. |
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| This second successive failure to qualify prompted Craig Brown to resign from his position after the final qualifying match. |
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| The successful bid by London for the 2012 Summer Olympics prompted the FA to explore how a team could be entered. |
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| Despite restructuring, the club's debt prompted protests from fans on 23 January 2010, at Old Trafford and the club's Trafford Training Centre. |
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| A loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko in his first match back prompted Hatton to immediately announce his final retirement. |
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| The controversial ending prompted a widespread demand for a rematch to be fought between the two. |
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| This run of form prompted The Guardian's Rob Smyth to write an article suggesting that Taylor's decline was now terminal. |
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| The issue of Georgian and Ukrainian membership in NATO prompted harsh criticism from Russia, as did NATO plans for a missile defence system. |
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| In 1144, David and Bishop John of Glasgow prompted Kelso Abbey to found a daughter house, Lesmahagow Priory. |
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| This episode prompted Chichester to expand his plans to expropriate the legal titles of all native landowners in the province. |
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| Americans' eagerness to expand westward prompted a long series of American Indian Wars. |
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| The threat of invasion by Napoleon prompted many defensive structures to be built at the end of that century. |
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| These issues prompted Gorbachev to investigate measures to revive the ailing state. |
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| Financial gain has also prompted women to become involved in the illegal drug market. |
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| Dramatic increases in the cost of diesel fuel prompted several initiatives to revive steam power. |
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| The lack of success prompted an alternative strategy of importing reformed clergy from England and Scotland. |
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| However, he was continually prompted by various friends and admirers to continue to write along with suggested topics. |
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| He had considered writing a play about her in 1913, and the canonisation prompted him to return to the subject. |
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| In November 2008 Adele moved to Notting Hill, London after leaving her mother's house, a move that prompted her to give up drinking. |
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| The change was prompted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who had criticized the scene for showing an unrealistic star pattern. |
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| This mutual influence has prompted scholars to refer to Sumerian and Akkadian of the 3rd millennium BC as a Sprachbund. |
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| This prompted an unsuccessful bid by Britain in 1956 to buy back the Somali lands it had turned over. |
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| In the 12th century, various foreign influences prompted the Scottish kings to transform Scone into a more convincing royal center. |
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| A brief recovery prompted him to leave the hospital and convalesce at home for a few months. |
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| This election defeat prompted the resignation of Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock. |
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| Jameson's remarks about ancient glaciers in Scotland were most probably prompted by Esmark. |
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| The Act has prompted the creation of Revenue Scotland, a Scottish tax authority to replace HMRC for devolved taxes. |
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| This experience prompted the contemporary socialist radical movement autonomism. |
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| Gold further rallied hitting new highs in May 2010 after the European Union debt crisis prompted further purchase of gold as a safe asset. |
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| During the middle ages, herring prompted the founding of Great Yarmouth, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen. |
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| This prompted Prince Rupert to respond by executing Parliamentarian prisoners in Oswestry. |
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| This prompted Newport RFC benefactor Tony Brown of Bisley, Surrey to withdraw his financial support for the region. |
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| His appointment inevitably prompted comparison with the Toshack era which began nearly 20 years earlier. |
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| This was first prompted by the poor health of the original star, William Hartnell. |
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| This opened up the Wirral Peninsula for development, and prompted further growth of Birkenhead as an industrial centre. |
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| The perceived threat from anglicisation has prompted efforts to safeguard the position of the French language in France. |
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| Politically, the disaster prompted discussions in the Netherlands concerning the protection and strengthening of the dykes. |
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| The Soviet FACs prompted a NATO response, which became more intense after the sinking of Eilat. |
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| In 1906, the Dinshaway Incident prompted many neutral Egyptians to join the nationalist movement. |
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| It is a voluntary relief movement not prompted in any manner by desire for gain. |
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| This prompted Charles to give his aid to Edward, and from Burgundy he raised an army to win back his kingdom. |
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| This inconsistency, and increasingly cumbersome longhand nomenclature, has prompted a move towards using the simpler shorthand nomenclature. |
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| In 1985, officials at Broadmoor Hospital discovered a business card of Ron's, which prompted an investigation. |
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| This event might have prompted the annexation of the Nabataean kingdom, but the manner and the formal reasons for the annexation are unclear. |
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| These and other raids prompted a shipbuilding program at the dockyards of Seville. |
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| The description of Huns given by the Romans has prompted some historians to believe they were of East Asian origin. |
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| This prompted many nations to negotiate and sign the Kyoto treaty, which set mandatory limits on carbon dioxide emissions. |
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| The film also prompted an unusual response during the postscreening question-and-answer session. |
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| This prompted Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisco de Carvajal to organize an army of followers with the intent of suppressing the New Laws. |
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| Huguenot rebellions in the 1620s prompted the abolishment of their political and military privileges. |
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| His journey prompted others to explore the region and engage in trade with the local population. |
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| It is probable that this description prompted early explorers to misidentify the Baja California Peninsula as the island in these legends. |
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| The Russian conquest of Kazan in 1552 prompted the Taibugid Khan of Sibir, Yadigar, to seek friendly relations with Moscow. |
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| It was this and other minor raids which prompted the Tsar of Russia to support a Cossack invasion of Siberia. |
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| This prompted the main purchasers of cotton, Britain and France, to turn to Egyptian cotton. |
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| The large Japanese community prompted the opening of a Japanese consulate in Leon. |
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| Sailors of the Imperial German Navy at Kiel mutinied, which prompted uprisings in Germany, which became known as the German Revolution. |
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| This association with longer duration has prompted some to propose a diachronic link between fortis consonants and gemination. |
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| When Sanson arrived at the gates of Zurich at the end of January 1519, parishioners prompted Zwingli with questions. |
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| A similar legislated merger in Silesia prompted thousands to join the Old Lutheran movement. |
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| By implication, his work replacing the Ptolemaic system with a heliocentric model was prompted in part by the need for calendar reform. |
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| The prospect of independence prompted many to migrate to the Netherlands, especially from the large Hindustani minority. |
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| As farming developed, grain agriculture became more sophisticated and prompted a division of labour to store food between growing seasons. |
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| The Napoleonic wars prompted an increase of activity at the Arsenal, which affected all areas of its operation. |
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| The success of the early trials prompted Davy to travel to Naples to conduct further research on the Herculaneum papyri. |
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| It prompted the state of Georgia as well as the Mississippi territory militia to immediately take major action against Creek offensives. |
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| Both wrote works praising the majesty of the scenery, and their enthusiasm prompted others to visit the area. |
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| The existence of the American edition prompted a corresponding British edition. |
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| It recalled an attack by critic, Rev John Eagles, in Blackwood's Magazine in 1836, which had prompted Ruskin to write a long essay. |
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| This move was prompted in part by the Great Western Railway's plans for a railway north from Oxford to Birmingham. |
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| This prompted rail groups, enthusiasts, local authorities and residents along the route to fight a successful campaign to save the railway. |
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| Tutte's original proof of Theorem 5 is fascinatingly unalgorithmic, and it prompted a number of programmatic efforts on the subject. |
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| Her abscondment prompted a large-scale search and she was returned to custody two days later after being found at a nearby Premier Inn Hotel. |
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| Nor can we tell whether his rapt musing on unsucked teats and fair apples is prompted by the naked woman he is gazing at. |
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| The woolliness of Wallace's denial has prompted an angry response from the Union of Fans group representing the rump of Gers' supporters' groups. |
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| Their decisions prompted Northwest recruiting analyst Jake Worthen of Scout. |
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| Dulac prompted the gender bending by disabling a key gene in the vomeronasal organ, also called Jacobson's organ. |
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| The putative radioresistance and low PSA at the time of radiologic progression prompted pathology review. |
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| Bush, Prince Khaled bin Sultan, and General Norman Schwarzkopf are all left-handers, a topic I was prompted to write about. |
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| The storms prompted landslides, rockslides, and floods, which blocked off roads. |
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| The discovery of Rosella Middleton's battered body at her Birmingham tower block home in April 1994 prompted a massive murder hunt. |
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| Bick powered his way over on 24 minutes after a penalty to the corner had prompted the Moseley pack to pass and drive over the line. |
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| Meek's remarks prompted a bi-partisan group of six senators to leave the chamber in protest. |
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| The shortage of more than 30 million m3 prompted illegal logging and large scale tree stealing including from protected and conservation forests. |
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