They provided an early spark, but it looks like the spark did not catch.

Given these conditions, even a small spark could ignite a wildfire.

Examples Gasoline (petrol) is a fuel for use in a spark ignition engine.

Russian society has become a dry peat bog, waiting for a spark to ignite it.

For Russia, such integration would provide a real spark for economic and social modernization.

His presence in the country might well spark a clamor for his reluctant return to politics.

These meetings spark new friendships and are a rich breeding ground for ideas and collaborations across borders.

The spark that started the war in the country in 2011 was a graffiti made by teenagers.

Could something similar happen digitally, with a spark of misinformation igniting a conflagration and wreaking havoc before the truth is revealed?

History has repeatedly demonstrated that such ambiguity, particular if practiced by a rising power, can spark an arms race.

And I really want to spark their imaginations the way mine was sparked as a little girl watching Star Wars.

Second, Central Asia s leadership transitions could tempt outside powers to exploit the resulting instability and spark a struggle for influence.

The Rio 20 meeting in Brazil next year is another opportunity to spark the transition to a global green economy.

With a movie night, there would be a ready made excuse for inviting glitterati to attend G 8 events to help spark discussions.

The first stage operated at lower voltage and provided the energy for the second stage to spark at a higher voltage.

5aled_DH I hope this is the spark that wakes up the nation from its slumber

They shed light on other cultures, reveal different patterns of thought, and spark our curiosity.

On the other hand, a center right coalition between the Christian Democrats and the Free Democrats could spark the ECB into action.

Reducing this to 20 would spark an impressive increase in demand and employment across many industries.

The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them.

Could this little country, like a startup in a mature industry, be the spark plug that influences a 21st century of middle class in China and India?

Indeed, the 12th Five Year Plan is likely to spark the greatest consumption story in modern history.

The cavalier response heard from Washington insiders is that the Chinese wouldn t dare spark such an endgame.

Will holding the world s greatest single sporting event in Africa spark similar interest for the continent s women?

To give the graffiti its real power, let's remember the spark that lit the Syrian revolt flame.

Without loudspeakers, we are not responsible for chants that can spark controversy, since this never happened before.

As long as protests remain local, however, they can be managed as isolated cases that won t pose a broader challenge or spark a movement toward systemic change.

A direct attack on poverty can yield a double dividend in reducing human misery, it could spark growth, thereby creating more political space for direct poverty reduction.

BERLIN Egypt lies at the heart of the Arab revolution, even if the original spark occurred in Tunisia.

Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, The spark of his fire shall not shine.

In set theory, an infinite set is a set that is not a finite set.

Some analysts hoped that last year s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear catastrophe would spark a third effort at national reinvention, but that has not yet occurred.

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

Similarly, a new speculative bubble can appear anywhere if a new story about the economy appears, and if it has enough narrative strength to spark a new contagion of investor thinking.

There are few subjects that spark the imagination of bloggers worldwide and United States foreign policy is one of them.

Room temperature mixtures with oxygen could not be detonated by an electric spark until they contained at least 23.5 Cl2O.

Moreover, he remains very popular in Thailand, if not in Bangkok. His presence in the country might well spark a clamor for his reluctant return to politics.

With his country so totally indeed, embarrassingly dependent on oil and gas revenues, he is hardly likely to want to spark a big push towards energy conservation.

By focusing on job creation, wage increases, and the social safety net, the 12th Five Year Plan could spark a major increase in discretionary consumer purchasing power.

And the spark of that beauty, the spark of that humanity transforms into hope, and we know, whether we choose the path of music or of medicine, that's the very first thing we must instill within our communities, within our audiences, if we want to inspire healing from within.

During the plenary sessions, facilitators introduced a topic including some broad general questions for the group to spark a conversation among everyone based on their local perspectives and personal experiences.

By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery.

US actions will spark Iraqi criticism that Maliki is impotent or an American puppet, but those charges have already been made.

President Benigno S. Aquino III accused persons of interest associated with his predecessor s administration of conspiring to spark trouble in Sabah