31.   But a sharp drop in soybean and corn prices and technical factors prompted a wave of buying on the bond market and pushed rates backed down.

32.   The revelation prompted a wave of anti-paedophile protests across the country with mobs of vigilantes burning cars and hurling stones at the homes of suspected child sex offenders.

33.   There have been no official suggestions that the fire was linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has recently prompted a wave of anti-Jewish attacks throughout France.

34.   It prompted a wave of anti-paedophile protests across Britain with mobs of vigilantes burning cars and hurling stones at the homes of suspected child sex offenders.

35.   The charges last month angered Iranian leaders and prompted a wave of protest against Bonn by Islamic hardliners.

36.   The decision sparked uproar, prompting a wave of strikes and demonstrations Tuesday, and most of the families swiftly announced they would appeal.