1.   As they toured the country showing the fruits of seismic tomography, they fanned the flames of interest in this new technique.

2.   But the fact is that the very lack of evidence seems to fan the flames of suspicion.

3.   In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, enlightened despotism, secularism, nationalism and liberalism had all fanned the flames.

4.   She used a large piece of card to fan the flames.

5.   That should be enough time to fan the flames of an all-out, old-fashioned quarterback squabble.

6.   The book will serve to fan the flames of debate.

7.   The work of the modern quantum chemist has helped to fan the flames of this debate.

8.   Widespread fires generate their own wind, which fan the flames into devastating firestorms.

9.   During the afternoon, hot winds fan the flames.