1.   More precisely, one complaint from a parent actually appeared, but this was enough to set alarm bells ringing.

2.   The news that oil prices had shot above forty dollars a barrel set alarm bells ringing in E C headquarters in Brussels.

3.   But the ease with which the authorities have apparently broken their word has set alarm bells ringing among current and potential foreign investors.

4.   But what really set alarm bells ringing was the news last year that Australian winemakers had surpassed the French in British market share.

5.   Just bringing up the topic is going to set alarm bells ringing in some quarters.

6.   Even so, it set alarm bells ringing in the Portuguese defense.

7.   After the first test set alarm bells ringing, Thai delegation officials went to Tokyo to witness the examination of the second sample, an AFC spokesman said.

8.   And excessively high wage claims are also likely to set alarm bells ringing at the European Central Bank which watches wage developments closely for their implications for inflation.

9.   But the death of Farid Jarub in early July after police interrogation set alarm bells ringing.

10.   The proposed directive has set alarm bells ringing in the United States.