1.   The shocking discovery prompted a massive police operation clearly remembered by a retired policeman who was a young constable on duty in Spennymoor on the night of the slaying.

2.   Because there is no sure way of sterilizing instruments contaminated with prions, the discovery prompted calls for surgeons to use disposable instruments for operations involving lymph tissue.

3.   Its discovery might prompt the United States to believe it could carry out a preventive strike against us.

4.   The discovery prompted Indian army officials to suggest total evacuation of the area before a cholera epidemic sets in.

5.   The discovery prompted the police to close the missing person file on Quin-Rong Wu and open one under the heading of homicide.

6.   The powerful noisemaker is used to scare seals away from fishing grounds, and its discovery prompted an hourlong evacuation of the screening area.

7.   Their discovery has prompted the grand jury to examine whether anyone sought to block its investigation.

8.   This discovery prompted Martin to develop a machine that could efficiently and effectively utilize perc.

9.   That gruesome discovery prompted authorities to create a nationwide task force that began to encounter similarities between cases across the country, he added.

10.   The discovery also prompted official investigations into imports of waste.