1.   The resultant lack of manpower prompted authorities in several regions to declare a state of emergency and to call on all able-bodied citizens to help with harvesting.

2.   A close match would prompt authorities to screen the passenger and his luggage more carefully, using the most sophisticated bomb detectors and perhaps search teams.

3.   But Diemer came back to North Carolina earlier this week, prompting authorities there to contact Norfolk County authorities.

4.   But the fear of terrorism prompted local authorities to step up security for days.

5.   Sinking share prices might also prompt monetary authorities to keep interest rate levels unchanged.

6.   That could prompt authorities to raise interest rates, thereby muting economic growth.

7.   The depth of concern prompted authorities to warn members of Congress against wearing identifying pins away from the Capitol.

8.   The heavy traffic of foreign dignitaries who flew into Israel Monday morning prompted authorities to delay until late afternoon most commercial arrivals into Ben Gurion International Airport.

9.   The re-examination of the case by Fuhrman and others may have been what prompted the authorities to take a fresh look.

10.   This prompted the authorities to suspect that Bull and his daughters had entered the water for a swim before anything went wrong.