11.   The incident sparked a flurry of questions to IOC officials by journalists.

12.   The idea sparked a flurry of indignation and was withdrawn.

13.   The IMF standoff with Indonesia has sparked a flurry of international efforts to bring about reconciliation between the two parties in recent weeks.

14.   The surprisingly strong results sparked a flurry of trading in Philips shares at the Amsterdam stock exchange.

15.   The vote to essentially scrap the figures from the hand counting in the past two days sparked a flurry of questions, since each vote matters to both candidates.

16.   The vote to essentially scrap the figures from the handcounting in the past two days sparked a flurry of questions, since each vote matters to both candidates.

17.   Word that Dean Kamen finally will reveal his latest invention next week has sparked a flurry of activity on a Web site devoted to the secret project.

18.   Bouchers dismissal sparked a flurry of wickets, which brought Australia back into the game.

19.   Brown last week sparked a flurry of speculation about whether Britain was planning to sign up for the euro by moving to give the Bank of England partial independence.

20.   But his threat sparked a flurry of international protest.