11.   During World War II, his romantic, Crosby-inspired croon sparked waves of hysteria.

12.   GPU and CINergy could spark a wave of takeover bids from U.S. utilities hoping to grab a regional electricity distributor in England and Wales, analysts said.

13.   Investors feared such a merger would spark a wave of industry mergers, to the detriment of Northwest Airlines.

14.   It sparked a wave of other acquisitions in the world insurance industry as fierce competition forces consolidation.

15.   Many expressed fear that any strike would spark another wave of mayhem in New York.

16.   Meanwhile, some analysts warn, stocks could fall further as competition sparks a wave of cost-cutting, bankruptcies and mergers while companies adjust.

17.   Rate cut hopes sparked a wave of foreign investment.

18.   Some insisted that food cooked with solar energy caused cancer, claims that sparked a wave of concern.

19.   That broadly worded prohibition has sparked waves of lawsuits about just how far Congress intended to go in protecting health-insurance and pension plans from state interference.

20.   That has sparked a wave of consolidation in the electricity and water industry.