11.   His obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts.

12.   Although the Luddites failed to halt mechanization, they touched off a philosophical battle that has survived for the better part of two centuries.

13.   An approaching front may touch off an afternoon shower in the mountains of New England, however.

14.   Analysts worry this could touch off a confrontation between Greece and Turkey and destabilize the region.

15.   An Israeli newspaper published the photos, defying a censorship order and touching off a major crisis in Shin Bet.

16.   Analysts said that if the Fed succeeds at reviving spending and the job market without touching off inflation, at least six months will pass before corporate earnings revive.

17.   Analysts said that, over all, the weak data released in the morning touched off the rally.

18.   And he touched off a new round of speculation last week with the release of a full itinerary for a trip to New Hampshire next month.

19.   And it has apparently done so without touching off the cataclysm that some neighbors had warned would result.

20.   And that has touched off no amount of angst among some money managers who think it all makes no sense, no sense at all.