31.   The latest incident sparked protests across Japan, strained U.S.-Japanese relations and focused resentment at U.S. military personnel there.

32.   The questioning earned her a suspension, which in turn sparked a protest among parents of other black students at the high school.

33.   The removal of these subsidies sent prices for these services up more than three-fold, which sparked sporadic protests throughout January.

34.   The series sparked protest from Congress and became the focus of a House subcommittee hearing.

35.   The sale later sparked protest from Sodexho, which was not informed prior to the agreement.

36.   The regulations sparked raucous protests in front of the museum in the spring, with artists displaying banners lampooning Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as Hitler.

37.   The transit of the spent radioactive fuel to storage dumps in Idaho has sparked protests here.

38.   The summit sparked some protests.

39.   Those efforts are now sparking protests from services that do business here, including America Online and Compuserve, which worry about being prosecuted over things they cannot control.

40.   Though the abduction sparked protests abroad, it failed to generate much sympathy at home for Betancourt, whose name remains on the presidential ballot.