Quotes about precipitated (16 Quotes)


    The civil war began when Azerbaijan shut down the Armenian-language television station. It's the same thing that precipitated the siege of Sarajevo when (former President Slobodan) Milosevic turned around the television transmitters so people didn't have access to news -- not to mention radio's infamous role in fomenting violence in Rwanda. The longer I work on media issues, the clearer it is that the free flow of information is critical to avoiding war.


    A welcomed relief from severe mid-December weather precipitated sales surges in the Midwest and Northeast. However, other parts of the country experienced just the opposite trend because of the ice storm which paralyzed parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

    What precipitated the SL crisis (is that) depositors had the right to go into the SL and demand their deposits back today. The (agency's) deficit would be paid out decades into the future. A retiree can't go to the (agency) and say, 'Give me my money today in a lump sum,'

    Scottie is someone that we'd all like for our daughters to bring home, but out on the court he'll go for the jugular. I don't know what precipitated it, but I know that you have complete faith and trust in him and know that he's not going to lose his cool.


    The hostilities last night in Gaza were precipitated by the provocative Palestinian mortar attacks on Israel, ... The Israeli response was excessive and disproportionate.

    It seems like the market is obsessing on this bond market fallout, which was somewhat precipitated by the move to raise (interest rates) in Japan. A lot of the fuel that has been used to invest in this bond market has been derived from 'easy money' in Japan.



    The runaway championship, some speculate, may have contributed to the Chase for the Cup. It might have been a reason. But I don't know that it was me as an owner or Matt as a driver that precipitated that. I think we just were at a point in the advancement and development of the sport that it was time for a revision in the rules to make the end of the year more exciting much like championships in the other major sports.

    Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of friendships and the need to rely upon the very people I'd abused.

    Remember, it is the violation of the law, of the letter of the Con-stitution, which precipitated all ofthese. Instead of blaming the opposition or any other group, they should first look at themselves in the mirror because all of these came from their own action or inaction while in office. Should it happen this time around, simply because that is what the people want, I expect her to be the very first one to understand, accept and embrace it, because she knows how it works. She used it once upon a time. And she should accept it even if its there, staring her at the face.

    We are aware of what might have precipitated this lawsuit. It's something we have been working on with the FAA for over two years now, and we will continue to do that.


    To justify the president's criminal behavior by demonizing those who seek to hold him accountable ignores the fact that President Clinton's actions and those actions alone precipitated the investigations which have brought us here today,




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