Word: prompts
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...James Baker didn't need to mince words this time. "The rule of law has prevailed," Bush's surrogate-in-chief said simply. "We now look forward to the prompt counting and reporting of the overseas absentee ballots... so the election in the state of Florida is not subject to further delays...
...similar lesson can be learned from the collapse of the Stoughton Hall roof. While the University may not be at fault for the damage which seems to be the result of faulty nails used in construction that occurred 10 years ago the accident should prompt more frequent, thorough inspections of the older buildings on campus. And, if the administration is planning these inspections, they should be more vocal in their reassurance to students that this type of incident will not happen again in the foreseeable future...
...would mean gambling with their lives. If Israel declares a separation, the Khatibs face months of hardship in their rundown house on the edge of a refugee camp. With such examples in mind, the Israelis who oppose separation argue that the poverty it would impose on Palestinians could prompt sanctions by the European Union, which includes some pro-Palestinian countries...
...Save the terribly predictable ending, I thought the show handled this issue surprisingly well. The questions it raised were more complicated and relevant to the real world than anything I've come to expect from Fox, and they prompt a look at sports and school at the next level--college...
...government fears more outbursts of violence from both sides of the religious divide--meaning Israel itself could be turned into a real battleground. Television stations did not broadcast the full footage of two Israeli soldiers being lynched by Palestinians in the West Bank, out of concern that it would prompt reprisals against Israeli Arabs. "It's a very, very ugly situation," says Bishara. "Here, in this democracy, you have to fear for your life because of your ethnicity...