0 present participle of spark --
1 to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting: --
The visit of the G20 leaders sparked off (= caused the start of) mass demonstrations.
The recent interest-rate rises have sparked new problems for small businesses.
This proposal will almost certainly spark another countrywide debate about immigration.
To give them the power to do that would run the risk of unnecessarily inflaming passions and sparking disorder.
I agree that there are issues in connection with the sale of sparking plugs which demand our attention.
That has been brought about only as a result of the sparking of enterprise by the inflow of capital from overseas.
We have heard of cables sparking on the floor and of cables passing through sheeting of various sorts.
It was also concluded from both inquiries that the immediate cause of the explosions was incendive sparking from an unsafe signalling system.
The sparking plugs were the wrong sparking plugs.
The truncated signal is because of sparking.
More specific principles, based on narrow causal mechanisms, may do better in this regard but also may lack the metaphoric qualities of the broader principles in sparking human imagination.
