Trigger
trigger (verb) -
a. cause
b. start
c. cause to start
d. cause something bad to happen
e. fire a gun
Example sentences:
* A currency crisis in one country can trigger a crisis in other countries.
* The long recession could trigger a rethinking of economic policy
* The latest devaluation could trigger a disastrous wave of competitive devaluations.
* Wage and price increases could trigger inflation.
* A sharp fall in stock prices may trigger a cutback in business investment.
* An oil price decline will likely trigger an even worse fiscal crisis.
* The controversial decision could trigger a new wave of protests
* The new demand for ethanol could trigger volatility in sugar production
* A large drop in share prices triggers a halt in trading automatically.
* Be careful not to trigger the alarm when you are opening the door.
* The coup triggered an automatic suspension of military assistance payments.
* Low corporate profits could trigger a new wave of layoffs.
* "A stage 3 alert could trigger rolling blackouts."
* "Demographics will be the major trigger of deflationary collapse," said the economist.
* She had no intention of pulling the trigger, but she did have an itchy trigger finger.
* The tourists were gunned down by one of the trigger-happy bandits that plagued the small bannana republic.
* It is still not clear what events triggered the sharp drop in share prices.
* The recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending.
* NATO airstrikes would trigger a humanitarian disaster.
* The demise of the dictator helped trigger a civil war.
* Climate change will not necessarily trigger catastropic floods.
* "His cool rhetoric masks a hair-trigger emotionalism."
* Large weapons purchases usually triggers alarm bells in defense circles.
* With hair-trigger timing the ice skater caught his leaping partner.
* Authorities fear that the small incident might trigger further violence in the region.
