In late April, a complaint to the health department prompted a state inspection.

That and other complaints have prompted a Federal civil rights investigation into the city's programs for the gifted.

A subsequent complaint prompted the university to carry out an investigation.

Two of the original 19 women whose complaints prompted the investigation have agreed to the settlement and will split an additional $250,000.

But complaints prompted health inspectors to examine the house on Dec. 28.

This spring, complaints of drug dealing at Kennedy's prompted the police to send undercover officers into the restaurant seeking to buy drugs.

The complaints prompted a Government campaign for moderation.

And more recently, complaints by white agents over the similar issues have prompted the Justice Department to review hiring practices at the bureau.

The complaint has prompted an investigation by the state Investigator General, state housing officials said.

The Secret Service officers whose complaints prompted the Maryland case will receive $35,000 each.