His work in this field was originally prompted by his research into the origins of statics, where he encountered the works of medieval mathematicians and philosophers such as John Buridan, Nicole Oresme and Roger Bacon, whose sophistication surprised him.

Though the investigation was originally prompted by Democrats, the G.A.O. is nonpartisan and decides independently whether and how to pursue inquiries suggested by lawmakers.

Brandler and Thalheimer gathered their supporters into a new organization called the Communist Party of Germany (Opposition) (KPO), a group which was founded at the December 30, 1928 meeting which had originally prompted the wave of expulsions.

The rule was originally prompted by player complaints that Calvin Peete, during his 1984 Vardon Trophy season, withdrew from tournaments when in the midst of bad rounds, thus protecting his scoring average.

Even so, Mr. Webster's statements fanned Mexican nervousness that was originally prompted by the appointment of Mr. Negroponte as Ambassador.

The investigation was originally prompted by a 1996 series in The San Jose Mercury-News, which asserted that a "dark alliance" between the C.I.A., the contras and drug traffickers had helped finance the contra war with profits from drug smuggling.

Prompted originally by the embarrassment of the $500 million stashed in Swiss banks by Ferdinand E. Marcos the Swiss for the first time made money laundering a crime.

This had originally prompted the demand for a separate state for minority Tamils called Tamil Eelam in the north of the country, an idea first articulated by S.J.V. Chelvanayagam in 1976.

The California Gold Rush had originally prompted the migration of many Chinese into the U.S. during the 1840s.

This debate was, of course, originally prompted by the subject of East Jerusalem, and I would now like to say a few things with specific reference to that.