The news touched off a drop of nearly 14 percent in the company's stock.

This realization touched off a moment of doubt in Blade's mind.

That wasn't what he touched off in the fleetlord.

But none of them touched off public anger toward Pakistan in the way this week's bombing has.

His death touched off gunfire that night and a week of protests in a largely black neighborhood.

That touched off a discussion about the role of unwritten custom in government.

The coach's words touched off the memories of the players in the locker room.

But it also touched off a round of consolidation in the industry that has produced new monopoly structures.

That touched off a series of meetings between top military officials in both countries.

But there was no single event yesterday to touch off such a sharp drop in the value of the dollar.