Example collocations logo

Triggered in sentence

666 examples of Triggered in a sentence

Once upon a time in Sarajevo, a single person named Gavrilo Princip triggered a world war when he assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
The Global Impact of America’s Housing CrisisCAMBRIDGE – The bursting of America’s housing bubble in the summer of 2006 triggered the global financial crisis and recession.
After the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the rapid expansion of the money supply in the US and the UK triggered a sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen, as well as of some emerging-market currencies.
LONDON – Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election on May 7 triggered a surge of optimism about the future of the European Union, and the eurozone in particular.
Currency wars and beggar-thy-neighbor policies are triggered when one country’s policy measures distort the choices open to others.
When the turmoil comes, it is likely to be triggered – as with the euro crisis – by Greece, which is holding a presidential election that seems unlikely to produce a winner.
The weight of the water impounded in the dam’s massive reservoir was said to have triggered severe tectonic stresses, or what scientists call reservoir-triggered seismicity.
The announcement immediately triggered a mad scramble to unload the expiring banknotes.
His controversial and unconstitutional re-election to a third presidential term was condemned internationally and triggered anti-government protests across Russia.
One is that of the US media, whose coverage simply underscores – and amplifies – the stunning cluelessness that triggered the protests in the first place.
As I read the transcripts, I recalled the long history dating back to 1825, and before, in which the uncontrolled failure of major banks triggered panic, a flight to quality, the collapse of asset prices, and depression.
Instead, it has triggered a sharp rise in China’s stock markets.
But it also triggered civil war and regional turmoil (including ongoing Shia protests in Bahrain).
But the realization in 2007 that some of the system’s fundamental assumptions were no longer valid triggered a crisis with huge economic and social costs.
For example, the Arab Spring uprisings of 2010-2011, which produced a massive wave of refugees, were triggered by a rise in wheat prices, which led to widespread bread riots that morphed into broader political revolutions.
Donald Trump’s election as US president has triggered a surge in positive economic sentiment, because he pledged that his administration would aggressively pursue the policy trifecta of deregulation, tax cuts and reform, and infrastructure construction.
The fact that some financial crises are triggered by self-fulfilling pessimism should not obscure the reality that others are caused by inadequate policies.
Italy’s per capita GDP in 2018 is about 8% below its level in 2007, the year before the global financial crisis triggered the Great Recession.
While one can argue that one-off devaluation was risky – as it could have triggered a panic – gradual depreciation should have started earlier than it did.
The above-average sea temperatures that triggered this bleaching were made 175 times more likely by climate change.
The MDGs, which expire in 2015, signaled a new era of global cooperation, and triggered real progress in terms of lifting millions of people out of extreme poverty, improving health and access to education, and empowering women.
In a hypothetical eurozone Britain, the very announcement of a referendum on membership would have triggered a bank run.
Either Brexit would have triggered a cascade that would soon cause Germany to withdraw from the euro, leading to the EU’s collapse, or the EU would have become a fiscal union overnight, leading to a political dynamic very different from the one experienced since 2008.
Better than BaselROME – The Basel Accords – meant to protect depositors and the public in general from bad banking practices – exacerbated the downward economic spiral triggered by the financial crisis of 2008.
On every one of these occasions, the effort triggered processes that reduced employment and output far more than the Fed’s staff had anticipated.
At the same time, the adoption of the principle of freedom of movement within Europe has triggered massive, but largely unnoticed, intra-European migration flows.
The global uproar triggered by the Panama Papers – 11.5 million files taken, apparently by computer hackers, from the world’s fourth-largest offshore law firm, Panama’s Mossack Fonseca – is likely to continue for some time.
The Unexamined CrisisCHICAGO – Three years have now passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which triggered the start of the most acute phase of the 2007-2008 financial crisis.
Absent the willingness of large developing countries to run trade surpluses and high savings rates relative to investment, the asset bubble in the US – leading to a rise in domestic consumption and a fall in the savings rate – would have triggered inflation and higher interest rates.
In fact, it was cataclysmic climate change – which transformed a lush, green Sahara into a harsh desert – that triggered the emergence of such lifestyles in East Africa 5,000 years ago.
BackNext