Senior arts figures take the opportunity to speak out at the awards against government cuts, prompting a response a few days later from Culture Secretary Maria Miller.
Six other defendants were either acquitted or had the charges dropped, prompting an angry response from victims' relatives, Italian media report.
Griffiths asked Taylor outright whether he is guilty of the offenses in the indictment, prompting a lengthy response from Taylor on why he is not.
CNN: Charles Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations at war crimes trial
Spain unilaterally decided to set a new fiscal-deficit target last year, prompting an angry response from European officials and sparking a sell-off in the country's bonds.
The US said earlier this month that nuclear-capable B-52 bombers were taking part in the annual joint exercises with South Korea, prompting an angry response from Pyongyang.
The embattled chief executive refused Thursday to characterize the government's response as a threat, prompting Rep. Jeff Flake at one point to question whether Lewis suffered from Stockholm Syndrome.
As part of the exercise, and amid a series of threats from Pyongyang, the US flew two B-2 stealth bombers, and two B-52 nuclear capable bombers, over South Korea, prompting an angry response from the North.
BBC: US and South Korea wrap up "Foal Eagle" military drills
Response rates for direct mail have been falling, prompting issuers to turn to other avenues such as the Internet for acquiring new customers.
Some critics argue that it instead made Vioxx seem more dangerous than it really is, prompting more lawsuits than a less dramatic response would have done.
"I have the conviction that what happened in Santa Maria will be an example for all local authorities, prompting them to come up with an adequate response, " she told 5, 000 mayors from across Brazil on Monday.
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Mr Koizumi, who has also been widely criticised for his indifferent response to the scandals, is getting weaker by the day, prompting speculation that he may soon have to give in to members of the old guard within his party and reshuffle the cabinet to give them more power, with dangerous implications for his so far largely unfulfilled promises of reform.
As an aside, it was noted that in response to one question about his successor, Mr Blair referred directly - and without prompting - to discussions he had had with Gordon Brown.
In response, companies like Amazon and PayPal cut off their digital services to Wikileaks, prompting outrage from supporters of that organization and consternation from those of us worried about the reliance on private companies for public information.
Consumer prices increased by 5.1% in China during the month of November, prompting some to be surprised that the Chinese central bank did not raise interest rates in a response to rising inflation.
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