Following the song's release, allegations sparked that it was about Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, which Cyrus neither confirmed nor denied.

In the past, allegations of disrespect for Islam by American forces have sparked heated and even violent reactions in the Muslim world.

At a barbershop on 161 Street off Jamaica Avenue, the allegations against Mr. Jennings sparked a lively discussion.

The allegations nearly sparked riots.

The allegations sparked "fury" among some investors and led to the immediate filing of several lawsuits, one of them a class action suit claiming more than $2.5 billion in losses due to the IPO.

These modern buildings and the medical staff therein continued to serve the state's mentally ill, until allegations of patient abuse and funding troubles sparked an effort to forge new alternatives to institutionalization which, in turn, led to the hospital's closure in 1994.

While the first half of 2010 had been months of tremendous growth for Saxo Bank, allegations from former employees and two former clients sparked a two month media crusade against the bank.

These allegations sparked the rioting along with the urging of the town's Russian Orthodox Bishop.

The allegations sparked a public outcry and inspired Thurlow Weed, a New York politician, to muster discontent and found the new Anti-Masonic Party, which was also opposed to President Andrew Jackson.

Last week, Mr. Maier renewed his assault by disclosing that the book's allegations have sparked enough interest from securities regulators and federal prosecutors that they asked to interview him about it.