The result triggered a domino effect.

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The main reason appears to be a catalytic warming effect, triggered by global warming.

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Mr. Galinsky argues that this effect is triggered by the myopia of power, which makes it much harder to imagine the world from the perspective of someone else.

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If gold quotes continue to levitate, sooner or later the meltdown effect will get triggered, particularly if interest rates rise.

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Plans to consider closing Dover Castle on week days in the winter have triggered fears of a knock-on effect on businesses in the town.

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This has also triggered higher margin requirements for those holding Italian bonds the effect of which is simply to encourage more selling, lower prices and higher yields.

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The emergency services also have to cope with a side-effect of the ubiquitous mobile phone - silent 999 calls triggered by inadvertent dialling of phones left in pockets or bags.

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So if sequestration is actually triggered on March 1 as currently planned, it will have the perverse effect of increasing the share of the federal budget allocated to social welfare programs.

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The Clinton boom was triggered by the cut in the capital gains tax rate from 28% to 20% that took effect on Jan. 1, 1997.

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