Dr. Elmasry's comments also prompted several Muslim leaders to criticize him on radio talk shows and in newspaper interviews.

This prompted local leaders to hasten to the state legislature to persuade the state to purchase the bridge as part of the state highway system.

The situation is prompting Democratic leaders in Connecticut to contemplate a hasty re-rigging of election laws.

It was criticized by local politicians and business leaders alike, and again prompted local leaders to address the problems facing the community.

Then, with the local economy dominated by oil and gas, the drop in prices crushed the city and prompted civic leaders to preach economic diversification.

Neither the desecrations nor the bombings have been solved, prompting Jewish leaders to raise questions about the Government's commitment to justice in the cases.

The disclosures about the gifts also prompted legislative leaders to shelve plans to extend the current lobbying law, which some have attacked as ineffective.

The fight prompted European leaders to demand a loosening of Gazprom's monopoly.

In Nassau, one-party politics prompted Republican leaders into disastrous financial decisions.

His comments have prompted several leaders in Harlem to criticize him as insensitive.