The wildly positive reaction to Karen may stem from her strong sense of self, which is a refreshing variation on the party girl idea.

This reaction stems from our mind's natural tendency to recognize patterns that are familiar to us and thus fill in any information that may be missing.

Nevertheless, because the physiological reaction stemmed from emotion, it was unacceptable.

He said the Mayor's reaction stemmed from a "traditional executive-legislative tension."

The confused reaction to the Fed move stemmed from uncertainty as to how to assess the consequences of the increase.

More specifically, the judge's reaction stemmed from a report in The Providence Journal about the book.

In part, the legislators' reactions may have stemmed from the budget haggling this spring, which left many of them furious with SUNY.

Spock concluded such a reaction must stem from something the aforementioned clowns had done earlier, and felt a strange mixture of curiosity and revulsion.

Consumers' quick reactions to dips in interest rates may stem, at least in part, from changes in the refinancing process itself, Mr. Van Order said.

They also derided contemporary criticism against the album, insinuating that the negative reaction stemmed from Close to You being a successful pop record at a time of great political turmoil.