Even so, the rumors circulating at the time about the possible rise of a prophet among the Arabs caused them great worry.

Initial rumors stated this caused Universal to shut the project down, but the studio denied it.

Even the rumor of such a drug would cause them considerable alarm.

The rumours that followed nearly caused an all-out war.

The rumor caused concern that war could break out.

The rumors also caused gold to plunge $5, to $410.50 an ounce, in New York.

Whether true or not, the rumours caused friction with the majority Sunni population.

In themselves, the rumors might not have caused a run on the currency.

But the rumors have caused the most alarm.

The same rumors caused gold futures prices to surge in New York.