The deal sparked demand for entertainment and Internet shares, as investors piled into companies that might be merger candidates.

Radstock's modern history began with the Industrial Revolution, which sparked demand for coal and coke, which was mined in and around the town for centuries.

And the legal expansion has sparked renewed demand for newsstand licensing.

He wrung celebrity endorsements out of royal and noble patrons and placed his tableware in the homes of prominent hosts and hostesses so as to spark demand from their guests.

When it isn't a pleasure trip that sparks demand, it's a crisis.

The track featuring Ellis-Bextor reached number 1 in the UK and AUS Pop charts and sparked renewed demand for the original.

Roger Clark did not set any records but the German car achieved 9th position overall-a very encouraging result which sparked demand for sportier Fiestas.

Those remarks, coupled with a huge supply of short-term commercial paper that matured yesterday and was not rolled over, helped to spark demand at the three-month and six-month bill auctions.

First aired on American radio in 1970, it was also used as a TV commercial a year later, sparking public demand for its release as a single.

TV re-runs of the hit Sixties puppet show have sparked enormous demand for International Rescue toys.