Nixon appeared in several promotional spots for MTV during this period, but the network's decision not to show the video for " Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child " prompted him to sever ties with the network.

It was partly down to the legend of the witch that prompted TV's Most Haunted team to visit Wookey Hole Caves and Mill to explore the location in depth, searching for evidence of paranormal activity.

Most notably, Bassett's Toronto Northmen were forced to find a new home after the Canadian government threatened to ban any American football team from competing with the Canadian Football League ( despite the fact that the Toronto Rifles of the Continental Football League had played in Toronto just seven years prior ); though the Canadian Football Act never passed, the mere threat of it prompted Bassett to move the team to Memphis, where they became the Memphis Southmen, but were generally referred to by fans, local media, and even some official team materials as the " Grizzlies ".

Pittsburgh coach Lou Angotti later admitted that a conscious decision was made to finish the season as the team with the worst record, stating in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that a mid-season lunch prompted the plan, in light of the fact that there was a high chance of the franchise folding if Lemieux was not drafted.

Villeneuve's arrival was prompted by Ferrari driver Niki Lauda quitting the team at the 1977 Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport having already clinched his second championship with the Italian team.

The surge in popularity prompted the UFC to beef up its executive team.

According to the Hartford Courant, Waterbury's poor support of the team prompted the move.

In stark contrast to the forty-three dollars that Cade and his team spent to make the first experimental batch of Gatorade in 1965, Gatorade prompted the evolution of a multi-billion dollar sports drink industry in the years that followed ; as of 2007, over seven billion bottles of Gatorade were being sold annually in the United States.

* On 21 April 2006, McDonald presented an episode of Have I Got News For You with a good degree of success ; he delivered the autocue jokes, some of which were extremely risqué, in his usual sober newscaster manner, the juxtaposition of which prompted team captain Paul Merton, who usually maintains a straight face on the show, to laugh heartily in disbelief on numerous occasions.

Though Rothschild was the black sheep of his family, their fear of devastating scandal evidently prompted them to rally to his side and hire him a formidable defense team.

These early matches as a tag team with the surname Boulder being used by both men prompted a rumor among wrestling fans unaware of the inner workings of the sport that Hogan and Leslie were brothers, as few people actually knew their real names outside of immediate friends, family, and of course the various promoters the two worked for.

Many believe that the circumstances of his suspension prompted the Mapei boss Giorgio Squinzi to terminate his sponsorship of the team at the end of the year.

Their 2 – 1 series win prompted them to be called " the best team to ever leave New Zealand ".

This prompted other former team mates, Christian Henn and Udo Bölts, and two former team doctors, to admit their involvement in doping.

This was notable during the tenure of Bobby Robson who lived near Ramsey in Ipswich, which prompted the former manager to expect Robson to come to him for advice on how to run the team.

This prompted a series of poorly-received efforts to update the comics: at first, the team started to fight more and more supervillain-like adversaries, and then later a disastrous attempt was made to turn the team themselves into superheroes, under the so-called New Blackhawk Era (# 228-241 ).

He had knee surgery during the summer of 2004, and personal problems with Lakers guard Kobe Bryant prompted Malone not to return for another season with the team.

This prompted a debate as to where Charles should play in the team, but he remained at centre-half until the 1952 – 53 season.

This prompted Joseph Cattarinich, goaltender for the Canadiens, to convince his team to offer a tryout to Georges Vézina, who was Chicoutimi's goaltender.

This design — more commonly seen in European soccer stadiums — prompted Cowboys linebacker D. D. Lewis to make his now-famous quip " Texas Stadium has a hole in its roof so God can watch His favorite team play ", often paraphrased as the " hole " in the stadium's roof was there " so that God can watch His team.

This upset the delicate balance of Durrani tribal politics that Ahmad Shah had established and may have prompted Painda Khan and other Durrani chiefs to plot against the shah.

Clinton's defenders argue that an executive order might have prompted the Senate to write the exclusion of gays into law, potentially making it harder to integrate the military in the future.

James Davey has suggested that the common themes of sailing and naval battles may also have prompted the use of popular ballads as naval recruitment tools

The development of digital media and computer network technologies have prompted reinterpretation of these exceptions, introduced new difficulties in enforcing copyright, and inspired additional challenges to copyright law's philosophic basis.

It is possible that the Dutch painter Johan Barthold Jongkind, whom Monet knew, may have prompted his aunt on this matter.

The popularity of Star Wars-themed WADs is rumored to have been the factor that prompted LucasArts to create their first-person shooter Dark Forces.

du Motel had confided some of her troubles to Galois, and this might have prompted him to provoke the duel himself on her behalf.

All felonies remain considered a serious crime, but concerns of proportionality ( i. e., that the punishment fit the crime ) have in modern times prompted legislatures to require or permit the imposition of less serious punishments, ranging from lesser terms of imprisonment to the substitution of a jail sentence or even the suspension of all incarceration contingent upon a defendant's successful completion of probation.

Many developments in first aid and many other medical techniques have been driven by wars, such as in the case of the American Civil War, which prompted Clara Barton to organize the American Red Cross.

The true reason for his acknowledgement of guilt is the subject of debate, but it may have been prompted by his sickness, or by a view that through his fame and the greatness of his office he would be spared harsh punishment.

In 167 CE, troop depletions by plague and desertion may have prompted Marcus Aurelius to draft gladiators at his own expense.

Achebe's lecture prompted a lively debate, reactions at the time ranged from dismay and outrage — Achebe recounted a Professor Emeritus from the University of Massachusetts saying to Achebe after the lecture, " How dare you upset everything we have taught, everything we teach?

Its 2, 138 pages prompted Playfair to remark that “ The great size of the book, and the obscurity which may justly be objected to many parts of it, have probably prevented it from being received as it deserves .”

The varied meanings of lesbian since the early 20th century have prompted some historians to revisit historic relationships between women before the wide usage of the word was defined by erotic proclivities.

However, facing a similar threat in Post-invasion Iraq to that which prompted the Russians to convert tanks to APCs, the occupying armies have found it necessary to apply extra armor to existing APCs and IFVs, which adds to the overall size and weight.

The ease with which Macrovision and other copy protection measures can be defeated has prompted a steadily growing number of DVD releases that do not have copy protection of any kind, CSS or Macrovision.

U. S. President George W. Bush's remark that " this crusade, this war on terrorism, is going to take a while ", which prompted widespread criticism from the Islamic world, may also have contributed to the renaming of the operation.

Parts of this Osirian mythology have prompted comparisons with later Christian beliefs and practices.

James E. Alcock, Professor of Psychology at York University stated that few of parapsychology's experimental results have prompted interdisciplinary research with more mainstream sciences such as physics or biology, and that parapsychology remains an isolated science to such an extent that its very legitimacy is questionable, and as a whole is not justified in being labeled " scientific ".

The more marked manifestations of stringency during his pontificate appear to have been prompted rather than spontaneous, his personal character inclining him to moderation and ease.

A similar CSE report in August 2006 prompted many state governments to have issued a ban of the sale of soft drinks in schools.

The use of sound to ' echo locate ' underwater in the same way as bats use sound for aerial navigation seems to have been prompted by the Titanic disaster of 1912.

This event might have prompted the annexation of the Nabataean kingdom, although the manner and the formal reasons for the annexation are unclear.

Henry's concern about having an heir to secure his family line and increase his security while alive would have prompted him to ask for a divorce sooner or later, whether Anne had precipitated it or not.

The UAE ’ s liberal climate towards foreign cooperation, investment and modernization have prompted extensive commercial ties with western countries, and subsequently resulting in even closer cultural relations.