Powder-keg Sentence Examples

Lessons to be learned In some ways the action research ignited a powder keg that had been waiting to go off.

The Middle East conflict has long been recognized as a potential powder keg.

Secondly, you also asked the very good question about what can be done about the Balkan powder keg?

Uzbekistan may not blow up today, but it remains a powder keg.

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia could well become the next powder keg.

Take a ride down the " Powder Keg " chute to experience the great natural snowfalls.

Maybe it was inevitable at that point that some spark would set off the powder keg of Europe.

One way that society keeps a lid on the powder keg of tension between the rich and poor is through the welfare state.

By making expectations explicit and public, these agreements reduce the number of sparks that can set off the powder keg of war.