Populations of both countries were almost 90 percent rural, and rallying cries like these were not calculated to raise passions.

The works tend to raise passions, both for and against.

Of Church and State Church-state issues, both large and small, have often raised passions around the nation.

In recent months, the issue has raised passions at least as deep as the question of giving the Palestinians land.

But higher hopes have also raised passions.

But the shooting has once more raised Armenian passions to boiling point.

But every new attempt to put him in perspective raises passions.

It almost goes without saying that over the years no single topic in agriculture has succeeded in raising passions more.

Thus, in a room full of college administrators, many from schools with teacher education programs, the subject was bound to raise professional passions.

This is an issue that raises passions and strong views and we have heard them expressed around the Chamber this morning.