prompted by = (his resignation was) caused by?

[NewHopeR]

Context:

He is a leading neoconservative.[5] As Deputy Secretary of Defense, he was "a major architect of President Bush's Iraq policy and ... its most hawkish advocate."[6] Donald Rumsfeld in his interview with Fox News on February 8, 2011 said that Wolfowitz was the first to bring up Iraq after 9/11 attacks during a meeting at presidential retreat at Camp David. After serving two years, he resigned as president of the World Bank Group ending what a Reuters report called "a protracted battle over his stewardship, prompted by his involvement in a high-paying promotion for his companion."[7][8]

More:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wolfowitz

[emsr2d2]

Context:

He is a leading neoconservative.[5] As Deputy Secretary of Defense, he was "a major architect of President Bush's Iraq policy and ... its most hawkish advocate."[6] Donald Rumsfeld in his interview with Fox News on February 8, 2011 said that Wolfowitz was the first to bring up Iraq after 9/11 attacks during a meeting at presidential retreat at Camp David. After serving two years, he resigned as president of the World Bank Group ending what a Reuters report called "a protracted battle over his stewardship, prompted by his involvement in a high-paying promotion for his companion."[7][8]

More:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wolfowitz

It's a little ambiguous but I would say that it is the "protracted battle over his stewardship" which was "prompted by his involvement in a high-paying promotion for his friend". The whole thing led to his resignation.

[TheParser]

[QUOTE=NewHopeR;833288] he resigned as president of the World Bank Group ending what a Reuters report called "a protracted battle over his stewardship, prompted by his involvement in a high-paying promotion for his companion.


NOT A TEACHER


(1) I most respectfully agree with the teacher's answer.

(2) Mr. Wolfowitz resigned after a battle over his stewardship, prompted by

(speeded up by) his involvement in a promotion for his companion.

[NewHopeR]

Thank you both