There was a spate of angry letters delivered to the newspaper after the unpopular article ran. From LearnThat.org.
To sit immediately below Fidel in full spate is an extraordinary experience. From Wordnik.com. [Fidel Castro] Reference
The usual six o'clock home-going stream was in spate with Christmas crowds, and Oxford Street was a solid jam. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Miniver] Reference
The nature of the probe recalls a spate of public corruption cases in the. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference
No separate values are available for the part called spate irrigation or flood recession cropping. From Wordnik.com. [Water profile of Somalia] Reference
He called a spate a spate in the most creative and artistic way possible and, at least I, never disgreed with him. From Wordnik.com. [Ingmar Bergman, Famed Director, Dies at 89 - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
The Higher Arab Monitoring Committee called the spate of bills "racist and fascist proposals aimed against the Arab public in Israel.". From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
States' fiscal stress may trigger a "spate" of defaults among local municipalities, Meredith. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference
Advisory Group, spoke Dec. 19 on CBS Corp.'s "60 Minutes" about the possibility of a "spate". From Wordnik.com. [Tax-Exempts Draw Value Investors as Yields Outpace Treasuries: Muni Credit - Bloomberg] Reference
And if they run over gravel and sand, then with every storm or 'spate' they shift and change. From Wordnik.com. [The Path to Rome] Reference
Compared with those numbers, a handful of incidents does not indicate a meaningful trend, or even a "spate". From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
The interclick statement took the unusual tactic of specifically citing your law firm as having filed a "spate" of lawsuits related to online privacy. From Wordnik.com. [Interview: Scott Kamber On His 'Spate' Of Lawsuits Over Internet Privacy - Yahoo! Finance] Reference
In 1992, a bright cigar-shaped object seen flying silently over central London at night triggered a "spate" of sightings, notably in Ilford and Romford. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Advisory Group, discussed the possibility of a "spate" of defaults among local municipalities this year, in a Dec. 19 broadcast of CBS Corp.'s "60 Minutes" show. From Wordnik.com. [Tax-Exempt Yields Take Biggest Drop Since November: Muni Credit - Bloomberg] Reference
But as a journalist, I'd like to think that I am coherent and literate, despite my professional inclination to call anything that happens more than once a "spate". From Wordnik.com. [The Age News Headlines] Reference
Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, discussed the possibility of a "spate" of defaults among local municipalities this year, in a Dec. 19 broadcast of CBS Corp.'s "60 Minutes" show. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference
And call a spate a spate. From Wordnik.com. [Finnegans Wake] Reference
As through the glen it wimpled, "&c., or to" The Birks of Aberfeldy "or the" spate "in the dialogue of" The Brigs of Ayr. ". From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
Now a spate of canceled projects darkens the picture. From Wordnik.com. [Dirty Coal is Winning] Reference
A spate of companies are now offering tutorials for lawyers. From Wordnik.com. [The E-Learning Boom] Reference
Partly, it's the result of a spate of improved economic reports. From Wordnik.com. [The Recession's Over (Shhh!)] Reference
A spate of new WWII movies are hitting screens, starting with "Charlotte Gray" on Dec. 28. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
And now there's this new spate of advice talking about how lying is bad for a relationship. From Wordnik.com. [Married, With Lies] Reference
He also implicated the virus in a recent spate of severe, unexplained neurological illnesses. From Wordnik.com. [A Clue To Chronic Fatigue] Reference
Dahlan supporters were behind a spate of violent anti-corruption protests in Gaza last month. From Wordnik.com. [A CHANGE OF DIRECTION] Reference
But it is the latest in a recent spate of movies to revive the city's legendary cinematic role. From Wordnik.com. [City With a Film Past--And Future] Reference
Chronic obesity, and the spate of diseases it enables, now threatens our children and our future. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Your Child's Health] Reference
NASD defenders say the system was understaffed and overtaxed even before the current spate of cases. From Wordnik.com. [The Claim Game] Reference
On the other side of the fence, some blamed the current spate of corporate malfeasance on another president. From Wordnik.com. [Letters And Correction: The Father, The Son And T] Reference
It was the latest in a recent spate of airline crashes that have surely unnerved those with a fear of flying. From Wordnik.com. [What’s Safe to Fly?] Reference
This industry harbors some down-and-dirty tactics, which were exposed by the recent spate of class-action lawsuits. From Wordnik.com. [The Megabucks Marts Arrive] Reference
If a spate of recent headlines is any indication, there's never been a better time to be a businesswoman in Britain. From Wordnik.com. [Empty Title] Reference
But the recent spate of contaminated mail will be remembered less for the pain it caused than for the message it sent. From Wordnik.com. [Epidemic Threats] Reference
Four years after a spate of shark attacks prompted a media frenzy, is another "summer of the shark" about to break over us?. From Wordnik.com. [GET OUT OF THE WATER!] Reference
Adding to H&R's troubles is a spate of embarrassing and highly publicized legal problems that have surfaced over the past year. From Wordnik.com. [Turbo Tussle] Reference
In response to the spate of urban crime, he has promised to create 35,000 police jobs and is considering opening reform schools. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of The Joyride] Reference
The inevitable spate of lawsuits following Casey may benefit litigators, but physicians who perform abortions have little reason to cheer. From Wordnik.com. [Abortion Angst] Reference
In a spate of polls in recent weeks, somewhere between half and two thirds of all Americans say that they are worried that they will lose their jobs. From Wordnik.com. [The Consumer Is Not Dead] Reference
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