The news of the radiation leak caused widespread public alarm.
The tremor caused widespread blackouts in affected areas.
It stimulated widespread demand for federal ownership and operation of the stockyards.
Opposition to the decision is widespread, indicated partly by the surge in new memberships to Sweden's Pirate Party.
But the nervousness also reflects the widespread belief that European Banks have been slow to recognise losses on private-sector assets.
Take the co-operative movement for example. Although the conditions are already ripe, such as the masses' enthusiasm, the widespread presence of mutual-aid teams and the leadership of the Party, some comrades still deny this.
They also have the President's ear because several of them, not least Mr Ibori, could probably produce damning evidence of the widespread election rigging that brought the President to office.
The high cost prohibits the widespread use of the drug.
In Tunisia, a rapacious first family indulged in widespread racketeering, alienating every social class.
Born a slave in Maryland, Douglas escaped in 1838 and earned widespread acclaim for his 1845 autobiography.
There is no realistic prospect for widespread electric air travel: the jet engines on aircraft need the high-energy density that only chemical fuels can provide.
Such concerns are real and widespread-in August South Africa followed France's lead and slapped a moratorium on fracking. More studies will be needed before the public is reassured.
The new laws gained widespread acceptance.
First, the psychological "fallout" of the radiation leaks will not just be widespread.
When infant baptism became widespread and a legal obligation, the sacrament came to lose its liturgical centrality.
In a report released last December, the U.S. Department of Energy estimated that widespread use of electric-drive vehicles and offshore wind farms could cause shortages of these metals by 2015.
Such simplification might be much more widespread than realised.
In service to Ming emperor Zhu Di, Zheng's Treasure Fleet conducted widespread trade and diplomacy throughout the Indian Ocean.
Following the widespread devastation among the city's buildings, local prosecutors have opened a file for "unintentional manslaughter" against unknown offenders, seeking to punish those responsible.
We expect to see widespread use of such processes someday.
A new Gallup poll found that belief in magic is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with over half of respondents saying they personally believe in witchcraft.
The school suffered from widespread vandalism.
And a panel encasing a vacuum is one of the best insulators known. But vacuum-insulated panels are too pricy for widespread use.
Conscious and unconscious racism is indeed widespread and cancerous in the country.
Do large families make economic sense in an environment of widespread poverty and financial insecurity?
yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America.
These diseases are stunningly widespread.
Contrary to the widespread belief that resumes should be limited to a single page, Tony Beshara's survey of employers found that 95% of them will read, or at least skim, a two-page resume.
