Sentence examples for a wave of bribery from inspiring English sources

The FA was then attacked by a procession of other Fifa members and failed by a large majority to get the election postponed, despite a wave of bribery claims.

No, a wave of bribery (Race to the Top) was needed to get the ball rolling.

Warner, who resigned from football in 2011 amid a new wave of bribery allegations, said in a televised address: "I will no longer keep secrets for them who actively seek to destroy the country".

Walmart was confronting reports of bribery in Mexico, a wave of labor demonstrations in the United States and, perhaps most critically, questions about a grisly fire that had killed 112 workers at a Bangladeshi garment factory used by several Walmart suppliers.

A result was a wave of refugees.

The result was a wave of foreclosures.

A wave of relief swept over us.

In Paris a wave of executions followed.

This set off a wave of emigration.

A wave of caution dampened the mood.

A wave of guilt washed over me.