State officials sued the manufacturer of OxyContin, the prescription painkiller, because of widespread abuse in Appalachia.
Afghan elections officials are now doing a recount because of widespread voting irregularities.
Indeed, because of widespread ignorance, people with AIDS generally face severe discrimination.
The Catholic Church is in trouble because of widespread sexual abuses perpetrated by priests.
Because of widespread childhood immunization since 1967, mumps mostly affects adults, Dr. Hadler said.
The current ruling party has repeatedly won elections because of widespread support among the rural poor.
But in 1994, the authorities shut it down because of widespread "speculation".
Because of widespread misuse, daydreaming has achieved the rank stigma of slothful procrastination.
These images flourish because of widespread misconceptions in the popular imagination about how dictionaries get made.
Until 1997 it even issued passports (Mr. Bates suspended the practice because of widespread fraud).
Name (and face) recognition is immensely important in politics, and both men have enjoyed that because of widespread media coverage.
