It would be useful to know, for instance, whether signs of widespread rebellion were authentic or whether they were being created by a fringe group with little real support.
And when we talk about personal instances of shame, or widespread cultural myths, these things are worth calling out for what they are -- damaging, cruel bullshit with no place in a society of people who really ought to know better.
The special commissioner of investigation for New York City schools yesterday defended his findings of widespread instances in which teachers helped students cheat on standardized tests and accused the teachers' union of conducting a faulty inquiry into his allegations and investigative practices.
But to many rights advocates, Sahar Gul's case, which drew attention from President Hamid Karzai and the international news media, is the exception that proves the rule: a small victory that masks a still-depressing picture of widespread instances of abuse of women that never come to light.
There were widespread instances of landlords forcing out long-time tenants.
The investigation, focused on several precincts in the Bronx, found widespread instances of ticket-fixing, in which union delegates or trustees sought to make traffic tickets disappear.
In the 2000 and 2004 elections, there were widespread instances of voters being turned away from the polls because of a shortage of voting machines or the illegal removal of their names from registration lists.
We need to look at how widespread instances of illegal and unethical behaviour are, how financial institutions are treating their duty of care to customers, and whether our regulators are properly equipped to prevent rip-offs and punish the perpetrators.
Federal officials announced a new front in the investigations into the mutual fund industry, saying that they had uncovered widespread instances of brokers receiving payments for steering investors toward specific funds.
Federal officials announced a new front in the investigations into the mutual fund industry on Tuesday, saying they had uncovered widespread instances of brokers receiving undisclosed payments for steering investors toward specific funds.
