Sentence examples for spate at from inspiring English sources

This visionary disposition shows affinities with two contrasting poets associated with the north-east, Barry MacSweeney and Gillian Allnutt, and, like them, draws on northern landscapes ("It is a wild fucking kingdom"), such as Simonburn near the line of the Roman wall, "the runnels in spate at Alston" and "Gateshead the Golden".

He was seen in the River Nith, between Dumfries and Kingholm Quay, while it was in full spate at about 14 15.

Having worked as a teacher since 1983 – each position at a school in Camden apart from a brief spate as an adviser at Camden council – her training gave her a grounding in the ideas of child-centred learning.

First, Apple was implicated in a spate of suicides at Foxconn's largest factory at Shenzhen.

Meanwhile, energy supplies have struggled to catch up while a spate of shutdowns at American refineries has crimped production at the busiest time of the year for gasoline.

Incidents during the Games so far have included athletes, diplomats and sports officials being robbed, a spate of thefts at the Olympic Village, security forces performing at least two controlled explosions at sports venues and the shooting dead of a local man after the opening ceremony after he tried to mug a senior security official.

PARIS — Media attention to a recent spate of suicides at France Télécom has revealed a paradox at the heart of French society: even with robust labor protection, workers feel profoundly insecure, with many complaining that the pace of economic change is pushing them beyond their limits.

The laws were introduced after a spate of deaths at nightspots around Kings Cross, and they were praised at the time by Sydney's main newspapers.

The embarrassing incident follows a spate of disruptions at the bank.

Some of the world's leading electronics brands are investigating the circumstances surrounding the spate of suicides at Foxconn, one of the world's largest contract electronics manufacturers.

The announcement follows a spate of suicides at two Foxconn campuses in southern China and criticism of the company's labor practices.