He seems not to notice, for example, the presence of a lesbian couple, Miss Lamb and Miss Latterly, in the book; he's the last to realise everyone is pregnant; when a spate of attempted abortions pass through Midwich he seems quite unaware what's going on.
But a recent spate of attempted evictions and other conflicts in a three-story brick building in Ridgewood, Queens, is buffeting a young outpost of the art world just as the area is earning a reputation for affordable studio space and vibrant openings.
At least two refugees held on Nauru have been charged, jailed and fined for attempting to kill themselves in recent weeks, as a spate of suicide attempts has seized the island.
Canada's CBC news said triggers for the spate of suicide attempts included drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse and bullying at school.
They insist Trump isn't to blame for the Pittsburgh carnage, or for the spate of bombing attempts aimed at Democrats and the media launched by a Florida man with a van festooned in adoring Trump stickers.
QUESTION FROM GUEST: Peter Beinart has a column arguing that the most recent spate of terrorist attempts, initiated by individuals and only later countenanced by the Al Qaeda leadership, shows that the organization is in decline, that they can no longer fund and organize major operations like 9/11.
Lawyers allege poor conditions at Northern California jail after a spate of suicide attempts.
Some observers, noting the recent spate of actual, attempted, and threatened assassinations of judges, perceived a touch of this-worldly incitement; Senator Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey, suggested that DeLay might have violated a statute outlawing such threats against federal judges.
Tribal leaders pointed to a spate of recent assassination attempts.
The global agrochemical and seed industry is undergoing profound upheaval, with a spate of mergers and attempted mergers consolidating the sector and raising concerns about the future of the food system.
