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Despite the recent spate of strong showings, the I.P.O.

BLOOMBERG NEWS Another Good Day for I.P.O.'s as Millennial Media Nearly Doubles  |  The recent spate of strong public offerings suggests that the market for I.P.O.s is returning to life after period of weakness.

WALL STREET JOURNAL   Workday Soars 74% in Debut  |  Capping a spate of strong initial offerings last week, Workday, the software company, opened 72 percent above its offer price of $28 in its debut on Friday, on heavy trading volume.

If politics is bad, then let's stand together to change it with a fresh spate of strong progressive female candidates.

This year, the big trend that's been spotted has to do with the rise of the American female and the demise of the American male: there's a spate of new sitcoms featuring potty-mouthed, "strong" young women and limp, barely potty-trained, underemployed young men.

Given a recent spate of homophobic attacks in Cameroon, there was strong speculation that Eric's death was connected to his sexual orientation and related activism.

School killings are not common in China though there was a spate of similar crimes in 2004 and they strike particularly strong fear in a society of one-child families and relatively safe streets.

A spate of recent banking takeovers and investments suggests that stronger financial institutions and private investment firms see value in the detritus of American banking.

The regional bassline scene folded unceremoniously in November 2005 as Sheffield club and homebase Niche was raided by a 300-strong police force following a spate of stabbings.

School killings are not common in China — though there was a spate of similar crimes in 2004 — and they strike particularly strong fear in a society of one-child families and relatively safe streets.

In India, government regulators in the state of Andhra Pradesh cracked down on the industry after a spate of suicides that they claimed had been caused by strong-arm collection tactics and overindebtedness by microfinance customers.