Sentence examples for spread of violence from inspiring English sources

Any further spread of violence may engulf the wider region.

In the short run, he's just trying to halt the spread of violence.

These scourges are leading to the spread of violence and war, and war is contributing to global instability.

A serious and more urgent matter is the spread of violence and terror that will be made for export to Europe and beyond.

The formation of such paramilitary groups was stepped up across Indonesia late last year, ostensibly to stem the rapid spread of violence and rioting.

The authorities also ordered a partial mobilization of military forces throughout the country, indicating the government may fear the spread of violence to other regions.

"A lot of people are worried that this is a clear indication of the spreading of violence," Jones said.

The Kanyosha attack signals a spreading of violence in the capital, with the neighborhood — a stronghold for the rebel group FNL — coming under fire for the first time since the crisis began, according to Cara Jones, a Burundi expert and political science professor at Mary Baldwin College.

Organizers said they sought to explain to the authorities that the play was intended to spread awareness of violence against women and that it did not promote promiscuity or permissiveness.

According to research on the spread of domestic violence in the country (conducted by the NGO ESE in 2006), every second woman is a victim of psychological violence, every sixth is a victim of physical violence, and every tenth is a victim of sexual violence in their own home.

Another cause for concern was the spread of racial violence against the Roma (Gypsies).