Sentence examples for surge many from inspiring English sources

In last December's record storm surge many barriers were already perilously close to being over-topped.

The surge, many observers across the political spectrum declared, was working.

It was a scramble to deal with the surge; many grants had expired, emergency workers had gone home, and treatment centers were closed.

Most Americans want to get out as soon as possible, surge or no surge; many more wish they had never invaded the country in the first place.

And in contrast with the Kosovar surge, many of these applications seem to have come from the poorest levels of society, including the Roma minority.Slow processing by a clogged-up system creates opportunities as well as problems.

Second, the United States military has locked up almost 16,000 Iraqi men since the beginning of the surge, many more than it has released, reaching a total of nearly 26,000.

Retail spending surged, many new consumer products were introduced and the television industry took off.

But as enthusiasm surged, many firms also rushed to make investments for their clients and themselves through special-purpose funds and direct investments.

Until recently many analysts thought they did, but as defaults on mortgages have surged, many, including the ratings firms, have begun to question their previous assumptions.

Just when the cohort of elderly Americans is surging, many scientists fear that government budget cuts may hamper a broad array of research efforts on Alzheimer's and other diseases of aging — not to mention the eye-catching recent progress on reversing age-related decline in genetically altered mice.

The pope's visit has surged many familiar intra-Catholic questions to the fore, including the ordination of women, the marriage of homosexuals, the celibacy of priests, the ethics of abortion and contraception, Vatican financial reform and even the fading pedophilia scandal.