Sentence examples for surge of prosecutions from inspiring English sources

A surge of prosecutions has followed in areas such as antitrust, pollution and medical claims.

The Army said the desertion rate was within historical norms, and that the surge in prosecutions, which are at the discretion of unit commanders, was not a surprise given the impact that absent soldiers can have during wartime.

In mid-January the Times's hard-working reporter of child abuse scandals, Andrew Norfolk, wrote of a "surge in criminal prosecutions" and named 130 private schools who have been or are now subject to similar allegations.

Women's rights activists fear that a suspected rise in miscarriages linked to the Zika epidemic could lead to a surge in criminal prosecutions of women for deliberate abortion or homicide under El Salvador's draconian abortion law.

Thousands of prosecutions were filed.

The number of prosecutions has soared.

Hundreds of prosecutions followed.

This rise in prosecutions is significant because a large number of prosecutions have resulted in criminal trial and conviction.

The number of prosecutions increased significantly (slope 9.21, R2 = 0.83, P < 0.001) over the study period.

The number of prosecutions also increased to a statistically significant extent.

Last year there was a 29% surge in HMRC prosecutions, and this year revenue officials are aiming for 1,165 prosecutions for 2014-2015.