Sentence examples for time of spate from inspiring English sources

Generally, these dikes were built 5 to 8 miles (8 to 13 km) apart, parallel to the river's banks, to give the river plenty of room to flow in time of spate (flooding), but instead the load of silt slowly spread within the confines of the dikes, building up the riverbed through the centuries, until today it lies above the surrounding countryside.

At the same time, a spate of new reports on both the promises and perils of value-added analysis went mainstream.

At the time, a spate of aircraft hijackings in the United States and internationally had earned headlines.

The motive for the shooting is unclear, but it comes at a time of heightened tensions and a spate of attacks by Palestinians on Israelis since early October.

Ministers are concerned about the political impact of next month's guidance for magistrates from the Sentencing Guidelines Council at a time when a spate of killings involving knives has dominated the headlines and prompted Scotland Yard to disclose that knife crime has overtaken terrorism as its top operational priority.

For the first time in this spate of violence, Abbas explicitly condemned an attack on Palestinian soil.

The warning comes at a time when a spate of fresh attacks in recent months using child soldiers has emerged in sub-Saharan Africa.

The New York Times published a spate of op-ed pieces after the 2008 Pakistani terrorist attacks blaming India and Hindu nationalism.

The Local reported stricter exam rules had been introduced by the Italian university this year because of a spate of cheating in recent times.

And that against the backdrop of a spate of injuries and a squad widely regarded as one of England's weakest in recent times.

Congress's esteem is at an all-time low, despite the spate of ethics reforms that helped bring the Democrats back to power in 2006.