"wave of turmoil" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a sudden and intense period of confusion or upheaval. Example: The country was experiencing a wave of turmoil, with political protests erupting in major cities and the stock market plummeting.
While that wave of turmoil has subsided, farmers said suspicion and uncertainty remain.
Increasing the fund's resources will ensure that it can respond quickly to another wave of turmoil in Europe or elsewhere that would inevitably hurt the American economy.
BLOOMBERG | REUTERS Brevann Howard Triumphs Amid the Turmoil | Brevan Howard has so far succeeded in riding the wave of turmoil rolling through global markets, as the British-based hedge fund posted gains of nearly $1.5 billion over the past three weeks.
But what marks the current wave of turmoil out from earlier eras is the fact that the knifings and attacks on police are mostly being carried out by teenagers, female as well as male, without political ties or apparent coordination from above.
And he has watched the collective mood of the city's crowds rise and crash in parallel with Turkey's recent waves of turmoil.
Polls reflect Mr. Kelly's continuing popularity, ratings that are the envy of politicians, even as he endured waves of turmoil last year over corruption scandals, the department's street-stop and surveillance methods, and a level of budget-cutting that has shrunk the force to 35,000 officers from more than 40,000 in 2000.
A second wave of financial turmoil last autumn hit his empire particularly hard because of close business dealings with Lehman Brothers and Iceland's largest bank, Kaupthing, both of which collapsed.
In the summer, just before a second wave of banking turmoil that rocked the markets, Darling gave an explosive interview to the Guardian saying that Britain faced "the worst economic times in 60 years".
The report cites the wave of political turmoil and change in the Middle East and North Africa as creating humanitarian needs in the region especially in countries such as Yemen which is already affected by a long standing emergency crisis.
SINCE the end of August Germany has been roiled by waves of political turmoil over integration, multiculturalism and the role of the "Leitkultur," or guiding national culture.
Built around plaintive piano and those big crashing drums, the production is sparse, allowing lyrics such as "Lonely I, I'm so alone now" to hang suspended, before the chorus crashes in like a big wave of unending emotional turmoil.
