Sentence examples for were common over from inspiring English sources

Downed trees and power lines were common over much of the northern Yucatán Peninsula, and 75% of barns and warehouses were either severely damage or destroyed.

The men escaped without serious injuries, and thereafter small explosions and fires were common over the two months it took to prepare the ship, though no one was injured.

We observed that changes in pain location were common over the two-year period (Table  4).

Scams involving art valuations have been common over the years, experts say.

Measurable snowfalls are common over the long winter season from November to April.

They also are common over the Greenland Ice Cap and in the sheltered mountain valleys of the Yukon and Yakutia.

The fine print on the cellphone contract may be worth examining, because the wireless carriers want to prohibit some Internet use that is common over traditional wired connections.

Elephants are common over much of the river's course, particularly in areas such as the Sesheke Plain and near the Luangwa confluence.

"There's not animosity, but there is concern that justice will prevail [because] it's been common over the last 50 years for people who have murdered African Americans to have gotten off," he said.

Such spasms are common: over the whole of his dataset, Mr Jacks finds 140 booms and 135 busts (a gap explained by several ongoing booms, in the likes of corn, copper and gold).

Widespread lateritisation is common over the crystalline.