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They need to know about it, in the same way that there was a spate of Holocaust films to remind people that this must never happen again.

The team's recent slippage in the Bundesliga is due to a spate of injuries, which have put some of its best players out of action.

For now, a spate of rough weather in the southern Mediterranean seems to have slowed the rate of new arrivals.

Scientists believe that during the Cretaceous period, a spate of volcanic activity caused plant life to bloom on the surface of the oceans.

Share prices tumbled across the globe yesterday amid mounting fears over the financial health of banks and a spate of dividend cuts.

In the last 18 months, there have been a spate of highly publicized suicides at Hon Hai facilities.

Although the market is in its infancy, it has been the subject of a spate of deals this year.

Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops.

Thirty-eight countries have now signed up to the OECD's 1997 anti-corruption convention, leading to a spate of cross-border prosecutions.

A spate of Chinese films, plays and television shows have raised the question: What is love in an age of breakneck economic growth?

The announcement follows a spate of suicides at two Foxconn campuses in southern China and criticism of the company's labor practices .

There has been a spate of unsolved killings of gypsies, which has been widely blamed on rightwing vigilantes.

A spate of violence broke out after Mr Ortega's victory, in which at least four people were killed.

Bush has inspired a spate of Internet games where the players hurl footwear at moving targets of the U. S. president.

America has produced a spate of musical plays that have been phenomenally popular abroad as well as at home.

A spate of mysterious after-hours grenade attacks on banks and government buildings has stoked a sense of unease over what lies ahead.

The death toll from a spate of tornadoes that hit southern states at the end of April rose to at least 340.

There has been a spate of denials from the Indian foreign ministry, the border guards and even the Indian air force.

He will probably need all his charm as he tries to draw a line under the crisis at France Telecom that was unleashed by a spate of suicides.

The bracing findings were one explanation for a spate of new burger, pizza and barbecue places that popped up this year, the survey noted.

But with a spate of arrests of activists, lawyers and journalists in the past two years, China is moving in the opposite direction.

This follows not a strike but a spate of suicides at a massive Foxconn plant in Guangdong's Shenzhen city.

The company's comments come after a spate of employee suicides at its main manufacturing facilities here.

In 2004 a spate of violent incidents at schools prompted President Hu to call for better security measures.

Meanwhile, there was a spate of games in Miami this year where LeBron hurled up final second shots, only to fail miserably.

A spate of bombings in Baghdad and Mosul in Iraq left at least 100 civilians dead and hundreds more wounded.

This development is the latest in a spate of good news about solar power, a type of renewable energy.

There has been a spate of mass protests and disorder in recent weeks.

At least 100 Iraqis were killed in a spate of attacks in or near Baghdad.

But it has gained growing attention from the Chinese public thanks to a spate of high-profile cases and government crackdowns.

Nato-led forces in Afghanistan say they're preparing for a spate of attacks by the Taliban in the coming days.

A consequential peace plan proposed by Saudi Arabia was stifled in its embryonic stage by a spate of bloody events.

International online coverage: the last three days, a spate of German capital Berlin, burning truck.

While Foxconn's previous raises were seen as responses to a spate of suicides at its factories, some analysts hold other views.

A spate of bombings in Iraq killed at least 35 people, 27 of them in Diwaniya, south of Baghdad, the capital.

A spate of comments from officials also point to a more flexible currency going forward.

The Washington Post, too, experimented with a blog open to outsiders, and also shut it down after a spate of vandalism.

Chinese Internet stocks started falling even before investors started focusing on a spate of recent scandals at U. S. -listed Chinese firms.

A spate of attacks more frequent and reckless than before has seen the deployment of booby-trap and car bombs, as well as other devices.

But a spate of scientific studies has raised doubts about artificial sweeteners.

Following the discovery of the manuscript, a spate of mysterious deaths of microbiologists followed.

A spate of opinion polls show the Democrats well ahead of Aso's LDP among voters, though close to 30 percent are still undecided .

Foxconn, the manufacturer whose clients include Apple, Dell, and HP, is on the verge of pulling out of China after a spate of suicides.

Since then a spate of hangings around the edge of town has indicated that a gruesome succession battle is under way.

For Iraqis, a spate of bombings in recent weeks has kept up fears that the violence is not going away.

A spate of similar commentary during earnings season from these sectors, along with technology, would curb investor enthusiasm.

But a spate of strikes has hit the country's factories, and Chinese labour is getting dearer.

They have mostly focused on Egypt's popular Red Sea resorts, carrying out a spate of lethal bomb attacks on hotels between 2004 and 2006.

Following a spate of sexual harassment on Shanghai's sprawling underground, the metro management is asking women to cover up.

The immediate trigger was a spate of co-ordinated cyber-raids on Gmail accounts.

In recent days, the administration has conceived a spate of new approaches and initiatives.

They are also the latest in a spate of explosions, after a period of relative calm, as the nation prepares for elections early next year.

If a spate of new houses could guarantee growth, critics note, Spain and Ireland would be booming.

China has also been plagued by a spate of fatalities on major construction projects this year.

The total deadlock produced a spate of rumour.

In Jhabua, local news media recently reported a spate of child deaths linked to malnutrition in several villages.

In another big test of the economy's performance, a spate of corporate earnings begins next week.

India endured another year of frequent terrorist incidents, including a spate of bombings in one day in Jaipur.

A spate of unsolved bombings of government and military facilities has added to the tensions.

The purchase is widely regarded as being about Motorola's patents, which Google needs to defend itself from a spate of recent lawsuits.

Most were parcelled out in the 1920s, in a spate of land reform after Mexico's 1910-20 revolution.

Winches hoist in aggregates, allowing a spate of road repairs and housing construction.

But with 840 firm orders even after a spate of cancellations, the 787 is still the fastest-selling new airliner in history.

Since then, S& P, a unit of McGraw-Hill Cos. , has been embroiled in a spate of controversies.

The news follows a spate of more positive earnings news from Apple, Intel and IBM.

However, if we get a spate of weak data this could signal a move lower in rate expectations and spur weakness in sterling.

Money permitting, maybe a spate of joblessness would jolt me into taking more initiative.

Most big Chinese banks are flush with cash after a spate of restructurings and initial public offerings.

In Northern Ireland more than 100 Romanians, mostly Roma (gypsies), fled their homes in south Belfast after a spate of racist attacks.

Mr Summers is the most senior economic adviser to Barack Obama to resign among a spate of recent departures.

Since joining from Marseille in 2008, Nasri had struggled to make his mark after suffering a spate of unfortunate injuries.

Yet a spate of mass killings and injuries by knife or hammer-wielding assailants has continued.

A spate of accounting scandals at US-listed Chinese companies has also made investors wary.

The government has been taunted repeatedly over a spate of broken election promises on healthcare, education and housing.

A spate of mergers shows executives becoming more opportunistic.

There is also a spate of innovations targeted at middle classes less affluent than those of the developed world.

A spate of terrorist assaults in Russia, including a suicide-bombing on the Moscow metro, killed scores of people.

India's media meanwhile has reported a spate of "incursions" by Chinese troops.

India's media meanwhile reported a spate of "incursions" by Chinese troops.

A spate of teen suicides triggered by antigay bullying has spurred a kind of national soul searching: Is high school getting nastier?

The story was reinforced by a spate of anti-China stories circulating in the media.

A spate of new hotels and restaurants animates the island.

The worsening trade situation has led to a spate of factory closings and layoffs in China.

A spate of strikes has thrown a spanner into the workshop of the world.

The group has been blamed for a spate of killings in the past month.

The babies lost their parents in a spate of killings that cost the lives of 10 gorillas in 2007.

Even in the city, which is controlled by the government, a spate of Taliban killings this year has targeted local leaders.

Mobile Social Photo Apps: The end of 2010 witnessed a spate of mobile photo apps including Instagram, PicPlz and Path.

A spate of food scandals is blamed for many of the conversions.

After a spate of executions of innocent people in the late 1980s, pressure mounted to bring civilians back into the courtroom.

Suppliers to the three troubled Detroit-based carmakers sought to diversify after a spate of bankruptcies in 2005 and 2006.

The plant gained international attention last year due to a spate of suicides workers blamed on labor conditions.

The incident is the latest in a spate of scientific fraud cases in China.

A flurry of privatizations from Southeast Asia last year led to a spate of record-breaking IPOs in that region.

The article doesn't start off well, highlighting the link between a spate of violent attacks in China by allegedly mentally ill people.

He is particularly interested in the Chinglish he finds on a spate of signs, menus and the like in China.

She is very well disciplined about her weight, and if she has had a spate of rich meals, she will simply skip one.

In America such findings are taken seriously, largely because of a spate of killings by young people.

Public awareness and demand for safer food in Hong Kong has risen sharply in recent years , prompted by a spate of scares .

But a spate of scandals at Chinese companies listed in New York, Hong Kong and Toronto is increasingly unsettling investors.

A spate of other arrests last year suggests a wider clampdown.

When I returned to Oxford in the fall , following a spate of summer rioting in Eastern cities ,

A spate of attempted and successful suicides

Last year there was a spate of employees at the Shenzhen plant committing suicide;

A spate of recent events