Potato shortages caused at least one million deaths and a wave of Irish immigration to America.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

The incident set off a wave of fear and anger across the country.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

His death created a wave of public emotion throughout the country.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

Her whole being was overcome with a wave of happiness.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

The tariff has spurred a wave of anti-American Internet postings in China, with calls for Beijing to stop buying U.S.bonds.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

A wave of cold and snowy weather continues to grip Europe, grounding airplanes,trains and cars and causing dozens of deaths.

VOA: standard.2010.01.10

Supporters of the law say it will help fight a wave of crime blamed on illegal immigrants.

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

But there has been a wave of religious demonstrations since a parking lot opened on the Sabbath near an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood several months ago.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

The death of Habyarimana,a Hutu, set off a wave of violence against Rwanda's Tutsi minority.

VOA: standard.2009.04.10

The revelation triggered a wave of condemnation on the House floor, with Republicans j oining Democrats in calls to speed passage of new sanctions legislation.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

After a bullish start this year, a wave of pessimism appears to be taking root.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Mr.Erdogan accused Israel of "barbarian acts" during the 22-day Gaza incursion, which Israel launched in response to a wave of deadly rocket attacks from Palestinian territory.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Israel erected the wall to stop a wave of suicide bombers, but Bethlehem Mayor Victor Batarseh says the town of Jesus' birth has become a prison.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Losing that seat in the Senate has hurt their chances of passing sweeping health care reform and unleashed a wave of anxiety ahead of congressional elections this November.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28