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 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

An estimated 30,000 people marched through Athens Thursday in a second wave of protests against civil service pay cuts and a freeze on pensions worth $6.5 billion.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

(Speaking) Conditions are not much better in France, where weather forecasters are predicting more arctic temperatures on Monday and a wave of snow to hit some parts of the country on Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2010.01.10

The visit by Secretary of State Clinton to Iraq comes on the heels of a wave of bloody suicide-bombings which threaten to destabilize the country, just weeks before U.S.troops are set to withdraw from major Iraqi cities.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Malashenko adds that shooting in Chechnya will not stop with the wave of a wand, or with a signature on a piece of paper, but Kadyrov will,nonetheless, try to show Moscow he can keep control of the republic with his own forces.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26