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- 01. Corruption is [widespread] in the government of many countries.02. AIDS is now [widespread] in the world.03. Reports of atrocities are now [widespread] in the former British colony.04. Support for the Opposition party has become [widespread] as a result of recent government scandals.05. Reports suggest damage is [widespread] as a result of the flood.06. Mickey Mouse gained [widespread] popularity soon after he appeared in a short cartoon entitled "Steamboat Willy".07. Drug abuse is a [widespread] problem in North America.08. Cyril Northcote Parkinson once said that the chief product of an automated society is a [widespread] and deepening sense of boredom.09. In 1739, nearly 500,000 people died in Ireland due to the [widespread] crop failure of potatoes.10. There have been [widespread] calls for the governor to resign as a result of this latest scandal.11. Monaco's fame as a popular tourist destination is [widespread].12. According to the U.S. Public Health Service, nicotine addiction is the most [widespread] example of drug dependence in that country.13. There has been a [widespread] migration of people to the urban centers of Iraq over the past 50 years.14. Violent demonstrations and murders were [widespread] in South Africa as it moved toward democratic elections in 1994.15. Spanish accounts from the 1500s described the [widespread] use of liquid chocolate among the Maya, who consumed it with most meals.16. Military rule is [widespread] in countries in which the army is frequently called upon to restore order.17. Concern for French-language protection and promotion is [widespread] in the province of Quebec.18. Since 1993, some 200,000 people have been killed in Burundi due to [widespread] ethnic violence.19. The [widespread] Asian economic difficulties in 1998 hit the trade-dependent economy of Hong Kong quite hard, with GDP down 5%.20. Medical experts warn that the only effective method of controlling [widespread] HIV transmission is to prevent risk-taking behavior.21. The drum came into [widespread] use in Europe around the twelfth century, chiefly to keep time for singing and dancing.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.