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He had a very widespread reputation during his lifetime and his knowledge, more varied than profound, caused him to be called Doctor Universalis.
This marriage caused widespread disapproval.
1947 proved to be a particularly difficult year for the government ; an exceptionally cold winter that year caused coal mines to freeze and cease production, creating widespread power cuts and food shortages.
The Kirtland era ended in 1838, after a financial scandal rocked the church and caused widespread defections.
Hurricane Mitch hit El Salvador in late October 1998, generating extreme rainfall of which caused widespread flooding and landslides.
In addition, wild rumours and paranoia caused widespread unrest and civil disturbances that contributed to the collapse of law and order.
A mutiny of military factions in October 2004 resulted in the death of General Seabra and others, and caused widespread unrest.
Intermittent fighting between Senegalese-backed government troops and a military junta destroyed much of the country's infrastructure and caused widespread damage to the economy in 1998 ; the civil war led to a 28 % drop in GDP that year, with partial recovery in 1999.
In Christendom there also began to develop a widespread fear of witchcraft, which was believed to be Satanic in nature, and the subsequent hysteria, known as the Witch Hunt caused the death of around 40, 000 people, most of whom were women.
This misreporting of the roots of the massacre caused a widespread public backlash against the North American goth scene.
This government collapsed in 1997 in the wake of the additional collapse of pyramid schemes and widespread corruption, which caused anarchy and rebellion throughout the country, backed up by former communists and Sigurimi former members.
British tactics quickly caused widespread American anger.
The Kirtland era ended in 1838, after the failure of a church-sponsored bank caused widespread defections, and Smith regrouped with the remaining church in Far West, Missouri.
In 2008, extreme waves and high tides caused widespread flooding in the capital city of Majuro and other urban centres, located at above sea level.
In early 2000 a cyclone caused widespread flooding in the country, killing hundreds and devastating the already precarious infrastructure.
This could have in part caused the widespread extinctions of marine species at the end of the period by severely reducing shallow coastal areas preferred by many marine organisms.
However, due to the lower population density and better hygiene ( widespread practicing of banya, the wet steam bath ), the population loss caused by plagues was not so severe as in the Western Europe, and the pre-Plague populations were reached in Russia as early as 1500.
The first period of rainy weather in mid-March caused localized flooding, but just two weeks later, more rain caused more widespread flooding in many towns, especially south of Providence.
The concentration of factories in urban areas, the rapid growth of motorized traffic, and the widespread use of coal for heating during the severe winter months caused dangerous levels of air and water pollution, issues that still persist today even after years of environmentally friendly policies.
The postwar period saw an economic slump, and poor harvests and inflation caused widespread social unrest.
Recent rapid increases in the technologies of war, and therefore in its destructiveness ( see Mutual assured destruction ), have caused widespread public concern, and have in all probability forestalled, and may hopefully altogether prevent the outbreak of a nuclear World War III.
The bomb, placed in a van on Corporation Street in the city centre, targeted the city's infrastructure and economy and caused widespread damage, estimated by insurers at £ 700 million (£ 1 billion as of 2011 ).
These developments were made possible by the large-scale exploitation of fossil fuel resources ( especially petroleum ), which offered large amounts of energy in an easily portable form, but also caused widespread concerns about pollution and long-term impact on the environment.

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The lack of awareness of the system, the lack of understanding of the hardware, and fears about the digital signature lockout initially caused concerns.
However, evidence came to light about safety concerns with the new drug which caused some insurers to stop funding it even though marketing approval was not withdrawn.
During the reigns of Umar ( 634-44 CE ) and Uthman ibn Affan ( 644 – 56 ) concerns of flooding caused the caliphs to bring in Christian engineers to build barrages in the low-lying quarters and construct dykes and embankments to protect the area round the Kaaba.
India and Nepal restored trade relations in 1990, after a break caused by India's security concerns over Nepal's relations with the PRC.
This caused liability concerns and increased insurance costs to skatepark owners, and the development ( first by Norcon, then more successfully by Rector ) of improved knee pads that had a hard sliding cap and strong strapping proved to be too-little-too-late.
Several factors, such as the date, time, aircraft size, airline, eyewitness accounts, and location in New York, raised concerns that the crash was caused by another terrorist attack.
Attempts were made in 1871 to eradicate the vegetation, because of concerns over the damage that was being caused to the masonry, but much of it has returned.
The writing out of the character of Nigel caused much controversy among Archers ' listeners, with a large number of complaints variously expressing dismay at the death of a popular character, concerns over the manner of the dismissal of the actor, belief that the promise to ' shake Ambridge to the core ' had been over-hyped, criticism of the credibility of the script and acting for the anniversary episode, and a perceived unwillingness of the editorial team to engage with these listener complaints.
However several days of poor weather and Montgomery's concerns over increasing levels of German resistance caused him to postpone the operation and then cancel it on 10 September.
British concerns over political stability in India and criticism by Indian nationalists that the program was a form of human bondage caused the British government to outlaw indentured labor in 1917.
With the outbreak of war in 1939, security concerns caused the re-enactment of the march to be suspended.
However, the same chemicals have been removed from laundry detergents in many countries as a result of concerns raised about the increase in algal blooms in waterways caused by increasing phosphate levels ( see eutrophication ).
However, a string of incidents over the past several years have increased concerns that militant groups can strike Syrian targets and have caused the authorities to strengthen their efforts to prevent attacks.
Financial concerns at HP also caused their interest to wane.
This phenomenon is caused by constraints on the input that could be inherent to the system ( e. g. due to saturating actuator ) or imposed on the system for other reasons ( e. g. due to safety-related concerns ).
Opponents are concerned about air, water, and noise pollution ; environmental degradation of nearby food crops such as soy beans, corn, and alfalfa ; negative effects on the ethanol fuel market and competition with local ethanol producing farmers ; displacement of some local residents and population resettling ; potential industrial disasters including explosions, leaks, and spills, reminiscent of the recent explosion at a similar-capacity Texas City Oil Refinery that caused the deaths of 15 workers and injured over 100 ; contamination potential threats of terrorism ; and concerns of the sheer size of the facility, which will be over twice the area of Elk Point itself.
The wider question is whether or not changes on the sea floor caused by the portion of sludge that settles are severe enough to justify the added operational cost and human health concerns of applying sludge to land.
The new paper continued in this vein until January 1996 when reader pressure for a shorter title caused the name of the paper to revert to The Daily Telegraph, despite staff concerns that former Mirror readers would now feel disenfranchised.
Rider safety concerns of the high center of gravity coupled with the method of rider restraints caused it to be re-themed Wacky Soap Box Racers with vehicles now attached in four car trains, each car seated two riders, strapped in low ( nearly straddling the track ), surrounded by the close fitting car sides, and the dips and bumps of the track were straightened flat in 1980.
However, delays and portability concerns caused the OSF staff to shelve the original plan.
The arsenal caused massive local protests, and the municipal council made a declaration where it supported the concerns raised about the danger of an explosion.
Following World War II, cost concerns later caused the C-ration to be standardized for field issue regardless of environmental suitability or weight limitations.
Animal protection advocates have raised concerns about the suffering of fish caused by angling.

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