'14th April 1833: Appointed for a day public thanksgiving on the cessation of that dreadful scourge - the Cholera Morbus.

But in their ignorance and seclusion there was at least safety, and they were free from that dreadful scourge--"the malicious strife of tongues."

Some people," he said, "are not satisfied with wrestling with the almost insoluble problem of world security against the dreadful scourge of war.

In what will surely rank as one of the century's great medical triumphs, a dreadful scourge is coming under control.

"Free our people from this dreadful scourge, Your Majesty," Rolan answered, his eyes shadowed with sorrow, "and that will be payment enough."

Apart from people like Leitonen and Pablo, how many of us have been willing to deal with this dreadful scourge?

We must tackle a dreadful scourge, the sexual exploitation of children.

I think that we should step up our efforts to address this dreadful scourge, Commissioner.

I am not talking here about the common cold, but about such conditions as cancer, Parkinson's disease, AIDS, and other dreadful scourges.

The dreadful scourge of the rebellion would allow him to wield the kind of powers that even the maddest Emperor had not dreamed of.