There had been occasional outbreaks of violence when the strikers came in contact with yard officials.

Orringer has accomplished much in this novel, despite occasional outbreaks of purple prose.

The country suffered occasional outbreaks of acute diseases (such as plague in 1994).

And the crime rate has risen considerably, with occasional outbreaks of violence, including several shootings in the last few years.

There were still occasional outbreaks of the monsters on earth, each luridly detailed in the news.

There are occasional outbreaks of anthrax amongst wild animals.

By the late 1140s the active phase of the civil war was over, barring the occasional outbreak of fighting.

When, down the centuries, an occasional outbreak was reported in a rural area, usually among school-age children, antibiotics were administered, and no one died.

Even now, at twenty-three, he was plagued by occasional outbreaks of pimples.