Mr. Kelly said he did not know what has caused the sudden rash of suicides.

General Motors, which offered $700 million in securities, was at least partly responsible for the sudden rash of new deals yesterday, market participants said.

He adjusted the scene on the viewscreen, compensating for a sudden rash of interference.

Still, after a sudden rash of vandalism and robberies last month, several people in the community are suddenly skittish.

A year ago Cuba was in the news because of a sudden rash of boat and airplane hijackings.

This same essential difference is already evident in 1970, with the sudden rash of assaults on various sheriffs' fiefs.

There was a sudden rash of cancellations for his flight.

They were there to stamp down the drug trade believed to be behind a sudden rash of murders that has stunned this faded industrial city.

Major Delgado said he did not have a good explanation for the sudden rash of violence.

They lofted theories to explain the sudden rash of tragedy.