These policies caused widespread hardship as many state enterprises found themselves without orders or financing.

"A lot of professional associations have been documenting widespread hardship," she said.

This caused widespread hardship among Māori and the new migrants.

For example, whittling back government industry has cost more than 400,000 jobs since 1983, causing widespread social hardship.

Disruption of food supplies, hence widespread hardship and starvation far beyond the battlefield.

As we have heard, it has been claimed that there has been widespread hardship among students this summer.

Also, following the poor harvests, the plague and the great fire, there was a general recession of trade and widespread economic hardship.

In a country that has suffered a serious economic decline in recent years, this is causing immediate and widespread hardship.

Cuts as proposed would have devastated the sector and caused widespread socio-economic hardship.

Ineffective implementation of the survey by corrupt officials caused widespread hardship and resentment.