Before prohibition went into effect, Wadsworth predicted that there would be widespread violations and contempt for the law.

But in 1998, the State Health Department found widespread violations.

The charges stem from widespread violations at the firm's Dallas branch in the 1980's and early 1990's.

But he added that the statistics by themselves did not prove widespread violations by American subsidiaries of foreign companies.

It is the first Congressional bill to deal with the most widespread existing violation of human rights in the world.

International election observers, however, noted no widespread violations like those that marred the first and second rounds of the elections.

Mr. Benson said members of his organization have described widespread violations.

Indeed senior military and Government officials have been openly skeptical about the claims of widespread violations of human rights.

Violence against women represents the most serious and most widespread violation of human rights in Europe.

It represents the most widespread violation of human rights worldwide.