Daily attacks on occupation forces and widespread lawlessness have forced Washington to retain 148,000 troops in Iraq, with perhaps more on the way.

Mr. Fox has acknowledged that he cannot credibly campaign for a safer northern border unless Mexico addresses the widespread lawlessness in the south.

The expansion of missionary activities halted when the Warlord period brought widespread lawlessness to China, making missionary work more risky.

Both men have been waging an undeclared war against Chechnya's elected President, Aslan Maskhadov, whose control of his breakaway region has been enfeebled by widespread lawlessness.

Rochester escaped direct military action, but the widespread lawlessness and settling of local scores left its mark.

In that time, the time of small city states, there was widespread lawlessness and criminality just as there is today.

The Warlord period brought widespread lawlessness to China and missionary work was often dangerous or deadly.

When Jeff gets to Dawson, he finds widespread (though relatively peaceful) lawlessness, and ignores it as none of his business.

However, low-level guerrilla warfare continued for the remainder of the decade and was accompanied by widespread lawlessness.

During his time in Wales, Rowland Lee came to be known as the 'hanging bishop' for the harsh measures taken in an attempt to curb widespread lawlessness.