1.   They faced wave after wave of fresh troops.

2.   Dutch clothing retailers face a wave of bankruptcies as economic growth fails to spur shoppers to spend more.

3.   ETrade and other online brokers faced a wave of customer complaints about trading delays and problems accessing accounts after the market volatility in late October.

4.   Facing a wave of criticism from OSCE members, Yeltsin lashed out.

5.   Having dodged a variety of legal and ethical questions in the election campaign, the Clinton White House faces wave after wave of inquiry next year.

6.   Korea is facing a wave of bankruptcies unless its banks can reorganize their debts and borrow more money.

7.   Migration from the homeland dried up before the First World War, leaving the Welsh-speakers to face a wave of Argentine newcomers from other and larger lands.

8.   Schroeder is facing a wave of criticism for having reacted slowly to the crisis.

9.   The editor famed for her cadre of doting assistants, facing a wave of desertions by top editors?

10.   The Police Department is facing a wave of retirements and recruitment problems.