1.   Actually, Wilson had suffered a series of strokes, starting at age thirty-nine when he was a history professor at Princeton.

2.   In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.

3.   She retired from the sport after suffering a series of humiliating defeats.

4.   The local billboard industry has suffered a series of legal defeats over the past several years.

5.   The peace talks have suffered a series of setbacks.

6.   The government suffered a series of political humiliations.

7.   The Kaifu government had recently suffered a series of political humiliations, culminating in a major financial scandal and the forced retraction of numerous political reform proposals.

8.   And Pac Bell has suffered a series of high-profile DSL glitches in the past two years, ranging from installation delays to e-mail backups.

9.   And worst of all, his talented young quarterback, Jake Plummer, has suffered a series of injuries since preseason and will not be available this weekend.

10.   As you may be aware, we have suffered a series of minor setbacks in recent days.