In 1900, North China was rife with rumours of spirit possession and superhuman powers exercised by a mysterious group of peasant rebels known as' Boxers'.
The researchers found a causal linkage with a decline in average human height by nearly an inch during this period, and the century was rife with disease and conflict.
Alchemical theory was rife with botanical analogies of ripening, growth and seeding.
With luck, then new chip will inject some much-needed truthfulness into a market now rife with lies. Regulators will be better able to prosecute unscrupulous fishermen.
In the land of voodoo and witchcraft, legends and legendary disasters, it's no wonder New Orleans -and the state of Louisiana, for that matter -is rife with ghost tales.
And you can understand their terror, because the publishing industry is in big financial trouble, rife with layoffs and restructurings.
True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think.
Worse, Miller and Mackey described a prison rife with awkward tension, lovers' quarrels, and public displays of affection.
And it is rife with contradictions.
Once the glaciers shrink, Asia's big rivers will run low or dry for part of the year and desperate battles over water are certain to ensue in a region already rife with conflict.
The country is rife with social problems like alcoholism, unemployment and domestic violence.
Ancient Japanese legends are rife with examples of formless yokai like Uwan, which consist of nothing but sound, light or other natural phenomena.
It's hard to know where turtles fit into the ecosystem of a place like New York City, rife with pollution and a melange of invasive species.
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