With a sharp surge of fear Rebecca found herself alone with God's prophet.

His mouth tightened, and he got off the bed with a sharp surge.

The attacks came as monitoring groups and Western diplomats noted a sharp surge in human rights violations and repression.

The polarization has been accompanied by a sharp surge in fear.

He feels a sharp surge of relief.

Rumors of a coup in Iraq caused a brief but sharp surge in bond prices late in the day.

But Mr. Bush's sharp surge in the overseas ballots may eliminate that possibility.

Meanwhile, there has been a sharp surge in combat.

Since 2003 there is a sharp surge of Chechen asylum-seekers arriving abroad, at a time when major combat operations had largely ceased.

He nodded and felt a sharp surge of empathy for her.