This resulted in destruction and a long period of instability.

By mid-1994 the numbers started to increase again in a period of political instability.

This was the period of great political upheaval and instability.

A period of political instability followed with three general elections being held throughout 1981 and 1982.

'These countries are going to go through a period of not only political but also economic instability for some time to come,' he says.

What preceded the return to democratic government in the 1980s was a long period of instability.

In the late 1980's, the team entered a period of instability.

What happened now has suddenly taken us back to that period of instability.

There was doubt about whether the election would end a period of political instability.

The economy is recovering now after a long period of instability.