(1) It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.

(2) Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.

(3) Acid rain has a devastating effect on the forest.

(4) He received devastating injuries in the accident.

(5) It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.

(6) Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.

(7) The volcano erupted in 1980(), devastating a large area of Washington state.

(8) The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.

(9) The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer.

(10) The plague struck London again with devastating effect.

(11) A devastating attack was launched on the rebel stronghold.

(12) Long-term unemployment can be devastating.

(13) The village has been hit by a devastating drought.

(14) The effects of the artillery bombardment were devastating.

(15) This summer the region was struck by devastating floods.

(16) The drought has had devastating consequences/effects.

(17) An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.

(18) She looks devastating in that skirt.

(19) Psychologically, the defeat was devastating.

(20) We are deeply saddened by this devastating tragedy.

(21) After the devastating attack on its military bases, the country was determined not to be caught with its pants down a second time.

(22) It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.

(23) It will be a devastating blow for the town if the factory closes.

(24) She had a devastating beauty/charm/smile that few men could resist.

(25) "The Government is suppressing inflation by devastating the economy," he said.

(26) The war, and the corresponding fall in trade, have had a devastating effect on the country.

(27) When he saw the mountain torrents rushing down with a devastating force, he was consternated.

(28) If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have been devastating.

(29) Just when it seemed life was going well, she was blindsided by a devastating illness.

(30) Opponents of the measure say it's political grandstanding that could prove devastating to the economy.

(1) It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.

(2) Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.

(3) Acid rain has a devastating effect on the forest.

(4) He received devastating injuries in the accident.

(5) It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.

(6) The war, and the corresponding fall in trade, have had a devastating effect on the country.

(7) Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.

(8) The volcano erupted in 1980, devastating a large area of Washington state.

(9) The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.

(10) She looks devastating in that skirt.

(11) After the devastating attack on its military bases, the country was determined not to be caught with its pants down a second time.

(31) The oil spill has had devastating consequences for local wildlife.

(32) Her smile was devastating.

(33) He was in Nice when he heard the devastating news .

(34) In a devastating display of military muscle, soldiers seized the town yesterday.

(35) It is devastating for a parent to watch a child go through misery.

(36) He said the results were devastating.

(37) Sanctions have proved more devastating than the war itself.

(38) All had suffered devastating effects from the war.

(39) Forest struck a devastating first blow after 11 minutes.

(40) Felipe did that in a much more devastating way.

(41) Why the devastating effect of her imaginings?

(42) But the effects can still be devastating.

(43) For Marx,(http:///devastating.html) it was an increasingly devastating fact of capitalist life.

(44) In 1996, they were the big guns who stormed through Atlanta with more devastating firepower than Sherman's troops.

(45) Cantor was elated; a potentially devastating situation was about to be defused.

(46) I see now that the devastating crevasse begun then would become unbreachable.

(47) But when we faced its devastating impact on the lives of people we knew, we had no idea what to do.

(48) A sharp run-down in the business would be a devastating blow to the local economy.

(49) The barrage was the most devastating in a series of recent rocket attacks on Kabul by the Western-backed mujahedin.

(50) The major benefit would be in raising awareness of this potentially devastating condition.

(51) He believes any merger with Darlington could have a devastating effect on health provision for Bishop Auckland.

(52) Woolsey served on the Petaluma City Council when the flood project was authorized after the devastating floods of 1982-83.

(53) The Cyclopes, too, were gigantic, towering up like mighty mountain crags and devastating in their power.

(54) With a rule-based approach an incorrect decision can have a devastating effect on the remainder of the analysis.

(55) But fear of crime can have a devastating effect on people's lives, and particularly on women's lives.

(56) The death of Osvaldo was a devastating blow to all Danuese patriots.

(57) The heavy, cleaving blade was devastating with just one blow.

(58) What makes the failure devastating is that education is probably the most important factor in determining human development.

(59) For the first time Gould came up against the devastating effects of unlimited commercial exploitation.

(60) The present drop in overseas students on top of this is having a devastating effect on the school's finances.

(61) The speech was a devastating critique of Reagan's economic policy.

(62) We tend to focus on nuclear but chemical and biological weapons, while not as devastating, would be plenty bad.

(63) The illustration shows the devastating effect on the marble produced by structural movement and the ingress of acid rain.

(64) The potentially devastating impact of the decimation of many anti-poverty programs on recipients and on their children is explored.

(65) You, then, should neutralize the Rita yourself -- with the most devastating weapon in your arsenal: pity.

(66) This is so devastating that you almost expect something initially.

(67) Mr. Kinnock For 2.6 million of our fellow citizens the unemployment figures are not disappointing - they are absolutely devastating.sentencedict .com

(68) All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster. Barack Obama 

(69) Shaking a little at first but gradually warming to his theme, the sacked Chancellor dealt John Major a devastating blow.

(70) But what you might encounter now is a club that has suffered not a devastating loss, but a jarring comeuppance.

(71) The result is a devastating detonation that completely destroys the rocket.

(72) Nothing can be more devastating to a fighter than to be caught by his opponent midway between one stance and another.

(73) Then Meyer burst clear nine-and-a-half laps from home, dragging Tulu with her and cutting McColgan adrift in devastating fashion.

(74) We also know that impacts very much larger than a gigaton are possible, with devastating consequences.

(75) The devastating thing about him is that he has those darkly glowing brown eyes like yours.

(76) Bills of this size will have a devastating impact on families still struggling to fight their way out of the recession.

(77) All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster. Barack Obama 

(78) Men's fear of the uterus and menstruation may be problematic but more devastating by far are women's own negative attitudes.

(79) For that reason, modern nation-states are free to unleash devastating reprisals against their captive nations who attempt liberation.

(80) Another picture, a pen and pencil drawing, is a more devastating exposure still.

(81) The emotionally devastating effects of non-accidental injury, especially to children, has been receiving dramatic mass media coverage recently.

(82) He was ruthless, holding her so close that she could hardly breathe, and his kiss was devastating.

(83) Does he agree that that policy would have a devastating impact on people who live in the country areas of Teignbridge?

(84) Some of the means used by the military to explain mechanical procedures are devastating in their banal degradation.

(85) Thus the process of anchoring scientifically originated notions may not have such a devastating effect upon traditional beliefs.

(86) But homelessness has to be one of the most devastating experiences for a child.

(87) Its implementation, he says, could be devastating to the city.

(88) Take a mountain climber, a Grand Prix racing-driver or a person conquering a devastating handicap.

(89) Torture and other forms of trauma often result in devastating long-term psychological effects.

(90) Yet the environmental consequences of unchecked population growth will be devastating.

(91) They are heading off to bed early when conscience-stricken Jackie comes out with the devastating revelation.

(92) But a much smaller rise could be devastating for many coastal areas and islands.

(93) The effect was devastating, seriously weakening Mrs Thatcher's hold on the premiership and making a leadership contest virtually inevitable.

(94) The devastating air bombardment of the last four weeks is only the latest of a series of assaults by foreign armies.

(95) That would be a devastating blow to the long-term unemployed.

(96) The effects of the artillery bombardment and the air strikes had been devastating.

(97) That was a devastating blow from which the constituency is struggling to recover.

(98) Confessions made during this period are admissible and often devastating.

(99) But when she did apply the accelerator the results were simply devastating.

(100) Such a decline in forecasts of demand inevitably has a devastating impact on the need for new generating capacity.

(101) They are severe and have a devastating effect on his personality,(Sentencedict) his physical well-being and his mental state.

(102) But he says the payout can't begin to compensate him for the devastating effect the accident has had on his life.

(103) Meanwhile, Llandundo put on a brave face yesterday and struggled to get back to normal after last week's devastating floods.

(104) Her loss is a devastating blow to the standing of the monarchy.

(105) Spiritual disabilities are devastating, while physical disabilities are not.

(106) The oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans is the causal agent of potato late blight, one of the most devastating diseases of potato worldwide.

(107) In "The Intellectual Beast Is Dangerous", Brecht asserts: "A beast is something strong, terrible, devastating; the word emits a barbarous sound."

(108) Bats eat a midge called Culicoides, which carries bluetongue, a devastating livestock disease that is moving northwards in Europe as a result of climate change.

(109) Cities draw people away from subsistence farming, which is ecologically devastating, and they defuse the population bomb.

(110) Anxiety stems from fears of exposure to crude oil and clean-up chemicals as well as the devastating economic and environmental effects on the local community.

(111) Foot - and - mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and devastating disease that affects all species of cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, and sheep.

(112) But when an Ohio fertility clinic broke the news to her that an IVF treatment had been successful it came with the devastating revelation of the mix-up.

(113) Scientists at Cornell University recently borrowed a gene from a South American potato to make potatoes that resisted the late blight fungus, a devastating disease that caused the Irish potato famine.

(114) Wearing brigandine armour, and armed with a lance and sword, this unit is capable of devastating charges.

(115) It is the only recognized OTC treatment for improving the appearance of disfiguring and emotionally devastating pigmentary skin conditions.

(116) Jealousy can be devastating to a relationship—and it is well known that the genders experience the green-eyed monster in different ways.

(117) But Redknapp is well aware that his side could face another heavy defeat if they do not prevent Arsenal from playing their potentially devastating passing game.

(118) Some economists hold out hope the current oil-price surge won't be as devastating as some in the past.

(119) But in the early years of the century, the 3)boll weevil began 4)devastating the cotton farms in the south.

(120) Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a worldwide devastating disease of wheat, barley and other small grain cereals and caused primarily by Fusarium graminearum.

(121) In an industry in which visionaries are often sniffy about anyone else's ideas, the readiness to go elsewhere proved a devastating advantage.

(122) His three sons have a devastating metabolic disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy, or MLD.

(123) The effect of putting zeros on the end of a Babylonian number is therefore even more devastating than on our modern decimal notation.

(124) AFTER a ten-year drought, farmers along the Murrumbidgee River now face ruin from a devastating flood.

(125) No one, not even Dr. Lowry, has ever attempted to quantify Lincoln's full record as a pardoner, or to weigh it alongside his willingness to employ devastating weaponry.

(126) Right in the line of fire for Atlantic hurricanes, Galveston was slammed again 15 years after enduring the devastating 1900 hurricane.

(127) The finding comes from an analysis of the seismic record from the lead-up to a devastating earthquake that hit Turkey in 1999.

(127) try its best to collect and build good sentences.

(128) A devastating depression shook the country in the first half of the 1890s, forcing some 16,000 businesses to fail in 1893 alone.

(129) One explanation is that "our civilization gets knocked back to a pre-electronic state, " such as brought about by devastating solar activity.

(130) But while the iconic images might be of the polar ice caps melting, paediatrician Dr Tony Waterston warns there will also be a devastating human health cost unless we reduce our carbon footprint.

(131) At once a coming-of-age tale and a heart-rending love story, Wild Ginger explores the devastating experience of the Cultural Revolution, which defined Anchee Min"s youth."

(132) I was too slow to play football, and my devastating curve and drop at 12 didn't come with any more break at 16. My fastball couldn't crack a pane of glass.

(133) But in the early years of the century, the boll weevil began devastating the cotton farms in the south.

(134) Due to the devastating winds, heavy rainfall, billow and storm tide, typhoon is a major threat to ocean ships.

(135) The latest example: Arthur Laffer, he of the curve, warns that the Fed’s policies will cause devastating inflation.

(136) Over half of the assessed value of the township involved the cement company's property, so closing the plant would have had a devastating effect on the local government and school system.

(137) WHO is drawing attention to the devastating effects of violence and injuries and supporting country-level efforts to develop prevention approaches that focus on addressing root causes.

(138) This has helped raise the standard of living for workers in those nations by a nominal amount, but it has been absolutely devastating for the standard of living of America's middle class.

(139) Two of its most important side effects, major bleeding and hyperkalemia, may be devastating without immediate diagnosis and treatment.

(140) That explains why $100 oil "hurts, but doesn't have the devastating impact that it did" in prior decades, Gault said.

(141) "The jet stream remained locked in place for weeks, bringing an unprecedented two-month heat wave to Russia and contributing to devastating floods in Pakistan at the end of July, " it said.

(142) An arcane spell caster is unjustly accused of starting a devastating fire with a badly aimed (or miscast) spell.

(143) The servants of Eblis are devastating and occupying more and more ancient sanctuaries.

(144) Sixty-five years ago, 51 nations came together in the aftermath of one of history's most devastating wars to rededicate themselves to peace, justice, and progress.

(145) In devastating form this year, the 21-year-old Cuban from the music-loving province of Guantanamo snatched Liu's world record with a run of 12.87 seconds in June and looks in top form in Beijing.

(146) Trawlermen in pursuit of these and other groundfish like pollock and haddock drag steel weights and rollers as well as nets behind their boats, devastating huge areas of the sea floor as they go.

(147) Australia is struggling to cope with the consequences of a devastating drought. As the world warms up, other countries should pay heed.

(148) In the face of devastating insurgent fire, the ANA located directly behind Staff Sgt. Miller broke formation and bound away downhill and out of the kill zone, leaving Staff Sgt.

(149) Series of devastating elements have damaged the primary innovation mode, and a new one—the open innovation has come on the scene.

(150) Rising carbon dioxide levels acidify the ocean, which has a particularly devastating effect on organisms that have calcium carbonate shells, like Foraminifera.

(151) "It's a devastating disease that you can completely eliminate if you pick it up early " says Matthew Hirschfeld a pediatrician at Alaska Native Medical Center.

(152) New Zealand's prime minister has denied that a group of Israelis caught up in the devastating Christchurch earthquake in February had links to the Israeli secret service Mossad.

(153) He makes the painting charity bazar for disable and sick person's foundation for many times, the devastating floods of the Yangtze River in1998 to paint sale.

(154) "Africa is one part of the world where a biological attack with smallpox is likely to have a more devastating effect, " he said.

(155) Starting pitcher Andy Pettitte watched Hughes work from the dugout in the seventh inning and said the way Hughes' fastball was rising, it looked a little bit like Mariano Rivera's devastating cutter.

(156) It's a little higher and faster, but with odd, devastating pauses and saturnine shades of mockery.

(157) Compared to human mortality, spiritual deadness is much more devastating.

(158) This move is bound to jeopardise the flow of the Brahmaputra, the lifeline of the Assam valley, causing devastating floods during the rainy season.

(159) I was too slow to play football, and my devastating curve and drop at 12 didn't come with any more break at 16.

(160) Urging deep cuts in federal spending, GOP lawmakers are threatening to oppose an increase in the federal debt limit, inviting what Geithner warns would be a devastating default by the government.

(161) This highly reductionist view of history has been enormously influential, but in her classic The God of the Machine, Isabel Paterson asks a devastating question: what gives you the steam-mill?

(162) The rats, which are responsible for devastating the native pollinator populations, are attracted to the flowers for their nectar.

(163) It's just so devastating. When I moved here I didn't even think about getting flood insurance," said one person.

(164) The cutting beam is a short ranged but devastating ionisation beam usually employed for gouging out recalcitrant moonlets .

(165) When the charr invaded the human kingdom of Ascalon centuries ago( ), King Adelbern invoked the devastating Foefire to keep the enemy from the gates.

(166) A tornado is a strong air convection generated by the strong wind vortex, such as high-speed rotation of the funnel shape, devastating.

(167) The popular outrage generated by Upton Sinclair's devastating, fact-based novel about the meatpacking industry in Chicago, The Jungle, had helped to create the Food and Drug Administration in 1906.

(168) The intestinal disease known as coccidiosis caused by protozoan parasites of genus Eimeria is one of the most economically devastating diseases in the poultry industry world wide.