Now there's a blight on the planet.

In 1845, Ireland was hit by a potato blight.

We are more than simply national symbols of urban blight.

And that Allah may prove those who believe , and may blight the disbelievers .

And that Allah may prove those who believe , and may blight the disbelievers .

That is an appalling situation and a blight on a key area of United Nations activity.

So when Kim Jong il passes from the scene, and political instability meets economic blight, the regime could fall apart.

I struck you with blight, mildew, and hail in all the work of your hands yet you didn't turn to me,' says Yahweh.

Lesser known than the Irish potato famine, the Icelandic potato famine was caused by the same blight that ravaged most of Europe during the 1840s.

The stigma surrounding the disease remains hard to dispel, and results in discriminatory attitudes and practices that continue to blight the lives of millions of people.

Despite vast sums of money spent aiding such states over the last 50 years, armed conflict and violence continue to blight the lives of millions of people around the world.

China must stop subsidizing fossil fuels, embrace the electric car, and tackle the thick clouds of urban pollution that are a blight to local residents and a stain on its international reputation.

Yahweh will strike you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew and they shall pursue you until you perish.

If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight, mildew, locust or caterpillar if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities whatever plague, whatever sickness there is

I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured yet you haven't returned to me, says Yahweh.

If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities whatever plague or whatever sickness there is

It would be both disingenuous and immoral to speak of racism today without referring to anti Semitism, an ever present blight on humanity that had recently gained renewed vigour it was a phenomenon that was not only disagreeable and offensive, but also extremely dangerous.

All of this highlights the need for creative solutions to disparities that unnecessarily and unfairly blight the lives of those who have the least, generate massive health care costs, and pose a barrier to increased labor force participation (impeding efforts in some countries to raise the retirement age).