Meanwhile, drought alone was having a devastating impact on an additional nine regions.

The depression had devastating effects in virtually every country, rich or poor.

Children The Darwins had ten children two died in infancy, and Annie's death at the age of ten had a devastating effect on her parents.

The degradation of more than a billion hectares of land has had a devastating impact on development in many parts of the world.

As witnessed the world over, a natural disaster such as a cyclone, made worse by the effects of climate change, can have a devastating effect on economies and lives.

Destruction, abandonment of education and health systems, dispersal of families, break up of traditional solidarity networks and psychological trauma had had a devastating effect on social and human capital.

Mr. Ndimeni (South Africa) said that natural disasters often had a devastating effect on communities and required massive intervention to assist the population.

There also was a call for targeted, rather than blanket sanctions, and for fair and transparent procedures for applying and lifting sanctions, with clear recognition of their devastating impact on the lives of civilians.

Even deflated balloons are better than a devastated planet.

Lebanon has repeatedly served as a battleground for the parties to the Arab Israeli conflict, with devastating impact on its national unity and independence, as demonstrated by its tragic civil war (1975 1990) and by various military campaigns on its soil.

Recognizing also the devastating impact of conflicts fuelled by the trade in conflict diamonds on the peace, safety and security of people in affected countries, and the systematic and gross human rights violations that have been perpetrated in such conflicts,

Natural disasters have also had a destructive impact of exceptional scale.

Recognizing also the devastating impact of conflicts fuelled by the trade in conflict diamonds on the peace, safety and security of people in affected countries, and the systematic and gross human rights violations that have been perpetrated in such conflicts,

Expressing its grave concern and sympathy over the human casualties caused by the worst natural disasters and their devastating impact on the socio economic situation in the Economic Cooperation Organization region, which is prone to disasters such as earthquakes, floods and drought,

Recognizing also the devastating impact of conflicts fuelled by the trade in conflict diamonds on the peace, safety and security of people in affected countries, and the systematic and gross human rights violations that have been perpetrated in such conflicts,

Recognizing also the devastating impact of conflicts fuelled by the trade in conflict diamonds on the peace, safety and security of people in affected countries, and the systematic and gross human rights violations that have been perpetrated in such conflicts,

The Limits to Growth warned humanity in 1972 that devastating collapse was just around the corner.

And, while muddling through is a characteristic response of complex political systems, it is deeply destructive.

We live in a world where the prospect of devastating climate change confronts us all.

January 14, 1907 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.

The attack has had a noticeable effect on Gaza's economy, with hardly any civilian infrastructure left untouched over 18,000 homes destroyed, as well as over 100 schools, 50 health care centers and 17 hospitals damaged or 20 destroyed.

Obama cannot be faulted for trying.

For a country whose global leadership depends as much on its soft power as on its military might, that is dynamite.

I visited the site of a demolished house in the Al Zaytoun area of Gaza city and spoke to members of the Ashour family.

In that position, he played a prominent role in the reconstruction of Detroit following a devastating fire in 1805.

The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970.

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He disappeared without a trace.

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Failure to act quickly and globally will leave our children and grandchildren struggling to adapt to rapidly rising seas and devastating weather.

The alternative is either a sovereign debt crisis, followed by a destructive spike in borrowing costs, or a growing burden for subsequent generations of taxpayers.

More moderate critics say that protests will happen during the Cup, and wonder if they will have the same effect on the popularity of President Dilma as before, making way for the right wing parties.

After a devastating fire in 1810, Raahe was rebuilt adhering to new design principles which minimized the risk of fire and enlarged some civic spaces.

So, that has always influenced me.

Yes, in many different ways.

Cheating has a negative impact on me.

He disappeared without a trace.

The trace of a nilpotent matrix is zero.

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Impact of disasters on development

The Israeli government and Palestinian political leaders are locked in a ruinous struggle, which merely aids extremists on both sides.

Don't touch me with your soapy hands.

There was no sign of life.