The long run damage could be devastating.

The forces of nature can be benign, but at the same time destructive, unforgiving and unpredictable.

The effects of HIV AIDS can be devastating to women, who are the most vulnerable group in the poorest countries.

The results would be devastating.

Now it has acknowledged the reality that financial globalization can be disruptive inducing financial crises and economically adverse currency movements.

Mindful of the fact that the consequences of illicit trafficking in ammunition can be just as devastating as the consequences of illicit trafficking in weapons,

That may sound obscure to a non economist, but it was a devastating indictment.

For all these reasons, the global crisis will not be devastating in the same way as the Great Depression was.

Second, we must encourage a true regional dialogue that prevents Afghanistan from becoming a battleground for devastating proxy wars.

The sheer volume of the data being dumped on the Internet makes it impossible for thorough analysis or, indeed, for thorough examination of potentially damaging information.

The church is now pulverized.

The outgrowths of humanitarian crises usually have potentially disastrous consequences for peace and security.

The consequences are devastating.

Choosing the latter option would have devastating consequences.

Noting also that the Caribbean region is the second most hazard prone region in the world and is frequently exposed to devastating hazards including earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions,

Indeed, critics of the government believe that its incendiary rhetoric might lead to a devastating war.

Protectionist trade measures, perhaps in the form of a stiff US tariff on Chinese imports, would be profoundly self destructive, even absent the inevitable retaliatory measures.

So it is with economic governance anarchy would be devastating.

This study will not tire of repeating and re echoing that corruption has devastating effects on nation building.

A Nigerian blockade brought on devastating famine in Biafra during the conflict.

And yet, marine debris has disastrous consequences for the environment, the economy, security and health.

And all this had a very destructive and sad effect on our Belarus.

Families have been struck by devastating grief, losing loved ones, homes and livelihoods.

Thus, the sheer magnitude of the task of reviving these economies is not overwhelming. But the political consequences of failure to deliver a message of genuine European solidarity will be.

The nature of most post cold war conflicts which more often than not are based on ethnic, cultural or religious confrontation means, even if those conflicts are subsequently internationalized, that they can have a devastating effect on the societies concerned.

But, whereas true investigative journalism depends on quality, WikiLeaks distinguishes itself by quantity. The sheer volume of the data being dumped on the Internet makes it impossible for thorough analysis or, indeed, for thorough examination of potentially damaging information.

The problem is that a reduction in those extremes to which we are already well adapted provides only modest benefits, whereas the new extremes to which we are not adapted can be devastating, as recent events in Pakistan show.

Indeed, mental illnesses are also very damaging to people's lives, but beyond just the burden of disease, let us consider the absolute numbers.

In fact, such an agreement is essential in order to reduce the chances of another devastating global financial crisis.

Protectionist trade measures, perhaps in the form of a stiff US tariff on Chinese imports, would be profoundly self destructive, even absent the inevitable retaliatory measures. But make no mistake the ground for populist economics is becoming more fertile by the day.

Sejak tahun 1970, ilmuwan sudah mengetahui bahwa aktivitas manusia tidak hanya menjadi pemicu utama perubahan lingkungan hidup di bumi, tetapi juga mendorong planet melebihi batas kemampuan alaminya. Jika kita tidak membuat perubahan besar secara cepat, dampaknya akan sangat buruk.

Such brazen corruption would be laughable if its effects were not so debilitating to the country.

Ravaged throughout its history by a multitude of devastating wars, Belarus has always been a staunch advocate of peace and a worker for peace.

The Peacebuilding Commission must become the means of renewing nations, where war and the collapse of proper systems of government have left them ravaged and their people desolate.

The resulting unusual economic environment of falling prices and wages can also have a damaging psychological impact on households and businesses. With deflation, we are heading into unknown territory.

Chinese naval ships have already trained their weapons on a Japanese destroyer and a Japanese naval helicopter.

Bangladesh would be particularly vulnerable to the devastating effects of a major oil spill.

Not long ago, the IMF pushed hard for countries rich or poor to open up to foreign finance. Now it has acknowledged the reality that financial globalization can be disruptive inducing financial crises and economically adverse currency movements.

Although the Soviet Union restricted and censored Western films, those that made it through had devastating political effects.

They could be communist, they could be liberal, they could be fascist or Islamic.

Unfortunately both encountered a typhoon on leaving the Philippines and were wrecked on the coast of Japan.

In 1283, Burchard of Mount Sion described a destroyed castle on the site that had belonged to the Teutonic Order.

Thus, the sheer magnitude of the task of reviving these economies is not overwhelming. But the political consequences of failure to deliver a message of genuine European solidarity will be.

We have a very small amount of bandwidth for processing auditory input, which is why noise like this is extremely damaging for productivity.

It undermines economic growth. It is a crime that produces particularly damaging consequences in the developing world.