But there are few more devastating statements about what gnaws at modern Chinese than the state-run newspaper's two columns of numbers.
"This legislation's modification of environmental laws not only sets a troubling precedent, but also pressures federal and state agencies to increase diversions from an increasingly damaged ecosystem that is close to a devastating collapse," the statement read.
"This has been a devastating blow to Aveos," the statement said.
"We have witnessed an unprecedented number of significant events in an extraordinarily short period of time, including natural disasters and a sharp spike in fuel prices," the carrier's chief executive John Borghetti, said in a statement, referring to a devastating quake that struck the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, last month, and to massive floods that hit Australia earlier this year.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a statement calling the loss "a devastating one" for the city's arts and cultural community.
"The death of Trayvon Martin was a devastating tragedy," said US attorney general Eric Holder in a statement.
The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, issued a statement saying Ephron's death was "a devastating one" for the city's arts and cultural community.
"Hardworking women and families would return to the days when having a child or facing a devastating diagnosis could mean bankruptcy," ACOG warned in a statement. .
In a statement Davies's family said: "It is a devastating loss to his family, friends and the people who loved and worked with him.
