Sentence examples for able to cripple the from inspiring English sources
Some super-empowered cybervandal, probably working on a PC out of a basement somewhere, was able to cripple the world's biggest commercial Web sites.
In 1995 the government backed down because unions were able to cripple the country with public-transport strikes, and Alain Juppé, the prime minister, did not make a persuasive case for change.
Israel says it has significantly weakened Hezbollah's capabilities, but officials acknowledge that the fighting has been fierce and that their military will not be able to cripple the militant Shiite group completely.
The strikers were able to cripple Boeing, which is based in Seattle, because under federal law the company needed its engineers to certify new planes for delivery.
Nevertheless, GDL - like many other craft unions - has become a powerful voice, able to cripple Germany's rail network, despite not representing the vast majority.
They said the Sony attack may have been a practice run for North Korea's "cyberarmy" as part of its long-term goal of being able to cripple its rivals' telecommunications and energy grids.
