Sentence examples for calamitous events from inspiring English sources

But not all bosses are in hot water for their handling of calamitous events.

In short, there was much ado, as there often is in response to disturbing news reports or calamitous events.

Whisked across the border to a life of hard labor and solitude in Saskatchewan, Dell struggled to remake himself and now looks back at those calamitous events.

That was for safety, he said, comparing it to the way the police set up a perimeter for the press around crime scenes and calamitous events.

Sharp-featured and wiry, talking in bursts, he discussed the festival premiere of his film on Sept. 12, the night after the calamitous events in the United States.

In the autumn came the series of calamitous events in the financial world that began with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

The repercussions of this calamitous event in Marina's life have never ended.

For a work about a life-altering calamitous event, "Humpty Dumpty" is uneventful.

Usually, after a calamitous event or a political embarrassment, it is the White House that seeks a commission to investigate.

Television can now bring instant, extensive and repetitive focus to any calamitous event; the police have learned to use the attention to their own advantage.

So far, our international system has failed to respond adequately to the current spate of crises – let alone a potentially more calamitous event.