Sentence examples for can be calamitous from inspiring English sources

The consequences can be calamitous.

In poor countries, the consequences can be calamitous.

The slums are prone to fires that can be calamitous.

Inventory writedowns can be calamitous for both the vendor and the manufacturer, unless they can afford the lost revenues as prices are slashed and orders cut back.

History also tells us that separating science from an environment of free inquiry can be calamitous for lives particularly where the life sciences are involved.

"Fathers start as gods and end as myths and in between whatever form they take can be calamitous for their sons".

Perhaps Old Holborn does sometimes set out with a genuine political purpose; it's true that worrying too much about offending other people can eventually be calamitous in a free society.

Poverty combined with growth can be equally calamitous.

The impact of this on theatre, one of the few industries in which we can claim to be world leaders in the 21 century, could be calamitous.

But there are indications that the consequences could be calamitous.

"We cannot allow a military buildup which could be calamitous.