Sentence examples for caused a disaster from inspiring English sources

A major fire could have caused a disaster.

And their lack of bidding discussion nearly caused a disaster on the diagramed deal.

Scientists now fear that the fungus cannot be kept out of Punjab, one of the world's great bread baskets.So far rust has not caused a disaster.

The authorities said they were still trying to determine Mr. Reid's motive, saying the material hidden in his shoes could have caused a disaster had he set it off on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami on Saturday.

Others have said the failure of one engine should not have caused a disaster because the MD-82 is designed to be able to take off and fly with one engine if the other fails.

Arnie Gundersen, an industry critic who is the chief engineer of the non-profit Fairewinds Energy Education Corp, told Bloomberg that if Oyster Creek had been operating, flood waters just six inches higher could have knocked out pumps and caused a disaster — a claim that a spokesman for the plant's operator, Exelon, called "unequivocally false".

Had the blades come off, the engine would have blown up, causing a disaster.

Often, the cause will turn out to be an unforeseen collection of circumstances that combine to cause a disaster.

But Shady says there are many other problems that could cause a disaster, all the fault of the smugglers.

"This is going to cause a disaster for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut," said Tom Fote, the legislative chairman for the Jersey Coast Anglers Association.

Ending AFDC was quite successful in getting people off welfare without causing a disaster, but it was not a success at ending poverty).