Sentence examples for causing devastation to from inspiring English sources

They have teamed up with the palm-oil industry, widely condemned by conservationists for causing devastation to orang-utans.

Drink-driving remains one of the biggest killers on our roads, causing devastation to families and communities every day.

"One in six Britons will spend time in an intensive care unit and, shocking as it may sound, statistics show that up to three in 10 people admitted do not pull through, causing devastation to families," Dr Montgomery said.

We are now in a world that Bill Gates Bill Gates himself predicted; one where a small competitor can in very short order fundamentally turn the tables on what were only recently the very companies causing devastation to established older rivals.

He added: "It could also be down to more targeted police enforcement but whatever the reasons, there is no excuse for drink-driving". Jason Wakeford, director of campaigns for road safety charity Brake, said: "Drink-driving remains one of the biggest killers on our roads, causing devastation to families up and down the country.

If the current climate of catastrophe is teaching us anything, it is that material acquisition is not the road to happiness--not only because we're losing what we stored for our happily-ever-after, but also because our amassing of stuff is not doing the trick and is directly or indirectly causing devastation to the planet and many of the people upon it.

"He caused devastation to us and other families; for so many people.

Last year, the Anglo-Dutch oil group was forced to scale down oil drilling in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska amid concerns that oil spillages would cause devastation to marine life.

Strauss-Kahn told the court: "I am horrified by the means used to obtain this [book] … is anything allowed in order to make money?" He said the book had caused "devastation" to his private life, his family life and the "psychology of [his] children".

Detective Chief Inspector Dunny McCubbin said that the criminals' actions have caused financial harm to the business that was targeted and have caused devastation to the local community.

If the cockroaches were to escape the facility, they could cause devastation to the local environment.