Sentence examples for could be calamitous from inspiring English sources

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

The loss of any of them could be calamitous for USA prospects.

One moment of advantage might provide victory, one letdown could be calamitous.

If Congress doesn't act by Aug. 2, the United States could default on its debt, an event that could be 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.

WASHINGTON — A co-chairman of President Obama's fiscal commission told members of a powerful Congressional panel on deficit reduction Tuesday that he feared they would fail, and he said the consequences of such failure could be calamitous.

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

If Washington unnerves them, and sends interest rates rising, the effect really could be calamitous.

The coming clash that China now talks about could be as calamitous as that previous one was.

In its absence, it would be reasonable to expect a corresponding decrease in regional precipitation, which would be calamitous, but the actual effect could be much worse.

A multi-year downturn could easily send government-debt ratios up by 30% of GDP or more.This need not be calamitous.