Sentence examples for could prove catastrophic from inspiring English sources

If unchecked, the trend could prove catastrophic.

Let me read that again: "Could prove catastrophic, haunting us for generations".

It could prove catastrophic if we do -- we do it with -- (inaudible) -- MS. RADDATZ: Congressman Ryan?

Given our need for Mideast oil, failure of our Iraq venture could prove catastrophic.

Behavior that is perfectly reasonable in one case could prove catastrophic in another that, to a device, looks identical.

The Treasury Department warned last week that an impasse over raising the debt ceiling could prove catastrophic for the economy.

Why should we care, even to the point of taking a risk that could conceivably prove catastrophic?

The coalition is facing a student loans repayment "timebomb" which could prove electorally "catastrophic" for the Liberal Democrats, Labour has warned.

If our government continues to ignore the need for comprehensive space policy that is expandable to pervasive commercial activity, it's just a matter of time before a major civil, commercial or international dispute occurs in space that could prove legally catastrophic.

Mr Kennaugh added: "We have been coping with bad weather for over a year now and this latest development could, in some cases, prove catastrophic".

Robert Gates, former US Secretary of Defence – so hardly a dovish man – said that, "the results of an American or Israeli military strike on Iran could, in my view, prove catastrophic, haunting us for generations in that part of the world". .