Sentence examples for cripple service from inspiring English sources

A bold plan to unite two national freight railroads one in the United States and the other in Canada -- to form the biggest network of tracks and trains in North American history ran into stiff opposition today from shippers, competing railroads and members of Congress who told regulators that the merger would cripple service and dampen competition.

[C8.] Rail Merger Runs Into Opposition A plan to unite two national freight railroads -- one in the United States and the other in Canada -- to form the biggest network of tracks and trains in North American history ran into opposition from shippers, competing railroads and members of Congress who told regulators that the merger would cripple service and dampen competition.

But further reductions in spending threatened to cripple services, including education.

London commuters faced further transport difficulties on Thursday as a tube strike continued to cripple services across the capital.

Unions said their strongest turn out so far in the dispute had crippled services while Transport for London (TfL) claimed 50% of trains were running.

Leading medical, care and local authority organisations have warned George Osborne that cuts of 6.2% to public health services in England will cripple vital services such as mental health daycare centres, smoking cessation clinics and contraception services.

A well-placed explosion inside a central office could cripple the service of nearly all of its customers.

"A prolonged strike over Christmas could cripple the service and will lead to a miserable time for consumers and businesses alike".

And it's all cached, so Basta jokes that it won't turn Quora into Tumblr — that is, it shouldn't cripple the service.

"Hackers had one point in mind - to cripple the services of the law firm, to disrupt business services and cause humiliation," he said.

About 200,000 phone lines in Lower Manhattan were crippled, and service throughout the city was spotty.