Sentence examples for crippling attack from inspiring English sources

Roebling died as a result of an accident at the outset, and his son, Washington Roebling, after taking over as chief engineer, suffered a crippling attack of decompression sickness (caisson disease) during the founding of the New York pier (1872).

On Tuesday, Dennis C. Blair, the director of national intelligence, began his annual threat testimony before Congress by saying that the threat of a crippling attack on telecommunications and other computer networks was growing, as an increasingly sophisticated group of enemies had "severely threatened" the sometimes fragile systems behind the country's information infrastructure.

At a moment when corporate America is caught between what it sees as two different nightmares — preventing a crippling attack that brings down America's most critical systems, and preventing Congress from mandating that the private sector spend billions of dollars protecting against that risk — the Telvent experience resonates as a study in ambiguity.

But Mr. Blair began his annual threat testimony before Congress by saying that the threat of a crippling attack on telecommunications and other computer networks was growing, as an increasingly sophisticated group of enemies had "severely threatened" the sometimes fragile systems undergirding the country's information infrastructure.

A crippling attack on networks operated by Wall Street banks or law enforcement agencies would not just grind business to a halt, but would sow powerful feelings of insecurity and panic among the people.

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He endured galling professional setbacks and crippling attacks of gout with the same philosophical equanimity, if not acquiescence.

Several other sites also reported crippling attacks, including Ekho Moskvy, a popular radio station, and LiveJournal, the country's most widely used blogging platform.

But now, analysts said, there is a risk they will return to the 43,000-square-mile region, from which as much as 12 percent of United States crude oil comes, to continue crippling attacks on the oil industry.

He has usually deflected questions about America's offensive capability, and turned them into discussions of how to defend against mounting computer espionage from China and Russia, and the possibility of crippling attacks on utilities, cellphone networks and other infrastructure.

To avoid crippling attacks, said Ron Haskins, the top House Republican aide on welfare policy during Mr. Gingrich's speakership, "You've got to be able to say the increases are not going to be that big, you're protecting poor people, and preserving traditional Medicare".