Sentence examples for definition of disaster from inspiring English sources

In Mr. Johnson's case, the problem was too narrow a definition of disaster relief.

The New York chapter, which serves the city and four suburban counties, quietly responds to 8 or 10 disasters a day, though the chapter's definition of disaster is modest: house fires, car accidents, apartment buildings without heat.

Another beautiful day disrupted by horror, blue skies and fresh air giving way to hours in front of the TV, watching a few seconds of catastrophic video on a seemingly endless loop (the postmodern definition of disaster): the blast, the elderly runner falling, the cops whirling uncertainly into action as the smoke rises and the spectators scatter.

Although general definition of disaster and occurrence etc topics takes its place in the educational curriculum, the topics on mitigation measures of damage before disasters and behavior during disaster and post-disaster are undermined.

Our search strategy resulted in 1.768 articles, more than half of these studies were excluded because of our definition of disaster (n = 992).

Therefore, this study presents definitions of catastrophe, disaster, trauma, violence and barbarism from a clinical perspective to clarify their scope and limitations.

Ill-fitting clothes are the very definition of fashion disaster.

A careful analysis of the criteria currently used by the APA and WHO psychiatric guidelines shows inaccurate definitions of violence, disaster, catastrophe, trauma and barbarism.

A state request for federal disaster relief was denied on grounds that the fire did not meet the definition of a natural disaster.

Indeed, someone once asserted that the definition of adventure is a disaster that almost happened.

In line with Facebook's decision to expand Safety Check to include acts of terror in its definition of emergency situations, as disasters of all kinds have occurred, public opinion of safety decreases, while the need to place blame increases each time.