Sentence examples for destroying power from inspiring English sources

But their sabotage was carefully limited to destroying power plants and communications that, Mandela hoped, would discourage overseas investment; and linked to appeals to world opinion to impose economic sanctions on Pretoria to compel it to abandon apartheid.

With winds forecasted to reach 150 miles per hour by the time it hits Florida, Hurricane Irma has already killed at least 20 people, destroying power lines and buildings as it rages through the Caribbean.

Because, as beautiful as it looks and as avant-garde as its techniques may sound, "Knight of Cups'" notion of the destructive, soul destroying power of the movie business is as dreary and dated as those wild and crazy parties Rick is forever going to.

Amano's visit to the plant was his first since the March 11 disaster that destroyed power and cooling systems.

The sheer weight of snow has destroyed power line and engineers have been hampered by snow-drifts and heavy winds over the weekend.

The tephra would destroy power transmission lines, satellite dishes, computers and other equipment that operates on electricity.

This does not refer to hurricanes or tornadoes, or other storms that also cause power outages and tear down and destroy power lines.

What the Conservatives are doing so badly is by destroying solar power, destroying on-shore wind, not proceeding with tidal power, ending the carbon capture and storage programme, they are putting Britain's future energy security at risk".

Help! Gamers are destroying our power infrastructure!

To others, the miners were simply ordinary people refusing to get pushed around by an ideological government bent on destroying the power of the working class.

The time is right for the Web to unleash its full market-destroying power on the finance world and while I was in the UK I found a company making a promising start: Wonga.