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Discover LudwigThe phrase "destructive by" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to describe something or someone that causes harm or damage. Here are a few examples: - The hurricane was destructive by nature, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. - The soldier's actions were deemed destructive by the government, leading to his dishonorable discharge. - The project was abandoned as it proved to be destructive by design, causing more harm than good. - Her behavior was destructive by choice, as she continuously made destructive choices that negatively affected her relationships.
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Those who would silence Truth's voice are more destructive by far.
Global warming also makes hurricanes more destructive by raising the sea level.
The process was made still more destructive by many hedge funds' reliance on leverage — funds often make bets totalling four or five times their capital.
The politically seductive campaigns to "get tough on juvenile crime" -- cruel, misguided and counterproductive to start with -- are made even more destructive by their racially selective implementation.
Relative to the size of the country's economy, that would make Anglo Irish more destructive by far than bigger blow-ups like Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS (see chart).In truth, the sorry state of Ireland's banks had become clearer in July when the National Asset Management Agency NAMAA), the country's "bad bank", released its business plan.
A variety of local pruning practices, previously considered destructive by many outsiders, conform to good practice described in modern literature.
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As a result, he is routinely critized at the scenes of his destructive heroics by Angelenos and condemned by the news media.
HDAC inhibitors may therefore be novel chondroprotective therapeutic agents in arthritis by virtue of their ability to inhibit the expression of destructive metalloproteinases by chondrocytes.
Apart from control by overexpression of cytokine inhibitors, additional control of arthritic and destructive processes by local overexpression of modulatory cytokines is an alternative.
The rate of detection of ultrasonographic destructive changes by MRI and radiography increased with the extent of erosion, as defined by its ultrasonographic grading.
House members have been encouraged in their destructive daydream by many outside organizations and Web sites.
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