Sentence examples for devastating face from inspiring English sources

According to the considerations above, violence prescinds from force and physical damage, and the psychological dimension of a threat may be the most devastating face of violence.

One could say that Eastwood had little choice: any Japanese soldier who stepped outside after the huge American force established itself on the island had to face devastating fire.

Former News of the World deputy editor Neil Wallis said he is "devastated" to face a "swingeing, indiscriminate charge" of conspiring to hack phones, more than a year after he was told he would face no further action.

It was devastating, the look on his face.

Having to face the head of English and her team was hard enough – they were devastated – but facing the 19 pupils who failed to get the C grade they needed to go onto their next pathway was heartbreaking.

ACCORDING to most everyone, as a result of the supercommittee's failure last week, the Pentagon will face devastating cuts to its spending over the next decade.

At the same time, coral reefs face devastating destruction triggered by increasing amounts of carbon dioxide dissolving in sea water and acidifying Earth's oceans.

And in some years, volatile local weather patterns have led to too little water being distributed to farmers who then face devastating crop losses.

As winter's bite gives way to spring sunshine, weather forecasters are predicting that this region will almost certainly face devastating floods for the fourth time in five years as the snow melts.

LONDON — For months, Britain's universities have warned in apocalyptic terms about the devastating cuts they face as part of the government's grand plan to reduce public-sector costs.

After spending nearly $40 million only to face devastating defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire, Howard Dean named a longtime friend of former Vice President Al Gore as his campaign chief on Wednesday, prompting the abrupt resignation of his campaign manager, Joe Trippi.