Sentence examples for devolve into a state from inspiring English sources

It is not in Russia's interest, or Syria's, to have prolonged conflict in a region that is central to energy supplies or to have Syria devolve into a state dominated by terrorist groups.

Preventing the natural world from devolving into a state of chaos is the goal of certain ritual action.

But at the very least, it probably saved the season from devolving into a state of disarray.

The genre, once a repository of weirdness, wild emotion and sly cinematic invention, has recently devolved into a state of glum, routine sadism.

By 1995, with tens of thousands dead, Afghanistan had devolved into a state where rapacious warlords and their gangs fought each other over the spoils of conflict, which often included the country's young women and boys.

Graeme Wood, at the New Republic, writes about the complex and troubling situation in Central African Republic — a country that, because of extreme religious factions and foreign intrusions, has devolved into a state of rampant violence and near chaos.

In the summer of 2006, Iraq had devolved into a state of nature so wild and intense that it was impossible even to imagine — naïve to even hope for — any end to the madness.

In the summer of 2006, Iraq had devolved into a state of nature so wild and intense that it was impossible even to imagine naïve to even hope for any end to the madness.

The Song astronomers of Shen's day still retained the lunar theory and coordinates of the earlier Yi Xing, which after 350 years had devolved into a state of considerable error.

The trick is to reframe fear and face it before it devolves into a state of panic, which shuts down the part of the brain responsible for rational thinking.

CAR has devolved into a state of lawless sectarian fighting over the past year as international troops from France and the African Union have failed to stop internecine clashes from breaking out.