Sentence examples for disaster means from inspiring English sources

However, the sheer scale of this disaster means much more will be needed".

But the slump in uranium prices after the Fukushima nuclear disaster means the mine has never been profitable, says Greg Walker, the local boss.

While Americans donate generously to relief efforts, we must also keep a proper perspective about what Japan's disaster means for energy policy here.

The potential scale of a disaster means that, despite the fact that accidents are rare, traditional probabilistic methods of assessing the risk should be supplemented with contingency plans to deal with all conceivable eventualities".

The lessons of 10 years ago taught us that, in most cases, providing people with training and building materials or cash following a large-scale disaster means that more people can start rebuilding their lives more quickly".

The double disaster means the Tories now meet amid a sense of crisis over the threat posed by Ukip, and sleaze, just at the time when they had hoped to unite and turn their fire on Labour.

Ms. Fosmawati said she understood that the urgency of the disaster meant Mr. Mujiono would have no imam to preside at his funeral and pray for him.

Such hospitality, volunteers and the legend of the Aussie battler who never gave in or gave up, no matter what the disaster, mean to most Australians what Dunkirk and the blitz mean to many British people.

Did a childcare disaster mean that you were stuck with your baby when preparing for an important presentation at work? Did you ever have to take your kids into a quiet office where they ran riot and insulted your boss?

Matt Busby had been due to manage the team at the World Cup, but the severe injuries he suffered in the Munich air disaster meant that trainer Dawson Walker took charge of the team instead.

Avoiding future disasters means allocating blame accurately; and most of it lies with bad policy, not with greedy bankers.