Sentence examples for experienced disasters from inspiring English sources

"If you look around the world at cities which have experienced disasters, it is single-purpose organisations that are the most efficient," said Cera's chief executive, Roger Sutton.

One is Stephen Kagann, the chief economist for Gov. George E. Pataki, who said yesterday that many areas that had experienced disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes had seen their economies bounce back quickly when federal aid and insurance money kicked in.

We found that among the top six countries in the world that have experienced disasters most frequently, India ranks first, followed by Indonesia, the United States, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Mexico.

Many Americans have experienced disasters, to one degree or another, or know someone how has—and they understand that we need to provide both immediate aid and find ways to mitigate future damage.

The Lebanese have experienced disaster before, and few wish to go through it again.

In 1963 this project experienced disaster when a giant landslide filled the reservoir, causing a huge wave to overtop the dam, with large loss of life.

Runyan almost experienced disaster on the third lap when chain-reaction bumping forced her to reach out and touch the back of Shayne Culpepper to maintain her own balance.

Then there were those who barely missed and experienced disaster.

The majority of respondents experienced disaster exposure; 62.1% witnessed death or suffering of others, 35.7% were chased or caught by the waves and 7.3% reported that a close family member or friend perished in the tsunami.

It then indexed all those numbers to show a metro area's relative tendency to experience disasters or extreme weather (abundant rain or snowfall or days that are below freezing or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit).

Men and women are equally affected by disasters, but they experience disaster in different ways.