Sentence examples for face calamity from inspiring English sources

Make no mistake, tens of millions of American families face calamity with no prospect of real recovery.

Even the dealership owner, Mike Jim Newmann), and his exasperated assistant, the peppy Cindy Connie Rayy), face calamity if the contest doesn't bring in buyers.

As the Recording Industry Association of America and the Bush administration see it, the situation is easily defined: record companies face calamity in Brazil because Brazil's government isn't doing enough to protect copyrights.

The ability to anticipate and feel in advance the effect of losing something or someone (sensus amissionis) can therefore prepare us to face calamities in our life (De utilitate, OO, II, 7).

At the 11th hour, facing calamity, we had some incredible luck.

Practical experience and fortitude in facing calamity are the rewards of studying history and are stressed repeatedly throughout the work.

Pastoral A dark tale of humanity facing calamity as nature, from menacing mushrooms to strutting voles, goes on the rampage.

Today, when facing calamity, John Kerry rides into town and asks the bad guys to compromise.

Bass's general rule is that every time a President sends troops to save lives overseas he risks political disaster; if he stays out, even in the face of calamity, there is little downside.

I will face this calamity with open eyes.

There were scattered uprisings, mostly religious in nature, as people turned to belief in the face of calamity.