Sentence examples for few collateral damage from inspiring English sources

Here are just a few: collateral damage for killed and wounded civilians (a term used regularly since the First Gulf War of 1990-1991).

Think about how the kind of political euphemism that repelled Orwell has become rampant in the last few years—"collateral damage," "waterboarding" (which makes the activity sound a bit like surfing), "enemy combatant" (i.e., someone utterly deprived of legal rights), "smart bombs" (a grotesque phrase, conceivable only by someone who was not the victim of such bombs).

Smaller blasts and fewer misses reduce collateral damage.

He is only at Mexico City's spectacular Day of the Dead parade to chase down a suspect, with a few historic buildings as collateral damage (careful, Bond, it is an emerging market!).

Is the disruption of a few listeners during a performance "acceptable collateral damage" for the concertgoer who requires mechanical help?

Pirate Bay report this on their site under the tag Diplomacy Piracy War – somewhat overstating a small incident of collateral damage in which few were hurt and much publicity was gained.

"With precision-guided weapons, you don't need to use as many bombs to achieve the desired effects, and using fewer weapons reduces the risk of collateral damage," said one senior Navy officer involved in a major bombing-effectiveness study.

The Foxification of the cable universe has created significant collateral damage in the last few weeks.

Spending just a few days in jail can cause immense collateral damage, including loss of employment, benefits, public assistance and opportunity.

One thing that interests me which very few people seem to be talking about is the extent of "collateral damage," in terms of the number of dead.

Contraception may also limit the collateral damage of rape and sexual assault in countries where women have few defenses against predators.