Sentence examples for given the disaster from inspiring English sources

But given the disaster in Japan, Chile's energy and mining minister, Laurence Golborne, told reporters the government needed to study the situation.

Given the disaster in Iraq and the fact that war generally destroys rather than creates, this might well be the better approach to democratization.

Given the disaster of 1987 and Upshaw's concerns that pampered players would wilt, this lockout could be seen as a moral victory for them.

Given the disaster that accompanied Quentin's previous quest (he lost the girl he loved and almost doomed Fillory), it's a tad surprising to find him itching for adventure so soon.

By Sam Borden Given the disaster that was the N.F.L.'s use of replacement officials and the numbing sideshow that is the N.H.L.'s lockout, one can only imagine how tired sports fans are of labor disputes.

"Given the disaster occurring in India at the moment it's rather heartwarming to see England's attack being blunted by the batting prowess of Peter Fulton (Test Avg. 29.38)," says Mark Sputore.

Given the disasters of the last couple of weeks, that counts as victory.

Given the disasters that have happened and have yet to unfold, it seems the responsible thing to do.

He was seen as a guardian of the dead, a crucial role given the disasters wrought by plague in the region.

As Newsweek put it, "What would it be like to be aboard a sinking ocean liner?" The significance of Lord's book, according to Biel, is that it "gave the disaster its fullest retelling since 1912 and made it speak to a modern mass audience and a new set of postwar concerns.

Given the ongoing disaster in Gaza any good-faith effort to halt the slaughter deserves support.