Humanity is inflicting devastation on our beautiful planet, as evidenced by global climate change and mass species extinctions.
Nuclear bombs inflict total devastation on the "cities, towns or villages" that they hit.
The military power that America has left, and that enables it to inflict apocalyptic devastation from a distance, is basically the kind of power Satan granted Faust: it carries the danger of costing the country's soul.
And while North Korea would be defeated in any war, they could inflict terrible devastation on South Korea and Japan before that defeat.
Yet, emerging pathogens often inflict incalculable devastation to humanity.
Both sides have been guilty of inflicting immeasurable devastation on civilian populations.
Crouching on the other side of the wall, the Confederates who had inflicted such devastation on the unfortunate federals listened to their enemies' piteous pleas.
Moreover, not withstanding international condemnation, Israel's future retaliations will inflict ever increasing devastation and loss of lives as long as violent resistance continues.
As London-basedjournalists and politicians wander from the BP-sponsored Tate, past the Shell-sponsored Nathenal Theatre, across the Glencore-sponsored bridge to the Rio Tinto-sponsored Royal Opera House, the sponsors will hope it will be very easy to forget the devastation they inflict on the rest of the world".
Those numbers alone may come as a surprise, because we typically don't talk about school shootings unless they inflict a level of devastation that makes them impossible to ignore.
