Since the majority of Americans are opposed to military involvement in Syria, it's hard to believe that they would want to initiate an even more devastating war with Iran.
As wars became ever bloodier and more devastating, and with no adequate diplomatic means to settle the conflicts in sight, most thinkers and statesmen came to an understanding that unity of "All-under-Heaven" (tianxia 天下) was the only means to attain peace and stability (Pines 2000).
Now ornithologists have discovered yet another hazard of consorting with humans that can be even more devastating: the ease with which a debilitating disease can spread among birds that congregate at feeders.
The effects of a reduced market slice are more devastating to value, with even a $300 billion total market (with a 10% market share) being insufficient to break even, with a $17 billion value, if Uber keeps less than 20% of gross receipts.
More devastating floods combined with longer droughts will turn yet more fertile land barren.
Inaction is a form of action, sometimes with more devastating consequences than involvement.
The development of the technology allowed early humans to attack wild animals or human foes from a greater distance and with more devastating effect.
Otherwise, Brazil could face a painful default along the lines of Argentina, but with more devastating consequences for the global economy.
But government seismologists have said there is a two in three probability that a major quake, perhaps originating on the Hayward fault, which runs under the Bay Area, could hit with more devastating force before 2033.
More things could go wrong for them: a layoff, a strike, a work injury, an illness in the family, each coming with more devastating consequences than those life deals out to more affluent white families.
