The phrase "potentially devastating impact" is correct and is commonly used in written English.
You can use this phrase to describe a situation that has the potential to cause serious, negative consequences. For example, "The proposed new tax law could have a potentially devastating impact on low-income earners."
If they were to win more than 25% of the vote next May, he warned, it would be the start of "very negative" trend that could have a potentially devastating impact on the continent's potential for growth.
Garnham is also forthright about the potentially devastating impact of government policies.
Would I disregard the potentially devastating impact on my job or workplace or beloved institution?
But investors are still fretting about the potentially devastating impact of a default on the region's banks.
It soft-pedals the potentially devastating impact of Rita's activities on her marriage and home life (Eddie is hesitantly supportive).
PAGE A22 Op-Ed BOB HERBERT "Ripple effect" is too mild a term for the potentially devastating impact of a collapse among the Big Three automakers.
Some credit rating agencies have acknowledged the potentially devastating impacts of global warming.
But the more worrying disorders and those that can have potentially devastating impacts are the complex social phobias.
"To avoid these potentially devastating impacts, WWF is campaigning for a strong and effective deal at the UN climate change conference in Paris in December".
Most sustainability experts recognise that there will need to be a fundamental change to the business and economic landscape if we are to avoid the potentially devastating impacts of climate change, loss of biodiversity, resource depletion, etc.
What else wouldn't we learn about the potentially devastating impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline?
