Sentence examples for proved ruinous from inspiring English sources
Their encounter with white migration proved ruinous to the Aborigines' way of life.
The cost of these buildings proved ruinous to the public treasury, however, and he was dismissed from his project in 1789.
But China's approach to renewable energy has proved ruinous, financially and in terms of trade relations with the United States and the European Union.
Just as Japan's stagnation has proved ruinous to the rest of Asia, so a Hitachi plagued by overcapacity will cost smaller electrical firms dear.
Many companies across Britain had used EBTs for tax-avoidance purposes but, in Rangers' case, it proved ruinous, with HMRC remorselessly pursuing the club.
Trump's racist comments may prove ruinous for the Party.
Riots erupt when the rates charged by the water company prove ruinous.
Exposing Lear to the rough elements proves ruinous, in more ways than one.
But it is proving ruinous for the people who have to cope with the side-effects of their prescriptions.
A surge in inflation, a sudden change in central-bank policy and (for corporate debt) a relapse into deep recession could prove ruinous.
