Sentence examples for ruinous development from inspiring English sources

By November 1998, the F.C.C. was planning to strike down broadcasting marketing agreements, a potentially ruinous development for Glencairn.

The absurd conceptualisation of countries as either developed or developing; the ruinous failure to integrate the environment into development; the self-serving attempt to relegate the distribution of wealth to an afterthought – all now consigned to the dustbin.

Scientific breakthroughs, with the potential to cure Parkinson's disease and provide vaccines for global killers such as Aids and malaria, could be delayed by "ruinous" cuts to the development of research facilities at the country's leading universities, academics warn.

This relentless abuse, two psychologists said, was "ruinous" to the boy's development.

Joyce Banda, the Malawian leader, lost the elections in her country this year partially because, in return for development aid, she was forced to introduce ruinous IMF reforms, which included devaluation of the currency and abolishing subsidies for the vulnerable and help for farmers, unleashing widespread popular anger.

Indeed, poor immunization coverage is yet another example of the 'double disaster' now facing the country – where existing development constraints have been significantly worsened by the earthquake's ruinous impact.

'Development in services to fight child mortality are critical if Angolans are to recover from the ruinous results of war,' said UNICEF Representative Mario Ferrari.

Ruinous friends?

"And financially ruinous".

The war proved ruinous.

Aids is economically ruinous.