Sentence examples for ruinous end from inspiring English sources

To that ruinous end, the larger catastrophe in "2012" functions as both the trigger and backdrop for a soap opera about a fractured family, standing in for the rest of humanity, which heals as the world falls apart.

The killing of Mr. Lu, 25, was a ruinous end to the journey of a family that had fled their poor farming village in central China more than a decade ago to forge a new life here in China's remote desert region.

The Wind Rises tells the story of a peaceful man in the service of ruinous ends.

Movies have always glamorized artists as moody geniuses with a knack for courting ruinous ends.

In his view the only part of the church that needed repair was the "ruinous" western end (which had been "badly constructed in the first instance"), yet this part was saved while the "good portions of the building" were destroyed.

Mrs Merkel has still never really explained to the German people that they face a choice between a repugnant idea (bailing out their undeserving peers) and a ruinous reality (the end of the euro).

Dominique Bussereau, the secretary of state for transportation, last month went so far as to call for the creation of "an Airbus of the rails," a cooperative arrangement to end ruinous competition between French and German champions, which he said only benefited China.

The spendthrift Mr Ahmadinejad is just now having to contemplate ending ruinous petrol subsidies to balance his books and would be delighted to blame the pain on foreigners.

"The End" sounded ruinous and sublime in "Apocalypse Now".

Mr Zardari and Mr Sharif both say they want peace with India and an end to ruinous militancy.

Highlight of season Beating the Ospreys to end a ruinous 10-game losing streak in all competitions.