Sentence examples for substantial toll from inspiring English sources

There had already been a substantial toll from that assault, he and others said, with some residents killed as their houses collapsed.

Spending more hours at work often leads to less time for sleep and insufficient sleep takes a substantial toll on performance.

Sanctions against Syria's oil industry are taking a substantial toll, draining $4 billion from the country's economy so far and causing widespread fuel shortages, a top official of the embattled government of President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday.

The journey should be planned in such a way that the mountains are crossed or halted before they are reached, lest the herd is caught on the mountains and risks a substantial toll from heavy snow fall and extreme temperatures.

Over the past 45 years, this sorry state of affairs has taken a substantial toll on the Palestinians.

These colliding factors take a substantial toll on the mental health of students; in fact, many of them suffer from mental illnesses.

The impact of sarcopenia on older people is far reaching; its substantial tolls are measured in terms of morbidity [ 73], disability [ 67], high costs of health care [ 74] and mortality [ 75].

Whatever the real toll may be, civilians likely account for a substantial share of it.

The link cost 1.8 billion Norwegian krone (NOK) after substantial cost overruns and will remain a toll road until 30 April 2013.

Among the many things overshadowed by the war is the substantial human toll that is quietly being taken by the faltering U.S. economy.

Perhaps it's politically correct to wonder whether the book would have benefited from opening with a serious reflection on the extensive suffering and substantial death toll among the Yanomamö in the wake of the measles outbreak, whether or not Chagnon bore any responsibility for it.