Sentence examples for to calamities from inspiring English sources

Like cockroaches, they have "immunity to calamities that wipe out truly talented people".

At the same time we want to make sure their success doesn't lead to calamities around the world.

When Freud reviews the attitude of so-called primitive peoples to calamities missile-guided by Nature or gods, he points to these peoples' felt failure.

It's less clear, however, whether they and the nuclear regulator are equally focused on the critical importance of robust design in making plants less vulnerable to calamities in the first place.

But Richard Clarke, who is leading the Bush administration's efforts to create a cyberdefense, has been among those warning that the potential threats are as broad as the imagination and could lead to calamities like the disruption of energy grids.

No doubt they include a reaction to calamities like wars, poverty and natural disasters; perhaps they also reflect the loss of mystery and wonder in everyday life, as science continues to explain the inner workings of everything.

But this quirky anecdote then leads to calamity: Ms. Sheldrick had been wrong.

"I study the conditions that give rise to calamity and how people respond," he said.

Of course, the path of true love doesn't always lead to calamity.

It has often been characterized by a fire department's urgency, rushing from catastrophe to calamity.

The group of men gathered around the narrative represent, it feels, all human response to calamity.