Sentence examples for to calamitous effect from inspiring English sources

The two merged in the American consciousness, to calamitous effect on Republican fortunes.

In Sudan, meanwhile, British authorities ruled the north and south separately, ultimately to calamitous effect.

In the wake of the Iraq war, intervention became a dirty word, at least in the west – and arguably to calamitous effect.

The salmon kebabs veered toward tasteless, and the butterflied brook trout was overbroiled to calamitous effect: it was brutally dry, and not even a river of butter could save it.

The time to avoid calamitous effects has likely passed.

At a reading in London last week, he condemned what he called the "calamitous effect" of Islam and compared it to colonialism: "To be converted you have to destroy your past, destroy your history.

In a recent reading in London, he condemned Islam's "calamitous effect" and compared it to Western colonialism.

The writer compared the religion to colonialism, saying Islam "has had a calamitous effect on converted peoples.

This is very dependent on how you read the character of Amanda De Santa, and she's obviously written to highlight the calamitous effects on Michael's personal life.

Coalition cuts to the Sure Start budget could have a calamitous effect, too: as he left, a chastened Clegg was handed a stack of "Please Don't Close Our Centre" cards made by the children.

"It has had a calamitous effect on converted peoples.