If you give up your life to science and then find out you're not valued -- it's devastating".
And with the banking system devastated, the value of the Iraqi dinar sinking and the larger government economy unable to offer support, it is unclear how long those private businesses now operating can run before they stall again.
At Zelenyi Ugol, a sprawling zone of car lots in Vladivostok, dealers said the tariff, combined with a drop in the value of the ruble, had devastated sales.
For, more than anything else, The Road is a love story, played out between a father and his son whose unbreakable bond is the only thing of value left in an otherwise devastated, lifeless world.
"The traditional values of our villages have been devastated.
Worse, the brothers were devastated by the surging value of afghanis as the Taliban fell.
"We are devastated by the loss of a highly valued colleague and a very dear friend".
But those incentives devastated carmakers' profits and vehicles' resale values, so General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler are trying to move away from that strategy.
The investments' monetary value and ultra-low-risk profile will be devastated.
Devastated, embarrassed and humiliated, losing what they valued most, for all to see; how must that feel?
