Sentence examples for wake of devastating from inspiring English sources

He also pointed to the damage Hurricane Sandy brought to the state, saying, "In the wake of devastating losses suffered by our residents in recent months, we must embrace new ideas to fuel our reconstruction and continued prosperity".

In 2001, in the wake of devastating terrorist attacks that killed thousands in the United States, the General Assembly's Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism continued work on a comprehensive convention for the suppression of terrorism.

5 25 p.m. | Updated WASHINGTON — President Obama stood shoulder to shoulder with Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, Wednesday afternoon, offering reassurance in the wake of devastating storm damage — and a politically powerful picture of bipartisanship just days before the election.

In the wake of devastating personal information leaks, like Target's back in 2014 affecting more than 70 million customers and the more recent Ashley Madison data breach, concerns over cybersecurity are at an all-time high.

The firm is desperately trying to hunt up capital in the wake of devastating mortgage asset write-downs, and an infusion from the Korean bank would be a potent elixir.

As we know from watching media reports in the wake of devastating tragedies involving children who harmed themselves or others, there were often warning signs and red flags that popped up on their social media accounts before the act took place.

Periods of calm followed by an onslaught of turbulence, in whiplash fashion, adversely impacts those caught within the family court system as it often churns like a hurricane over parents and children — leaving a wake of devastated lives, denied liberties and seized property that put many in a place where weathering such conditions become a lifestyle set in constant survival mode.

The helicopter went missing earlier this week while assisting in the humanitarian effort in the wake of the devastating Nepal earthquake.

Originally religious and then customary in nature, these laws began to be formalized in the wake of the devastating Napoleonic wars in Europe.

Last week, the Obama administration ended a special concession that allowed undocumented Haitians into the U.S., established in the wake of the devastating 2010 earthquake that ravaged their country.

A group of 70 international retailers has agreed a programme of safety inspections at garment factories in Bangladesh in the wake of a devastating building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people in April.