"Lombok is just decimated.
We are just decimating government and the services it provides".
Perhaps it was simply too embarrassing to point out that the Indonesian government is decimating the rainforests of West Papua, which it invaded in the 1970s with the aid of British and American weapons.
Many overwhelmed practitioners are simply leaving medicine, decimating our primary care system.
And the biggest inconsistency of all is simply that this strategy for making money in the short term would decimate Google's long-term revenue potential.
There is simply no way to substitute palm oil in our lives with soy or canola without decimating wildlife and biodiversity in our own backyards.
For some, of course, shredding is simply another time-consuming chore, but for others, it offers a sense of security and accomplishment — the satisfaction that comes from decimating a pile of junk mail — however short-lived the victory.
In their thinking, being nice confers an even greater evolutionary advantage than simply decimating the competition and making off with their resources (as Darwin originally suggested).
The French army was decimated, and John was taken prisoner.
The squadron was being decimated.
