Sentence examples for which was decimated from inspiring English sources

They were standing in the lobby of the south tower, which was decimated only a moment later.

But that will be difficult as long as unemployment remains high, thus reducing aggregate income, and households are still saving heavily to rebuild wealth, which was decimated by the collapse in housing prices.

The group's repertory included dances from several regions of Hungary, and a few remnants of Hungary's Jewish population (a Hasidic wedding song and an improvisation on "Ani Ma'amim," a familiar Sabbath tune), which was decimated during World War II.

In this region, which was decimated by massacres during the civil war, the increased visibility of the military has brought fear and uncertainty at a time when human rights groups continue to be threatened and harassed.

Father Li, 42, has risen steadily through the Chinese Catholic clergy, which was decimated by the Cultural Revolution and has slowly rebuilt as the Chinese government has officially recognized some organized religions.

Chancellor George Osborne told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It is very good that we're letting people know that we're helping the bingo industry which was decimated under the previous government, helping the pub industry and the brewing industry".

Steiner said profits would have been £10m higher if the firm had not been forced to cut prices to stay competitive, which had hit profit margins but Ocado had been relatively unscathed by falling food prices, which was "decimating the profitabilty" of some supermarkets.

The search that led to artemisinin began in the 1960s when the North Vietnamese government asked China for help in finding a cure for drug-resistant malaria, which was decimating troops in the jungles of Indochina.

This campaign ended in failure when the French belligerents agreed on a peace and the English surrendered because of the plague which was decimating their ranks.

While I was confronted with the staggering devastation of this disease which was decimating an entire generation, I was also moved by the hope and resilience of the young people who were fighting back.

Most poor agricultural communities receive few benefits from agricultural extension services, many of which were decimated during earlier periods of structural reform.