Sentence examples for worldwide consequences from inspiring English sources

There was a time when the economic actions of Africa's rulers had worldwide consequences.

Paul Krugman has explained the worldwide consequences of that folly, along with the similar stakes if we let our automakers fail.

However the model does show that our current way of life appears to be unsustainable and could have dramatic worldwide consequences.

Decisions made today in China and India — for example, whether to continue investment in coal-fired power plants or to adopt policies to tackle global warming — will have worldwide consequences for decades.

His colony was not merely tracking the advancement of snow melt and the earlier arrival of summer; it was also articulating a change in the very makeup of the Arctic itself -- the shrinking of the polar ice cap -- with all its potentially drastic worldwide consequences.

It is a price the South African government might be able to pay for the life of Refilwe and Nokuthula, but the drug companies, in Case 4183/98, afraid of the potential worldwide consequences if their prices start to be undercut, say no.

Antimicrobial drug resistance in human bacterial pathogens is a continuing worldwide issue and as a consequence, effective treatment and control of such organisms remains an important challenge.

Unlike Lehman Brothers', a Kabul Bank failure wouldn't have any worldwide financial consequences, but it would be pretty tough on, say, the government employees who lined up to unsuccessfully try to get their paychecks cashed on Wednesday, and had to be pushed back by soldiers.

"If a false perception about the safety of electric cars is allowed to linger, it will delay the advent of sustainable transport and increase the risk of global climate change, with potentially disastrous consequences worldwide.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has emphasized the necessity of working together, warning that a military strike could have severe economic consequences worldwide.

The agreement was struck in Europe, but it will have consequences worldwide because the terms for licensing Microsoft's intellectual property will be extended to competitors in the United States and in other markets.