The term devastate has a very specific meaning. From Wordnik.com. [The Twelve Links of Dependent Arising ��� Day Three: The Last Five Links and the Mechanism of Samsara] Reference
World Bank president Robert Zoellick warns failure to top up a fund for poor countries would 'devastate' fight against poverty. From Wordnik.com. [World Bank boss pleads with rich nations to dig deep and help poor] Reference
Two firms 'job cuts will' devastate 'Powys communities. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Jesse James mistresses pictures 'devastate' Sandra Bullock. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Sex in a new city: Carrie Bradshaw and her Manhattan pals go to Abu Dhabi ...] Reference
• A proposed performance tax some say would "devastate" radio. From Wordnik.com. [San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal] Reference
The Star Wars actor said closing it would "devastate" the local community. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
Townsend residents say Tennessee Department of Transportation order would 'devastate' town. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Times News Headlines] Reference
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would "devastate" Oklahoma's economy and energy production, he said. From Wordnik.com. [NewsOK.com RSS - home] Reference
Advocates for people with mental illness and diabetes say proposed cuts in their budget could "devastate" their clients. From Wordnik.com. [Home - My News 4] Reference
"devastate" bungalow owners seeking to expand their homes or sell their lots to developers for big bucks. From Wordnik.com. Reference
If that happened it could devastate public confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Is The Summit Necessary?] Reference
She said if he knew, even now, it would devastate him. From Wordnik.com. [Like Flying] Reference
Such a move would devastate scouting, a ranking leader says. From Wordnik.com. [Scouts Divided] Reference
Scorching heat and drought may devastate agriculture along the equator. From Wordnik.com. [This Way Forward] Reference
Many predicted the spill would devastate the ecology of the Gulf Coast. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists Say Worst Hasn't Happened In Gulf] Reference
These are the folks whose policies helped devastate our middle class. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Seeks Overhaul of US Transportation Infrastructure] Reference
We think being jilted will devastate us, yet we almost always bounce back. From Wordnik.com. [Election Expectations] Reference
But such a blow could devastate the economies of many Third World countries. From Wordnik.com. [Fear On The Hoof] Reference
It would devastate the real-estate market-soldiers now rent 4,681 homes locally. From Wordnik.com. [Last Taps For Fort Ord] Reference
A depletion of the fish stock, now a distinct possibility, would devastate the country. From Wordnik.com. [Troubled Waters] Reference
Akin to shaken baby syndrome, this can devastate a brain without even bruising the skin. From Wordnik.com. [How My Husband Came Back] Reference
When uninformed, however, visitors to remote areas can devastate an already fragile way of life. From Wordnik.com. [LIVING ANOTHER LIFE] Reference
"It would devastate the economy," says Doug Sanderson, the city manager of Yuma, the county seat. From Wordnik.com. [Liquid Gold] Reference
If it can, war with Iraq could revolutionize U.S. military thinking-and utterly devastate Saddam Hussein. From Wordnik.com. [Air Power Faces Its Biggest Test] Reference
But there was one event that did nearly devastate her: the death of her husband from lung cancer in 1952. From Wordnik.com. [In Memoriam: A Light In The Darkness] Reference
A proposed gold mine near Loch Lochmond national park has been refused on the grounds it will devastate the area. From Wordnik.com. [Scottish gold mine turned down at Loch Lochmond] Reference
The sauce was sweet enough to guarantee lavish praise from Danny and Mark, and at the same time devastate Irene's diet. From Wordnik.com. [Jigsaw Magic] Reference
Now all they have to worry about is whether, if such a proposal carries the day in Kyoto, it won't devastate the planet. From Wordnik.com. [Too Much Hot Air] Reference
"Our society is at risk of being reshaped in ways which will devastate the proud legacy of liberalism," Miliband writes. From Wordnik.com. [Ed Miliband pledges 'once in a generation realignment of politics'] Reference
Brother Rand will keep the company going, but Robyn says, as if determined to devastate us, that another sequel isn't likely. From Wordnik.com. [Myst, Riven Brothers Split] Reference
The rest of the large operators and family farmers are stuck in a game of chicken as oversupply continues to devastate prices. From Wordnik.com. [Defeat At Pork Chop Hill] Reference
The instability has begun to devastate the economy, which is inflating the population of the poor and disgruntled and dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Broken By The Iron Fist] Reference
"" We want to be sure that if we're wrong about the actual costs we don't devastate the economy, '' says an administration official. From Wordnik.com. [Too Much Hot Air] Reference
The unions say more than 200,000 jobs are at risk and claim the cuts will devastate police forces, schools and other public services. From Wordnik.com. [U.K. Unions Warn Government On Spending Cuts] Reference
This spring, Professor Robert Thomas from Loyola University in New Orleans was predicting that a vast oil slick would devastate them. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists Say Worst Hasn't Happened In Gulf] Reference
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