The Raven, again are faced with a world-shattering challenge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Books in the Mail (W/E 07/18/2009)] Reference

Which IS a matter of world-shattering importance to the nation.    From Wordnik.com.  [From Twitter 02-22-2010] Reference

But they're not that world-shattering when you look at history.    From Wordnik.com.  [Civicus] Reference

Wagner wrote a world-encompassing and world-shattering cycle with the Ring.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ring] Reference

One is they all “chuckled” a lot when faced with world-shattering events.    From Wordnik.com.  [2007 July 30 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference

The direction and cinematography are both praiseworthy, though not world-shattering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference

Maybe a whole month of no chocolate I was suddenly struck with a world-shattering craving.    From Wordnik.com.  [super-suzan Diary Entry] Reference

The roar of the boat grew even louder then was lost beneath the world-shattering explosion!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lawman Lover]

But this one “world-shattering event” was maybe enough to derail your Presidential victory.    From Wordnik.com.  [More election stories - this one from a proud Republican in Austin, Texas] Reference

The world-shattering drone of the capital bug wormed its way into every nook and cranny of the ship.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sun of Suns] Reference

Two world-shattering wars have proved that no corner of the earth can be isolated from the affairs of mankind.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference

Well, as Stephen points out, some of these major, world-shattering changes promise to show up right on schedule.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Speculist: August 2005 Archives] Reference

The events of 9/11 were world-shattering--they disrupted America's self-understanding as safe within our borders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Liberalism reframed.] Reference

Rants about things that were bad, wrong (badong, to your Steve Oedekerk fans), but usually not too world-shattering.    From Wordnik.com.  [No, No...Rage REALLY Taking Over] Reference

No other world-shattering event was ever as sudden, rapid and totally unexpected as it was to the people of New York.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naudet's 9/11 Plane Shot Staged] Reference

You also neglected to explain away the puke-making statement from Gordon Brown about this whole world-shattering affair.    From Wordnik.com.  [Burlesque Gate: No Immoral High Ground For Lib Dems] Reference

But anyone who claims to know with certainty that this is simply the first entry on a world-shattering resume is kidding themselves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » The King Is Dead] Reference

White House staff are often tempted to attribute world-shattering events to the words and vision offered by their boss years earlier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama in Cairo: Bold or timid?] Reference

I also read Melanie Phillips who pounces on anything which could be interpreted as anti-Semitic and/or criticism of Israel as a world-shattering calamity.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

And in my field mistakes don't have world-shattering implications.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

And it will do so to the end, up to the final world-shattering catastrophe of Armageddon itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paradoxes of Catholicism] Reference

No, this headline-making outrage was all caused by the world-shattering news of -- can you guess?.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

In the case of Victoria Beckham's world-shattering pixie cut, the change was apparently a collaboration.    From Wordnik.com.  [E! Online (US) - Top Stories] Reference

Not world-shattering news by any means, but a cute image to have skitter across your desktop on a lazy afternoon.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines] Reference

Cam Mitchell, caught in the middle of the fight, didn't have time to think about any of those world-shattering implications.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wraithbait] Reference

Hardly a world-shattering decision to make on blouses to wear, but I really do need to look somewhat professional at the summit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pam's House Blend - Front Page] Reference

Just a few pearls of wisdom that the world's leaders should keep in mind before they take any world-shattering decisions at the G20 summit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Werner Patels - A Dose of Common Sense] Reference

Pissing Supes off isn’t much of a world-shattering plot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Justice League of America #14 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference

It’s world-shattering if a parent sexually abuses a teenage child, regardless of gender.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Female Teacher’s Having Sex with 17-Year-Old Male Student/Teacher’s Aide = 12 Years in Prison (But Was More Involved?)] Reference

These were also much more ‘home-made in feel, because my video skills are not world-shattering, to say the least.    From Wordnik.com.  [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Creating a book trailer] Reference

Not exactly world-shattering is it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC hypes climate modelling scare again « Climate Audit] Reference

None of this is world-shattering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] Reference

Extras don't have to be world-shattering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Making Light: The "agency model" as I understand it] Reference

Is a world-shattering thought, isn't it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corrente] Reference

A world-shattering disaster.    From Wordnik.com.  [WorthPlaying.com - All about games!] Reference