We think the effect is a very destructive effect they will have in the Western Sahara.

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For a little while it had a destructive effect on me and some of the people around me.

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Part of the explanation is the destructive effect on creditworthiness of rapidly changing technology, which makes bondholders wonder whether some companies will be around to pay them back their money.

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And, having witnessed over the past few days what the immensely destructive effect of even minor disruptions of that system could be, is there any doubt that from now on the terrorists' target lists will surely include attacks on our critical infrastructure?

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Every time a franchise moves it sets off a destructive ripple effect.

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In effect, he is asking why his country should be vulnerable to the destructive currency crises sweeping the world, including neighboring Brazil, and, why, instead of trying to keep the peso tied to the dollar, he shouldn't make life simpler by using the dollar itself.

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