And seeing the devastating effect it has not only on the person who has it, but also on the family."

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

"It's devastating to the space program if it's approved by Congress, and I really hope that more level heads will prevail.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"We see the collusion between local police and the Department of Homeland Security, and the devastating effect on our families.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

If uncontained,experts say oil could saturate beaches and marine habitats as far away as Florida, devastating fishing and tourism.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

Scotland Yards Anti-Terror chief, John McDowall says had the plot been carried out, it could have been devastating.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

But he also wants to remind people about Haiti, and its struggle to rebuild following a devastating earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

We need to challenge governments, decision-makers and community leaders to stand together to fight TB and eventually wipe out this devastating disease."

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

(OMITTED) He says earthquakes are natural events, but if homes were built properly, the L'Aquila quake would not have been so devastating.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

Scientists warn climate change will lead to rising sea levels, more devastating floods and hurricanes, longer lasting droughts and other extreme weather phenomena.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

It also says that a truce will allow the rebels to recover from the devastating defeat they have suffered in the past year.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

"So they have themselves experienced what it is like to be survivors of a devastating natural disaster."

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

Texas Democrat Al Green said the proposals Geithner outlined do what is necessary to prevent the failure of large institutions from devastating the economy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

"Well,if the oil did get into the interior of the wetlands it could be very devastating.

VOA: standard.2010.05.09

Plans were in place for a 25th anniversary re-recording of "We Are The World" when Haiti was shaken by a devastating earthquake on January 12.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

Studies say rising temperatures will melt glaciers on the high Himalayas, cause devastating floods,heatwaves, and make monsoon rains more erratic, resulting in smaller farm yields.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Instability and the devastating effects of prolonged drought are causing tens of thousands of Somalis to take to their feet in search of a safe refuge.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

After the most lethal and devastating terrorist attack ever, 7.5 years without a repeat is not a record to be rebuked and scorned, much less criminalized."

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Kingsley says she wants Olympics visitors to understand the devastating effects of prostitution.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

The report pinpoints several factors, which make the current crisis particularly devastating.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

When boll weevils destroyed the cotton harvest in 1915, it was devastating.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

The toads have been devastating to Australia's unique wildlife freshwater crocodiles, snakes and marsupials that try to eat the toads have been no match for the toxins they secrete.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

Dr.Craig Smith,the chief executive of Electro Optic Systems, says laser beams fired from the ground could protect astronauts and satellites by targeting space junk that travels at potentially devastating speeds.

VOA: standard.2010.07.24

"While you get ready to vote, I appeal to you to remember our children who are still suffering the devastating injuries and the destruction inflicted upon them by the occupying power,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Reagan says almost from the time his father first learned he was ill, he has been part of a national campaign to raise public awareness about this devastating and heartbreaking illness.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04