Sentences with phrase «further ravages»

Some are fighting local battles to preserve some bit of nature or some disempowered people from further ravages.

Not exact matches

The vineyards have so far escaped the direct ravages of the worst bushfires for 30 years but winemakers fear their grapes may have fallen victim to «smoke taint», which results in wines that taste like an ashtray and can ruin an entire vintage.

Its physical and psychological impact ravages families and communities far too often.

The prospect of the Cameron and Osborne duo pleading with Gove to stand - and preserve their legacy from the ravages of Boris - is not so far - fetched as to be beyond raising.

He does hit all the high notes — the ravages of poverty, the lessons of James Coleman, the further lessons of Richard Rothstein, even bringing in Joel Klein as the heartless reformer who thinks a student's home life is «irrelevant» — but ends up being completely off - key, forgetting that we now have dozens, if not hundreds, of schools that are succeeding in educating poor children.

Recently, however, the wreck has succumbed further to the ravages of the relentless Caribbean swells and is now in at least three main sections.

The boffins will be pleased to know that the books are kept in a constant temperature of 18.5 degrees Celsius, with an ideal humidity level; fire safety precautions are state of art, and for many of the books that will end up in Swindon, they will be housed in far better conditions, and be far more likely to survive the ravages of time, in their new home.

In addition to the ravages of editorial cutbacks, many legal information products have been further compromised by publishing practices that contribute nothing to value, serving no purpose but to increase revenue streams.