Sentences with phrase «region wracked»

At the center of our galaxy, in the immediate vicinity of its supermassive black hole, is a region wracked by powerful tidal forces and bathed in intense ultraviolet light and X-ray radiation.

In a region wracked by war and turmoil stability and survival were emphasized.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)-- The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel pledged on Thursday to work together to seize opportunities emerging from newly found offshore gas reserves in order to bolster stability and security in a region wracked by conflict.

Not exact matches

Not ideal for a region already wracked by drought, hunger and political conflict.

Any combination of war, civil unrest, or natural disaster can produce the devastation and death that has wracked regions like northern Iraq, the Balkans, and Rwanda in recent years.

Florida and areas on the Gulf of Mexico are wracked by hurricanes; New England and the Atlantic seaboard are battered by winter storms; the Midwest is a tornado - prone region; and counties along the Mississippi River are subject to recurrent flooding.

The study, Paying for College: The Rising Cost of Higher Education, cosponsored by the Massachusetts Institute for New Commonwealth (MassINC) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, points out that families are also spending more money to send students to the region's public four - year colleges and wracking up debt.

Six months ago, the region was wracked by drought.

Over the last year, regions around the world have been wracked by each — and often with a severity not seen before in recorded history.