But it's damaging.

That reflected a lack of investment which was damaging to leadership.

Extraordinarily damaging, if you're talking about using the talents of the population.

How did this simplistic, certainly unscientific, and frequently damaging approach gain such dominance?

In some areas those activities are damaging the ecological systems of the Caribbean Sea.

CA But words, saying things, you know, can be constructive it can be really damaging.

For people who can't get away from noise like that, it's extremely damaging for their health.

He said that the ongoing criminal proceedings had had a profoundly damaging effect on the Pitcairn community.

They handed out these dark plastic viewers that allowed us to look directly at the sun without damaging our eyes.

Cells that are capable of triggering inflammation are balanced by cells that promote tolerance, protecting the body without damaging sensitive tissues.

Recognizing that the illicit acquisition of wealth can be particularly damaging to democratic institutions, national economies and the rule of law,

Recognizing that the illicit acquisition of wealth can be particularly damaging to democratic institutions, national economies and the rule of law,

Recognizing also that the illicit acquisition of wealth can be particularly damaging to democratic institutions, national economies and the rule of law,

Expressing concern at the damaging consequences of floods and drought that have occurred in various parts of the Sudan in recent years,

Convinced that the illicit acquisition of personal wealth can be particularly damaging to democratic institutions, national economies and the rule of law,

The consequences of placing weapons in space on the current international order and on space based human activities are seen as damaging.

Recognizing also that the illicit acquisition of wealth can be particularly damaging to democratic institutions, national economies and the rule of law,

We have a very small amount of bandwidth for processing auditory input, which is why noise like this is extremely damaging for productivity.

Indeed, mental illnesses are also very damaging to people's lives, but beyond just the burden of disease, let us consider the absolute numbers.

Damaging impacts are caused by a range of destructive fishing techniques and by the ever present scourge of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

The 2004 hurricane season was particularly harsh in the Caribbean. Four hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne caused damaging floods between August and October.

In one case, a young man had been dragged down from the roof to the ground by such a dog, severely damaging his leg.

Mr. Mohd. Radzi (Malaysia) It is regrettable that the Middle East region continues to experience the damaging consequences of war, conflict and foreign occupation.

This asymmetry turns banking into a casino The house always wins. Banks choose particularly risky investment projects, which may be profitable but are economically damaging.

Current and former Trump officials say Trump can react volcanically to negative press clips, especially those with damaging leaks, becoming engrossed in finding out where they originated.

And you were, instead of going and finding the information and bringing it back to the reader, you were holding back the stuff that was potentially damaging.

This discovery challenges another fundamental myth evolutionary change necessarily benefits the species. In fact, evolution simply increases the average individual s reproductive success with potentially damaging demographic consequences.

But fire also leaves the soil bare, releasing carbon, and worse than that, burning one hectare of grassland gives off more, and more damaging, pollutants than 6,000 cars.

No one, I wrote in my diary, believes that Chávez will last his full term. They see him as a damaging buffoon, rather than as a dangerous revolutionary.

(c) Controlling growth in the use of fuel and power by industries through increased energy end use efficiency slows growth in the emissions of climate damaging greenhouse gases.

In addition, the natural disasters that regularly hit the region, especially the South Pacific Island States, have had extremely damaging impacts on both the environment and fragile economies.

As was clear at that time, the terms of the joint communiqué were intended to address only the more pressing and damaging symptoms of the war in Darfur.

Contagion effects, which may not reflect a deterioration of fundamentals but just a common investors base, can be damaging to countries that are highly dependent on foreign financing.

In July, Mr Hunt revealed plans to impose the contract saying the NHS was in no man's land and any further delay would be damaging for staff and patients.

Fourth, rising job losses lead to greater demands for protectionist measures, as governments are pressured to save domestic jobs. This threatens to aggravate the damaging contraction of global trade.

More than six decades of bombing had contaminated the waters and beaches of Vieques, not only damaging the local economy but also seriously endangering the health of the population.

In hazard prevention studies, the interpretation of satellite data together with the analysis of geological records make it possible to reconstruct a historical overview of the occurrence of damaging events.

As debris increase, the probability of a satellite that is still operating normally being hit by debris becomes higher, thereby damaging or destroying an investment worth millions of US dollars.

Analysts said the bombings did not appear to be aimed at killing many people, but rather at damaging the tourism industry, one of the few bright spots in Thailand's economy.

Moreover, as the Constitution could be changed only by referendum, appending the Convention to it would fossilize the Convention itself, a damaging step, as women's rights were evolving, not static.

But it would be a damaging to expect science to show off in this way. Exaggeration contradicts the key hallmarks of scientific reasoning critical thinking and careful appraisal of the evidence.

In Gaza, Palestinian militants resumed firing mortar shells and Qassam rockets, fortunately causing no casualties, but damaging properties in Israeli settlements and in Israeli villages and towns outside the Gaza Strip.

On the other hand, little land is available for housing and agriculture, which makes people use unproductive and or inappropriate hillsides for agricultural production and housing damaging the environment even further.

Most striking is Turkey s renewal of relations with Russia without damaging its ties to the newly independent post Soviet states. Turkey s ancient antagonism toward Russia briefly revived when the Soviet Union imploded.

Environmental NGOs worry that raising expectations could worsen the fallout from failure, damaging efforts at the national level to build low carbon economies. But this threatens to become a self fulfilling prophecy.