| While aggression can most assuredly be a profoundly destructive force, it can also be an enormously constructive force. |
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| Earthquakes, the primary destructive force of The Ground Beneath, cause implosions and explosions on a much grander scale. |
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| The long-term destructive force of the bomb would be ionizing radiation from the radioactive material. |
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| Nature is a destructive force whose influence provides the frame for human action and its causal consequences. |
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| When imitation becomes obsession, it's normally a destructive force, but, sometimes it pays dividends. |
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| Unfortunately, if the constructive force of democracy is not allowed, eventually it will be replaced by a destructive force that has repeated itself many times in China's history. |
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| In some circumstances, international trade becomes a destructive force, contributing to impoverishment and inequality. |
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| The sheer destructive force of nature demonstrated here is numbing. |
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| That destructive force can be effectively countered only with the unified effort of the world community. |
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| The suspicion of corruption is a most destructive force and it must be tackled as a matter of urgency. |
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| The second world war demonstrated in full measure the destructive force of explosive weapons. |
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| The fact that fire is both a destructive force to people and a benefit to many forest ecosystems is a challenging equation to balance. |
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| As the waters rose, boats were torn from their moorings and piled logs were picked up and added to the destructive force of the gigantic wave. |
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| They are natural breakwaters, reducing the destructive force of wave action during storm tides. |
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| Alcohol as a destructive force in Apache culture is a phenomenon that dates from colonization, and it has been a byproduct of demoralization and despair. |
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| No country could escape such a destructive force. But by pooling efforts and resources, Europe can emerge stronger and better prepared for the future. |
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| Mr. Savimbi was a powerfully destructive force. |
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| Perhaps you have experienced this destructive force yourself. |
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| And in reply to those who claim that today's cities are a destructive force I wish to stress here and now the creative potential of the urban environment, its ability to make people's lives more harmonious and complete. |
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| The source of social dysfunction we heard most about in public testimony was residential schooling, but inappropriate child welfare policies have also been a persistent and destructive force. |
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| The instant pain followed by a few days of discomfort after catching your finger in a closing door doesn't compare to the destructive force of farm machinery. |
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| Our main opposition to licensing a service which will not commit to balance is the potential that continued exposure of consistently one-sided views may prove to be a destructive force in Canadian society. |
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| Having spent a lot of time at sea myself I am well aware of the sea's power and destructive force, which make a proper design and maintenance of ships and boats essential. |
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| When will we stop the political mud wrestling and begin to wrestle with the most potentially destructive force ever to challenge this Nation? |
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| In July 1975, he created a single party: the National Revolutionary Movement for Development, which very quickly evolved into a destructive force and led the country to war. |
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| Although they may seem to be only a destructive force, as portrayed in the media coverage of the 2003 blazes in British Columbia, they are actually an essential element of forest renewal. |
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| Although nuclear weapons' potential for destructive force increased by a factor of many thousands during the cold war, the ability of States and international agencies to assist potential victims did not. |
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| Even the most perfect of Golem, risen to life to protect us, can easily change into a destructive force. |
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