| Farmers say that in some places it's so thick, grass won't grow underneath it and the soil erodes. |
| The scourge is not only devastating but it destroys systems and erodes all integrity in the affected society. |
| They readily understood how water erodes rock, and this made Lyell's report all the more believable. |
| Money is a balm that eases people's shame, and a corrosive that erodes the bonds of tribalism. |
| She efficiently humiliates the girls, initiating a reign of abuse which gradually erodes their characters. |
| This erodes the reliability of the published real output and productivity measures. |
