| 单词 | decimation |
| 例句 | Similar questions arise for the decimation of many other native peoples by Eurasian germs, as well as for the decimation of would-be European conquistadores in the tropics of Africa and Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z To get a better sense of the decimation, McAuliffe looked at the Authentic Osage Indian Roll Book, which cites the deaths of many of the original allotted members of the tribe. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Thirdly, mass extinctions akin to the archetypal Australian decimation occurred again and again in the ensuing millennia—whenever people settled another part of the Outer World. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Because honeybees help pollinate the world's food supply, this mysterious decimation demands the recruitment of responsible beekeepers everywhere. 'Queen of the Sun': Documentary hopes to ease sting of honeybee crisis 2011-03-03T21:01:09Z Like many of its peers, Bang on a Can was attempting to salvage vestiges of the N.E.A.’s support for individual artists in the wake of the endowment’s decimation by free-market conservatives and the religious right. How a Scrappy Arts Group Survived the ’90s 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z “That’s not to say it’s not still a colossal bummer. But compared to mass deportations, senseless spree killings and environmental decimation, it’s small potatoes.” No Room for America Left in Those Jeans 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z "You're Nothing" rails against excess, manufactured pressure and the general decimation of morality. Review: Iceage prove their worth on sophomore CD 2013-02-19T18:56:08Z "We're seeing the total decimation of the public library service," he said. Arts Council takes over libraries, with budgets slashed 2010-12-09T15:56:00Z Seattle writer Egan's biography is indeed the life story of Curtis, but he also seeks to tell a larger arc about the changes of the American West, and the decimation of Native American culture. 'Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher': the vision of photographer Edward Curtis 2012-10-05T18:09:03Z And we are reminded of the original meaning of the word “decimation”: reduction by a tenth. ‘The Risen,’ an absorbing new historical novel about Spartacus 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Season 2 turns to the decimation of the city’s docks, where blue-collar jobs have disappeared, leaving drugs to fill the gap. ‘The Wire’ Stands Alone 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z There aren’t many thank yous involved in divorce, the end result being a virtual decimation and division of their assets, and not a small fee for my help. What I’m really thinking: the divorce lawyer 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z One wonders whether, during the early days of the decimation of cod or hake or pollock, or northern shrimp or sea urchins, the fishermen saw it coming. Have you eaten your last lobster? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Some of this has appeared in New York Times stories on the decimation of West Baltimore neighborhoods, or in an American Prospect piece on how segregation led to Ferguson. “It’s a ritual of reassurance”: Fox News, Wolf Blitzer, “thugs” and Baltimore’s sorry media spectacle 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z But decimation is outright merciful compared to miscarriage. Surviving my wife’s miscarriage 2013-02-05T17:14:00Z We talk about the problems facing the black community: the decimation of the black family; the mass incarceration of the black man; we’re talking about the brutality against black people from the police. D’Angelo and Bobby Seale on the Past and Future of Political Protest 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z After all the bloodshed and decimation of the great houses of Westeros, it’s not surprising that the final answer to who ends up on the Iron Throne is, effectively, no one. "Game of Thrones" recap: The Iron Throne apparently goes to the person with the best story 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Chief strategist David Axelrod, in a series of TV interviews Friday, said Perry's record was one "of decimation, not of progress." GOP race could become Perry vs. Romney 2011-08-13T00:09:00Z She laments in her work the polluting and warming of the oceans and the decimation of coral reefs. Beneath the Waves, a Warning 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z “Instead of decimation,” he said, “the show is about heroes on this great epic quest.” | Television: The New Season: ‘Revolution’ on NBC 2012-09-09T19:57:24Z That decimation, sparked by a fungus imported from Asia, was compounded by the nation’s voracious lumber industry, which denuded North America and then lashed out across the world. Review | The most exciting novel about trees you’ll ever read 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Reaction against termination, the curators argue, was the turning point, the beginning of a newly sophisticated Native awareness and resistance, and an embrace of historical treaties as a bulwark against the decimation of culture. ‘Nation to Nation’: Full of the intriguing, often maddening details of history The victory for the United States during the 14 years, he says, is the decimation of Al Qaeda’s core of operatives who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks. Review: In ‘The Spymasters,’ C.I.A. Leaders Recount Tactics of the Post-9/11 Years 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z But the decimation of the place known as Black Wall Street is especially significant owing to Greenwood's financial stature. "The job is not done yet": Black Wall Street documentaries detail the massacre & still seek justice 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z The fabric's richness in one flowing silk jumpsuit contrasted with the decimation of an all-over print depicting a gruesome car pile-up. Paris fashion channels past, escapes present woes 2012-03-04T02:31:04Z The last example standing is also the most famous of them all: Anna Wintour, now as global chief content officer of Condé Nast, ironically presiding over the decimation of the job she defines. The Imperial Editor Goes the Way of the Dodo 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z FeeneyNewcastle upon Tyne • It's tragic to see the potential decimation of years of work to give the culture of the north-east a voice nationally. Letters: Northern stars are right about one thing: it is all grim 2012-12-17T21:00:05Z Sorry We Missed You is also about the decimation of family life. ‘It’s a form of modern slavery’: MPs on Ken Loach’s film about the human cost of the zero-hours economy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z By the mid-19th century, however, humanity’s power to vandalize creation could no longer be denied, nowhere more clearly than in the decimation of America’s vast bison herds. The Long History of Those Who Fought to Save the Animals 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z At risk, according to Hollier, the New Orleans health sciences center chancellor, is nothing less than the decimation of health care in the state. Already hurting for doctors, Louisiana could lose even more 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Because it really is a systematic decimation of us. D’Angelo and Bobby Seale on the Past and Future of Political Protest 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z “Craft” tracks a legacy of extermination, decimation, oppression, forced assimilation and marginalization. Made by Hand in America: A New Book Tells the Story of Unsung Artisans 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z But in real life, death rates from the coronavirus pandemic are not predicted to approach anything near such fictional decimation. Perspective | Tom Perrotta’s ‘The Leftovers’ imagined 2 percent of the population disappearing. That could be our reality. 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z By then, dredging and pumping and draining of the sloughs — the technical term for the shallow, slow-moving water under the grasses — and species decimation was well underway. Tears for the Magnificent and Shrinking Everglades, a ‘River of Grass’ 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z In “The Crown,” we see the book’s publication greatly upsetting the royal family, especially Charles, who calls it a “complete decimation of my character … everything I worked so hard for.” ‘The Crown’: The History Behind Season 5 on Netflix 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z There’s also something intriguing about a play that frequently demonizes technology and its decimation of the human attention span, but whose program still encourages audience members to send out live Twitter messages during the show. ArtsBeat Blog: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Technodoulia Dot Com' 2011-08-25T15:15:45Z American occupation officials were promoting a false story of decimation, he wrote; he claimed that he had interviewed a witness who had survived the blast merely by taking refuge in a ditch. Long After the Bomb, Its Story Finds a New Audience 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z In South Africa, he spends a little more camera time establishing the connection between poaching and the decimation of abalone. Review: In Viceland’s ‘Black Market,’ Michael K. Williams Delves Into Illicit Sales 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z “Our neighborhoods are now getting another decimation because housing prices are going through the roof. The city needs to do more and fast.” Charlottesville, “happiest city in America” — but for whom? 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z The decimation of our protected lands, the separation of families, the blatant, shameless greed at the expense of the struggling and the sick — that's what's horrific. Let’s not normalize the c-word: Why the “worst word” you can call a woman matters 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Cotton was cheap, thanks to the British Empire’s stranglehold on India and slave labor in America; mass-producing clothing became possible, thanks to the sewing machine’s decimation of the domestic hand-sewing cottage industry. The strange and magical Victorian wonders of “Penny Dreadful” suffer no sophomore slump 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z And it shows the historic moment when, just a year into the show's run, Rogers had to speak to a Senate Subcommittee to defend public television against President Nixon's proposed decimation of its budget. Mister Rogers was actually a badass: New film “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” shows his tough side 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Both strikes, Taplin says, were successful because the guilds gained bulwarks against potential decimation by artificial intelligence. Hollywood’s labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The Springboks flexed their muscles early in this title defence, seeing off Scotland 18-3 and followed that up by thumping a poor Romanian side who had barely recovered from a 12-try decimation by the Irish. 'Ireland face biggest test as Springboks showdown finally arrives' 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Unlike those killed on 9/11, the Iraqi dead were routinely off the American media radar screen, as were the psychological traumas suffered by Iraqis and the decimation of their country's infrastructure. A short history of America's disaster: How 9/11 bred the endless war on terror 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z One of the most promising policy ideas to stop the decimation of local newsrooms is back in play. Q&A: Rep. DelBene on new bill to save local journalism | Brier Dudley 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Standing at the glass, the duality of past destruction — overlaid with the prospect of the future decimation that would require use of the Divert Airfield — felt like vertigo. The America That Americans Forget 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to protect communities from "decimation" after being warned Labour's policies would lead to job losses in oil and gas. Starmer vows to stop oil and gas communities withering 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The wreckage of Azovstal, the Mariupol plant where Ukrainian soldiers held out for months, is a testament to Russia’s decimation of the nation’s steel industry. A Symbol of Loss in Almost Every Ukrainian Kitchen 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The valley was already getting 5,000 visitors a year, and he feared its decimation was inevitable. The odd couple that saved Yosemite 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z On a stretch of the Klamath River in Northern California, the Yurok Tribe has watched for years the decimation of the culturally significant salmon population. California, Oregon face salmon fishing ban amid low stocks 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z "We are looking at a serious decimation of the community sector," he says. Mental health: Appeal over EU funding as cuts in NI loom 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Eberstadt depicts in deeply documented fashion the “invisible crisis” that is the “decimation” of the adult male workforce in America. Opinion | This book has a vital message, and method, for our times 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z In an interview with BBC Radio released Sunday, Spielberg said he feels responsible for the decimation of shark populations in the decades since the film’s release. 47 years later, Spielberg says he regrets impact ‘Jaws’ had on sharks 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Director Steven Spielberg has said he "truly regrets" the decimation of the shark population following the success of the Oscar-winning film Jaws. Steven Spielberg regrets decimation of shark population after Jaws 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Significantly, the photo showed the memorial in Berlin, the capital of the Third Reich, near the buildings in which the regime’s leaders planned and orchestrated the decimation of European Jewry. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Please keep Date Lab 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The decimation of beehives and feeders, as well as nectar- and pollen-producing plants that the bees rely on for food, prompted mass recovery and donation efforts. ‘This Will Take Years’: Florida’s Beekeepers Reel From Hurricane Ian 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Populations are propped up with a captive breeding program to counter periodic decimations by plague. Northern Plains tribes bring back their wild ‘relatives’ 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z “I truly and to this day regret the decimation of the shark population,” Spielberg told BBC, “because of the book and the film.” 47 years later, Spielberg says he regrets impact ‘Jaws’ had on sharks 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The discrimination lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges over Musk’s decimation of Twitter’s workforce through mass layoffs and firings. Women sue Musk’s Twitter alleging discriminatory layoffs 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The “image of Hu Jintao being led out is a perfect symbol of Xi’s absolute decimation of the ‘Communist Youth League’ faction,” Bishop wrote in his newsletter. Questions swirl after China’s former leader Hu leaves event 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z She invoked the disputed claim that “more than half the Black babies are aborted in New York City,” discussed the “decimation” of Black families and did her customary demonization of “critical race theory.” Opinion | Black voters just love Kari Lake, says Kari Lake 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Sergei Surovikin is a veteran commander known for leading Russian forces in Syria and was accused of overseeing the decimation of the city of Aleppo. Crimea bridge: Russia ramps up security after blast 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z “Right now, from the decimation I see in my valley, it … breaks my heart,” said Kat Willits, a local school administrator and former council member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes. The reality of legal weed in California: Huge illegal grows, violence, worker exploitation and deaths 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Yet somehow it played through the decimation and became one of the team’s most consistent units. On Commanders’ deep offensive line, everyone has a ‘starter mentality’ 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The decimation of the front office staff is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Raiders. The Disarray and ‘Stone Age’ Dysfunction of the Las Vegas Raiders 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The decimation of Mariupol has come to symbolize the worst of the tragedy inflicted on the Ukrainian people in the Russian occupation that began in February. Women, children evacuated from Mariupol steel plant 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z How cattle, the most common of animals, became central to the decimation of the world’s most valuable forest is a story of intention, not coincidence. How Americans’ love of beef is helping destroy the Amazon rainforest The bald eagle - the U.S. national symbol - was removed from protection under the Endangered Species Act in 2007, following a dramatic recovery from its widespread decimation due to harmful pesticides and other problems. Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in U.S., pleads guilty 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z The bald eagle — the U.S. national symbol — was removed from protection under the Endangered Species Act in 2007, following a dramatic recovery from its widespread decimation due to harmful pesticides and other problems. Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in US, pleads guilty 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z In Chechnya at the beginning of the 2000s, Russia succeeded in pacifying a separatist uprising in a small territory by resorting to scorched-earth decimation of entire cities. As Russia stalls in Ukraine, dissent brews over Putin’s leadership 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z At a time when democracy is under assault, the decimation of local media — often a community’s only source of professionally gathered news — has become more worrisome than ever. Column: A small-city mayor takes on big money and political propaganda 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z "This is an order of magnitude worse in terms of the decimation and the deaths that are occurring, so I think there will be lasting consequences," he said. Russia faces lasting consequences from Ukraine war, World Bank chief says 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z We hope you enjoyed the long weekend as much as we enjoyed the Bills' decimation of the Patriots. Analysis | Biden’s big broadband ambitions mean historic hurdles for NTIA 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z And yet, for people in my line of work, the pandemic has come with one silver lining: the near decimation of the SAT and ACT. Opinion | My college stopped relying heavily on the SAT. Enrollment of students of color climbed. 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z "It is depressing that with the tribal nature of our culture that there are virtually no songwriters, actors, celebrities speaking out about the greatest women’s rights decimation of our generation," he said. John Ondrasik says he isn't afraid of cancel culture over graphic 'Blood On My Hands' video 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z About 0.1% of the spending would fund tax credits to prevent further decimation of local newsrooms as the industry works to stabilize and retool for digital competition. Free Press roundup: More than 6,150 news jobs lost in pandemic 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Throughout the late 1800s, settlers cleared the predator from the surrounding habitat to protect themselves and their livestock, contributing to the near decimation of the grizzly’s population in the contiguous United States. Who’s killing the grizzly bears of Fremont County, Idaho? 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The local population was mainly Jewish and Armenian until the upheavals of the 20th century led to an exodus and decimation of both communities, some of the oldest residents recalled. Turkey Sours on Syrians, but Not in This Sleepy Town, Jolted Awake 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Capitol could have easily suffered decimation and countless more lives would have been lost on that fateful day, says author and Woodrow Wilson Center Global Fellow James Reston, Jr. 9/11 expert on the ‘accidents of history’ aboard Flight 93 that saved countless lives 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z He said many businesses in the sector were "still struggling to find their feet and recover from the decimation caused by the pandemic". Covid-19: Rules ease on dining, dancing and live shows in NI 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Just as we need layers of virus protection — masks, distancing and vaccines — layers of support are needed to prevent further decimation of local news coverage. Renew state support for newspapers 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z They hope all that will boost their election chances next time and ensure they avoid the decimation the Lib Dems suffered after their Westminster coalition. The deal is done - so what lies ahead? 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Fracking, flooding, the decimation of native species all play a part in Boyles’ stories and in the lives she portrays. Review: What happens when the mountain West doesn't love you back 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z "Here is the possibility of the utter decimation, destruction of the U.S. Capitol, and it’s only 20 minutes away from actually happening," Reston told Fox News in an interview. 9/11 expert on the ‘accidents of history’ aboard Flight 93 that saved countless lives 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z There was a decimation of the Democratic Party. Edward-Isaac Dovere on how Democrats avoided disaster — and beat Donald Trump 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z His comeback single, All You Ever Wanted, meanwhile, is a raucous, guitar-driven polemic about the decimation of the UK's live music industry. Rag 'n' Bone Man on fame, tattoos and fatherhood 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z West Coast within three decades, a demise brought on by indiscriminate international fishing, the decimation of nesting grounds and climate change. Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The performing arts have endured a year like no other, but the decimation of touring and in-person shows has in no way squelched music fans’ love of a live performance. Reclaim Your Groove With an Online Concert 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z “The most worrying thing in Bangladesh is the decimation of the electoral system,” said Ali Riaz, an expert on South Asia who teaches political science at Illinois State University. Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z “The most worrying thing in Bangladesh is the decimation of the electoral system,” said Ali Riaz, an expert on South Asia who teaches political science at Illinois State University. Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z In the face of the recession, the rise of Amazon and the decimation of small, independent bookstores, Muhammad closed the shop in 2009. 'This mall has been devastated.' A lean Christmas, empty stores and an unsettling future 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z This bold move was prompted by the decimation of bird populations across North America. The Trump administration is cutting back protection for migratory birds 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Regardless of the decimation of its leadership, the Orthodox Church remains central to many people's lives. Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Its economy depended on tourism and fishing, two industries facing decimation from climate change. How investors are coming up with the green to save the ocean blue 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Joblessness, uncertainty about the near- and middle-term economic outlook, travel restrictions, the decimation of dozens of industries - all unprecedented, to pile on the overused adjective. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Father Junípero Serra’s arrival in California in 1769 also marked the beginning of centuries of exploitation and decimation for Native Californians, the very people Serra vowed to “save” with Christianity. 'Agent of colonialism' or a 'saint for our times'? Junipero Serra's legacy divides Latinos 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z The other minority group, Tamils, are yet to recover from the brutal civil war which ended with the total decimation of the Tamil Tigers in 2009. Analysis: Rajapaksas tighten grip on Sri Lanka 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, last week released a report criticizing the administration’s “decimation” of the career diplomatic corps. Irksome in Iceland, brusque in Britain? US envoys draw ire 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z But there’s much more to blame for the genocide of California Indians than Serra, Spanish soldiers or Christopher Columbus, who began the decimation of Native Americans in 1492. California is confronting it's ugly, racist past. But how do we best to do it? 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The ensuing unrest resulted in the decimation of the Wright-Dunbar business district. Could Dayton’s Black voters turn Ohio blue? 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Supporters called it an important symbol of Italian American heritage, while opponents condemned Columbus as a white supremacist who touched off centuries of European oppression and the decimation of Indigenous peoples. Opponents of removing Columbus statue rally in New Haven 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Now, some Italian Americans in Massachusetts are publicly casting the explorer as a symbol of white supremacy who touched off centuries of European oppression and the decimation of indigenous peoples. Columbus as supremacist? Some with Italian roots reject him 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Now, some Italian Americans in Massachusetts are publicly casting the explorer as a symbol of white supremacy who touched off centuries of European oppression and the decimation of indigenous peoples. Columbus as supremacist? Some with Italian roots reject him 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Moved by the decimation, she helped found Community Coalition, a nonprofit based in South Los Angeles that canvassed the neighborhood in search of solutions to the drug epidemic and the violence it caused. Drawing on Decades of Activism, Karen Bass Leads Democrats’ Policing Overhaul 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z The swift decimation of the nation’s largest tourism industry has consequences far beyond the 600,000 travel industry employees who have lost their jobs in the state. The Price of a Virus Lockdown: Economic ‘Free Fall’ in California 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Indeed women voters became a critical part of Labour’s pathway back to power after their decimation in 1990. Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women | Jennifer Curtin 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z It tells the story of lives lost “from a virus Donald Trump ignored” and the economic decimation that followed. Dishonest Don's monumental backdrop highlights his monumental errors | Richard Wolffe 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The Iran-Iraq war launched by Iraq’s Saddam Hussein after the Iranian revolution resulted in around 500,000 dead and the decimation of a generation in both countries. National traumas familiar for virus-hit, unscathed countries 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Last century’s fascists and Nazi occupiers are fresher but fading memories, an erasure accelerated by the virus’s decimation of older Italians. Rome Has Been Sacked, Conquered and Abandoned. Now It’s the Pandemic’s Turn. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The other is to reprise George Osborne’s decimation of the public realm: but, this time round, they will face profound challenges. After coronavirus, the left must be ready to cure all our social ills | Owen Jones 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The bill is the latest effort by the federal government to prevent the widespread decimation of small businesses as the virus, which is still spreading, forces people indoors. Small Businesses Will Get Help Paying Workers, if They Can Wait 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “But I’m sort of tired of this argument” that something other than wipeout of milkweed plants is primarily responsible for the decimation of winter numbers. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The last set was a decimation - she won 13 points in a row, and suddenly, seemingly just like that, she was a World Champion. The accident that created a world champion 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Perhaps no issue about the tech companies, though, has united lawmakers in the Capitol like the decimation of local news. Plight of Newspapers Generates Uncommon Bipartisan Unity 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Practically a march of mass destruction, this striking sequence is less a duel than a decimation. The five best lightsaber battles in Star Wars history, explained 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z “It’s the quiet decimation of an entire community, and it’s the lowest of the low priorities,” said Robert Muggah, research director of the Rio-based Igarapé Institute, which tracks violence in Latin America. ‘Soldiers of Jesus’: Armed neo-Pentecostals torment Brazil’s religious minorities 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z And yet there he is, defying the advice from his national security advisers, allowing the possible decimation of the Kurds because of Trump Tower Istanbul or some other compromising McGuffin. What sleazy deal did Trump make with Erdogan? We don't know — but the mind reels 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z On Grand Bahama, the water had receded, revealing in its wake widespread decimation. Bahamas Stunned as Hurricane Recedes: ‘It’s Like a Bomb Went Off’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z They’re decent people who have been hurt by free trade agreements, increasing Chinese economic dominance, the decimation of unions, a thinning social safety net, and stagnating wages. A new survey shows what really interests 'pro-lifers': controlling women | Jill Filipovic 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Many said that the decimation of trust—in government and in each other—has made resolving America’s major problems much harder. Why Do Americans Feel That There’s No One to Help Us? 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z “The decimation of the environment is creating a massive burden for future generations. Corporations are heading the destruction of our environment by shamelessly overharvesting resources.” Gunman’s left-wing views thwart Democratic efforts to pin mass shootings on Trump 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z What such decimation means to the planet’s future can’t be good — unless ridding the world of humans is Earth’s ultimate survival measure. Opinion | Want to stop climate change? Start by planting a trillion trees. 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z “The U.S. Department of Agriculture needs to make sure this virus doesn’t come into the U.S. We are a major pork producer — ‘decimation’ would be too small a word,” he said. African swine fever has decimated China’s hog population. Will it hit the U.S. next? 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The Wolves went only 17-25 under Saunders, but any evaluation of his strategic acumen would be incomplete and unfair considering the injury decimation of the roster. Wolves seek establishment of stability, return to playoffs 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z A direct follow-up to “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Endgame” deals with how the Avengers respond to the decimation of their ranks caused by Thanos. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is ‘cathartic,’ says directors at a spoiler-free press conference 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z The decimation of frogs peaked in the 1980s, the researchers found, a decade before the discovery of Bd. The Plague Killing Frogs Everywhere Is Far Worse Than Scientists Thought 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z "When we talk about what's occurred in Syria recently, it's been the decimation of the caliphate," he said in Brussels on Feb. 14. Trump claims 100% of IS land liberated in Syria 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The idea was to publicly analyze and showcase mass movements of people, the decimation of towns and villages, and other markers of war crimes and premeditated bloodshed. Horrors continue in South Sudan, despite efforts by George Clooney, well-meaning activists 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z He had the similar criticisms to the ones that you have about the decimation of the middle class, about unfair tax rates, about the rise of poverty and the breaking up of families. Fox Business host Trish Regan tells Salon: AOC-style socialism could turn U.S. into Venezuela 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z We’ve seen hurricane after firestorm after drought; watched the decimation of coral and the steady rise of the sea. The key to winning victories against Big Oil? Perseverance | Bill McKibben 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Certain factors once thought to account for the decimation of frog populations — like climate change and deforestation — are not the greatest threats, the scientists found. The Plague Killing Frogs Everywhere Is Far Worse Than Scientists Thought 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z How has this decimation of baseball salary expectations been accomplished? Perspective | When will Bryce Harper and Manny Machado get their big offers? Maybe never. 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z It took the decimation of the lobster population and the discovery of a new type of customer to elevate the animal to epicurean treat. 'The truest free-range': why it's time to start eating roadkill 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z But after that offseason decimation, it’s more likely to inspire Zoloft. Pitchers and catchers reporting in a month brings little sunshine for Mariners fans 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z Look no further than the decimation of the House Climate Solutions Caucus, which was seen as a catalyst for bipartisan legislation aimed at solving climate change. Lots of Scientists Won Office in 2018, But... 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Oh, each of those aforementioned deals that constituted the essence of Seattle’s roster “re-imagination” – code word for decimation – certainly brought back prospects to dream about. Yusei Kikuchi signing comes with air of mystery – fitting for Mariners’ risky retooling plan 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The decimation forced a redefinition of a unit ranked No. 1 nationally and deemed peerless. Michigan-Ohio State: Buckeyes turn The Game into The Rout 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z So why care about the decimation of the Republican moderates? Moderation still won in the midterms – even if moderate Republicans didn’t | Geoffrey Kabaservice 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Breaking up the decentralized criminal networks of poachers, experts say, will require the building of new networks among those who oppose the decimation of animal species. How to Stop Poaching and Protect Endangered Species? Forget the ‘Kingpins’ 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “Our focus historically on the ‘war on cancer’ implied that more is better and decimation is desired,” said Justin Bekelman, a radiation oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania. For new cancer treatments, less is more 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z It matters most that the school does what’s right, what’s truly right, regardless of public and media reaction, regardless of extenuating factors such as the possible short-term decimation of the program. Perspective | As college football season dawns, Maryland braces for days of reckoning 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z And in smaller, rural communities, the decimation of the newspaper industry is being keenly felt. When a Local Paper Gets New Owners, Partisan Strife Hits Its Doorstep 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Critics of the legislation, including members of the group hosting the convention, have warned that it could lead to the decimation of the government-funded hospital and clinic system that took decades to build. Trump Talks Likes (Tariffs) and Dislikes (Media) in V.F.W. Speech 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z The subsequent decimation of the region's indigenous population is told by surprising historians - plants. Ecuador's colonial past 'written in soil' 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the ongoing decimation of unions and employees’ rights continues, with pensions and minimal benefits fading. There's a reason why you can't afford to live in America 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z But Trump has insisted on concrete steps before any easing of sanctions, and warned that failure to reach a denuclearization agreement could lead to “decimation” of Kim’s rule. With North Korea summit on shaky ground, Trump to press South... 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z “If you look at that model with Gadhafi, that was a total decimation. We went in there to beat him.” North Korean bluster prompts Trump to takes steps to avoid summit embarrassment 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Duszejko’s deep concern for the natural environment manifests itself in a fierce anti-hunting stance allied to an increasingly desperate lament for the decimation of her country’s very own “green and pleasant land”. The next Elena Ferrante? The best European fiction coming your way 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z “If you look at that model with Qaddafi, that was a total decimation. We went in there to beat him.” U.S. and South Korea to Discuss North’s ‘Bright Future’ 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Otherwise, the country should expect “total decimation,” the president said in his first direct threat to the North since the two sides agreed to talks. Trump Offers North Korea’s Kim Political Safeguards, but Warns of ‘Total Decimation’ 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The decimation of its national parks and forests since the turn of the century, however, has shocked researchers and led to the agreement here to end deforestation, which was signed at the U.N. Explainer: Plans to end cocoa deforestation face multiple hurdles 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z And though he encourages his family to stay home — mainly because he thinks it would be too hard to start over in another country — Petit laments the decimation of his once-proud country. For players like Felix Hernandez, conditions in their homeland of Venezuela are sickening 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z More immediately, it is a response to the decimation of state spending on education since the 2008 recession. Opinion | What striking teachers teach us 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The rhino had been part of an ambitious effort to save the subspecies from extinction after decades of decimation by poachers, with the help of the two surviving females. World’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan, dies 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z “If you look at that model with Gadhafi, that was a total decimation—we went in there to beat him,” Mr. Trump said. Trump Offers North Korea’s Kim Political Safeguards, but Warns of ‘Total Decimation’ 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The decimation of local manufacturing shaped his views on trade, friends said, hardening his approach and leading him to become a skeptic of globalization. The Little-Known Trade Adviser Who Wields Enormous Power in Washington 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z For some, the statue represents the glorification of a European man whose arrival in America led to the decimation of indigenous people. Columbus statue to be booted from Silicon Valley city hall 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The New York Times revealed the decimation of the C.I.A.’s network last year, citing 10 current and former government officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation. Hunting a C.I.A. Mole, Agents Gambled and Let a Suspect Return to China 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z There are the environmental regulations he signed to try to curb carbon emissions that many blame for the decimation of the coal business. In the heart of Trump Country, his base’s faith is unshaken 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z A personal bugaboo that may have to do with this is the decimation of honor. Opinion | The Sterile Society 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Reflect, if you will, on the daring feat of crossing the Atlantic Ocean, on the terrible decimation of the indigenous people and on the lasting consequences. Editorials from around New England 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Tillerson brought a fair share of his trouble on himself by adopting Trump’s disdain for the institutions of the State Department, including a decimation of its budget and personnel. Tillerson is toast. So is US diplomacy 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Supporters of Columbus Day, established as a national holiday in 1937, say the Italian explorer should not be held responsible for the smallpox epidemic and the decimation of the indigenous population. Indigenous Peoples Day to replace Columbus Day in L.A. County 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Just weeks after earning high marks for his response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Trump now faces multiple political risks related to Maria as the scope of the decimation becomes clearer by the day. Trump defends response to devastation in Puerto Rico, promises visit 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Of course, the advertisers’ defense here isn’t all that convincing either, beyond the outright fear of total decimation at the hands of three of the world’s most valuable and influential corporations. Advertisers are furious with Apple for new tracking restrictions in Safari 11 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The idea that today’s decimation is qualitatively different to the mass extinctions of yore, and that a compensating mass speciation is already under way, seems at some level to be quite encouraging. The coming sixth extinction 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z He was referring to the torture of Iraqis but also to America’s enslavement of Africans and its decimation of American Indians. Is Being ‘Unapologetic’ the New Patriotic — or a Form of Resistance? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z But all of these efforts are integral to the U.S. labor movement, as graduate workers challenge their own exploitation and the neoliberal decimation of the higher-education institutions that employ them. As Universities are gutted, grad student employee unions can provide a vital defense 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Last week, it was “Nowhere to Hide,” offering a candid portrait of the decimation of Jalawla, Iraq, through the eyes of a gentlenatured medic and family man. Review | ‘City of Ghosts’ is a taut, immediate portrait of Syria’s citizen journalist heroes 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Critics say the national Democratic Party neglected state races, leading to the party’s decimation down-ballot, with Republicans now controlling 33 governor’s offices and 32 state legislatures. In Va. governor’s race, Democrats pledge unity, say they will send message to Trump 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z By derivation, decimation means “killing one in 10”. The 35 words you’re (probably) getting wrong 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z But Turner protected the Nationals’ bullpen from total decimation. Joe Ross struggles in Oakland homecoming, and Athletics make him pay 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Republicans rushed to vote Thursday on the final bill before the CBO had a chance to score it, doubtless fearing the projected decimation could be worse. Opinion | Republicans are accidentally paving the way for single-payer health care 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z After battling back from near total decimation, Republicans clawed their way to control of the federal government in November — only to be consumed by bitter intra-party fighting. White House loses it over sanctuary cities: Team Trump threatens a government shutdown 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Atwood has a keen interest in conservation: she uses her Twitter feed to highlight ecological issues ranging from the decimation of the bee population to ocean pollution. Margaret Atwood, the Prophet of Dystopia 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z All of this adds up to conservatism, although the plotted infrastructure project is no such thing unless ways are found to pay for it other than budgetary decimation. Right vs. left in Trump’s economic plans 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Guterres, a former politician himself, needs to fend off the decimation of his organization. Delicate but Critical Dance for New U.N. Leader and New U.S. Envoy 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The “benefits” other countries would reap are effects like reducing the decimation of their crops by climate-fueled droughts. Republican hearing calls for a lower carbon pollution price. It should be much higher | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Yes, American workers have suffered years of stagnating or falling wages and the decimation of industries, devastating the communities they sustained. Trump didn’t kill TPP, the people did | Owen Jones 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z We either reduce our numbers or we take ourselves and most other creatures to a terrifying, unpredictable and ultimately disasterous future of: pollution, resource depletion, over crowding and species decimation. Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z It is immensely gratifying to see someone like Franken, who's made his living from scorn and derision of conservative ideology, come in for such decimation. Al Franken Faces Donald Trump and the Next Four Years 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The decimation was so bad that the family acquired a macabre celebrity. 'Everything is over now': the last survivors in Yemen's ground zero 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z We face awesome environmental challenges: climate change, food production, overpopulation, the decimation of other species, epidemic disease, acidification of the oceans. This is the most dangerous time for our planet | Stephen Hawking 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z "Due to the government's decimation of the field of personal injury law we expect the proportion of legal firms in our adverts to drop over the next 1-2 years to less than 25%." No win, no fee adverts 'common on NHS advice cards' - BBC News 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The agencies are vetted by The Seattle Foundation, a philanthropic organization where CEO Tony Mestres is well aware of what he calls “a decimation of the middle class.” The new ‘needy’: Seattle’s growth has people seeking help for the first time 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Pete Wilson, is widely considered a watershed moment that eventually led to the decimation of the Republican Party in the state. While the country shifts to the right, California keeps moving left 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z He derides the “seductive” idea that buying ecoproducts makes small changes that can add up to major progress, dismissing the benefits as paltry beside the decimation caused by global consumption. Sustainability: Laying waste : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z It’s becoming ever clearer that the nation’s moral capital is being decimated, and the urgent challenge is to name that decimation and reverse it. Repairing moral capital 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z She must have forgotten about the decimation of education in the cities of the North, which robbed black kids of the schooling they needed to go to college. Editorials from around New England 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z It cuts to a billowing mushroom cloud, as Mr. Trump is heard exclaiming “including with nukes” while grainy footage shows the immediate decimation from a nuclear explosion. Against a Backdrop of War, Ad Portrays Donald Trump as Reckless 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z One of the features of Beijing’s transformation was the decimation of the hutongs, the old, traditional streets often with poor sanitation and overcrowding, but with much of the atmosphere and intimacy of the old city. There's a Dark History Behind the Glittering Olympic Games 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Among them the decimation of unions and states competing against each other, with the South offering lower wages and “right to work” laws. The likely Republican nominee and his trade views 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Instead, Pew notes a greater decimation of the middle class, generally. Upper Middle Class Thriving, Report Says 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Let me strongly suggest that our current collective assumptions about how economies best function may be completely wrong, and leading to the decimation of our job base. Pension Holders Need a New Retirement Plan, Not Stock Tips 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The monsters’ goal: domination and decimation of the easily squishable humans. ‘Warcraft’: Orcs and humans battle in cheesy-CG land 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Trafficking products from endangered wildlife, including tusks harvested by the decimation of one quarter of the world's elephant population over the last decade, is worth between $7 to $23 billion a year, the report said. Illegal poaching, logging and mining worth up to $258 billion: report 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Each party is gambling that voters’ anger will damage the other side with public schools in danger of not receiving money this fall and the continued decimation of social service programs. Illinois budget fight shifts to November elections 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Moreover, these ideas raise more intriguing questions: as at least some great whales recover from decimation by whaling, what will killer whales prey on? Ecology: The sea-otter whisperer : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z “My friends, we cannot afford a Republican nominee that brings us down-ticket decimation,” said Mr. Wilson, pointing to Mr. Trump’s weakness among women voters. Pete Wilson of California Backs Ted Cruz and Warns of Donald Trump 1466-04-29T05:00:00Z The public sector’s slow decimation is one of the unheralded reasons that the middle class has shrunk as the ranks of the poor and the rich have swollen in the post-recession years. Where Did the Government Jobs Go? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The decimation often forced the Wizards to play with just nine or 10 players available from November through January. Five reasons why the Wizards’ best-laid plans went awry 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z It’s not a choice between decimation and preservation. Hope Jahren: Plants, Manicures and Science's Woman Problem 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Trade in horn and ivory is fueling the decimation of elephant and rhino populations in Africa. Prominent Auctioneer Lied About Selling Wildlife Products At work, we had gone through three rounds of decimations. ‘Ireland is becoming no place for the young… we need brave people willing to be bad citizens’ 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z They applaud the decimation of public sector and union jobs,seemingly without realizing that this race-to-the-bottom is what is killing off the middle class. Where Did the Government Jobs Go? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z There’s the first mysterious case, then more cases and ultimately the triumph of medicine or the decimation of a population. Want to understand epidemics? Here are the 7 things to read and watch. 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z On Saturday, the Sanders campaign suffered what the candidate described as a decimation at the hands of Hillary Clinton in South Carolina, losing his third election by nearly 50 percentage points. Cornel West lashes out at civil rights icons after Bernie Sanders suffers resounding South Carolina defeat 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The oil crisis of the 1970s and corporate cost-cutting in the 1980s and beyond led to the decimation of manufacturing jobs in the city. Hopes of a turnaround in Flint jeopardized by water crisis 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z “Robert is already in a full sweat, the only one in the gym,” Turgeon said later, tracing the origins of Carter’s performance in the No. 3 Terrapins’ 100-65 decimation of the Buckeyes. Maryland basketball keeps it 100 in smashing Ohio State 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z The war was celebrated as a triumph because it involved the use of massive force for limited goals – mainly the removal of Iraq from Kuwait and the decimation of Iraqi military power – that were achieved. The Lessons of the First Gulf War Still Linger 25 Years on 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The foul play of the NFC East for the past few seasons brings to mind the decimation of other sports in the northeast. Redskins Claim N.F.C. East Title and End the Giants’ Playoff Chances 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z The consequences of the decades-long decimation of unions were made abundantly clear by the Pew Research Center’s report, released last week, on the waning of the U.S. middle class. The gross oversight in the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z “You’re seeing a complete decimation of commodity prices right now,” Walters said. What a Fed rate hike could mean to mortgage borrowers 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z During 20 trips to Iraq and five to Syria, from which he returned last week, Mr. Eibner has witnessed firsthand the decimation—and he knows the survivors. Aiding the Christians Targeted by ISIS for Extermination 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The decimation of the roster continued Monday when rookie tight end Nick Boyle received a four-game suspension for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances. Ravens won’t embrace spoiler’s role over final 4 weeks 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The foul play of the NFC East for the past few seasons brings to mind the decimation of other sports in the northeast. Redskins Claim N.F.C. East Title and End the Giants’ Playoff Chances 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Home improvement retailers saw sales erode up to 7 percent during the recession, but that was nothing near the decimation suffered by homebuilders. 9 Ways for Investors to Cash In on Home Improvement 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z "If you look back at the human experience, from 2100 back to the coal era, World War II will be a footnote in comparison to what we're causing in the decimation of biodiversity." Last night The Empire State Building became the face of extinction 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z After decades of decimation of elephant populations for their ivory, the international trade in “white gold” was banned in 1989. 6 endangered animals poachers are hunting into extinction 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z The decimation of African savannah elephants and other big game species is more alarming still, suggesting that leaving the free market to protect endangered species is a fatal fallacy. Does Zimbabwe Really Need Trophy Hunting? 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Parents and officials say the reasons for the suicides include the reservation’s poverty, bullying at school and the overall decimation of the Native American culture. Impoverished tribe struggles to stop surge in teen suicides 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The on-going decimation of public defense prevents defense attorneys from conducting “core functions,” including factual investigation into the underlying charges. Public defenders are overworked and underfunded. That means more people go to jail 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Although the goal remains an overall majority, the rise of the SNP and the likely decimation of Labour MPs in Scotland makes that almost certainly beyond reach. Election 2015: Leader-by-leader: What's at stake? - BBC News 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z They missed the decimation of base camp, and the emotional trauma of watching fellow climbers lose their lives. Nepal earthquake leaves climbers stranded on Mt. Everest 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z But military experts say the recruitment system suffers most from bad management; the legacy of years of post-Soviet decimation. Ukraine’s military mobilization undermined by draft dodgers 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Consider the decimation of bank certificates of deposit, in which senior citizens often park their funds. How The Fed Fostered The Oil Glut And Price Drop - Wall Street Losing Patience 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The drought led to the decimation of livestock herds and the doubling of cereal prices, while the country’s agricultural production fell by a third. Climate Change Helped Create Conditions for War in Syria, Study Suggests 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z He went on to thank the U.S. military forces and intelligence personnel who have “been relentless against the terrorists responsible for 9/11” and the subsequent decimation of top al-Qaida leaders, including Osama bin Laden. War in Afghanistan Ends, Except Not at All 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Ultimately, though, I like the way the Seahawks‘ secondary is competing, and with that overall defense performing with such continuity — the Philly “game” felt more like a decimation — I’m taking the defending champs at home. Seahawks vs. 49ers updated: Media nearly unanimously picking Seattle, but look who didn't 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist at New York University, spoke about the decimation of the Steller’s sea cow, which was hunted for sport—and for its blubber—in the eighteenth century. Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Curator Who Never Sleeps 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Digital disruption also has occurred in the music industry with the decimation of music ownership in favor of cloud-enabled streaming of one’s favorite artists and playlists onto a mobile device. PR's House Of Media Cards 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Some, especially in the legal world, would say those are expedient conclusions driven by the near decimation of legal aid in civil cases. Is a 'friend' in court a good thing? 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z To defend your "dignity" and forget the very real danger you expose other people to, the danger of disease and death and the decimation of their families, is the very acme of blindness and selfishness. Sierra Leone’s Soccer Team Struggles With Stigma Over Ebola Outbreak 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Roadtesting the poll tax on the Scots was the final straw, completing the decimation of the Tory vote in Scotland in 1992. What now for Britishness? 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z The average solar panel now costs around 75% less than it did just five years ago and continues to fall despite the total decimation of the heavily subsidized US solar manufacturing industry. Solar Continues Trumping Fossil Fuel Pricing, With More Innovations To Come 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Several arguments are advanced to justify the decimation of our defense. Mitt Romney: The need for a mighty U.S. military No-one can expect any repeat of last season's excellent finish after such a decimation but do not have Southampton down for automatic relegation either. Who will finish where in the Premier League? 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Others predicted utter decimation of employment as we understand it. Are our jobs doomed? Report shows the potentially devastating effects of robots on the job market 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z There has been much re-establishment this time around: most of all, the decimation of Brazil on their home soil and the demise of Spain. America loved the World Cup because for once they support an underdog 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z I hadn’t previously met Mr. McNealy, but I certainly knew who he was mostly through Sun’s decimation of another client ten years earlier – workstation maker Apollo Computer. Tech Monopoly Money 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Republicans were already destined for piecemeal decimation due to the declining numbers of their core constituency. The GOP self-destruction is complete: millennials officially hate conservatives 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The decimation of trees during Holy Week was a particular blow, she said. Trying to Save a Quiet Place on Staten Island 2014-04-26T05:05:19Z He cites “everyday reasons,” including the erosion of the minimum wage, the decimation of trade unions and anti-labor legislation. Economic Scene: Tech Leaps, Job Losses and Rising Inequality 2014-04-15T23:59:33Z This results in a fair amount of conflict, and yet another struggle which could lead to the decimation of one of the two remaining races, or both of them. 'Killzone Shadow Fall' Review: Army of Darkness 2013-11-24T16:47:00Z Any decimation of the data is unclear at this point,” Myrda said. Utilities Dumbstruck By Big Data From Smarter Grid 2013-09-25T19:50:00Z The decimation of a company is hardly as stark as the human brutality depicted on news sites and YouTube. Syrian entrepreneurs flee war-torn country to save their tech ideas 2013-08-30T15:52:23Z But this moment isn’t just about burger-flippers—it’s about the realization that the American middle class has been hollowed out to the point of decimation. What McDonald’s Has to Do With the Fate of the Middle Class 2013-08-07T13:26:27Z With houses empty and demand for them falling in a city struggling to recover from its 1980s economic decimation, the Anfield area collapsed into dramatic decline. Liverpool's shameful Anfield truth 2013-05-06T22:00:01Z Instead of a progressive change that empowers communities and aims for long-term improvements that meet the challenges of a changing society, we are likely to see decimation of services, crisis and increasing poverty. Will the UK topple down a 'welfare cliff' in three months' time? 2013-01-01T09:34:39Z Fifty years on, as planetary boundaries are reached or in some cases long passed, those impacts are manifest in rapid biodiversity loss, the decimation of key terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and in a changing climate. Legacy of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring 2012-09-27T15:41:00Z We can't let this situation continue or it will lead to the decimation of entire species. UK laws 'spurring species trade' 2012-07-12T08:49:10Z The same predatory habits, the same midnight and diabolical expression, the same decimation in the chicken yard. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Even scientists contributed to this decimation, as naturalists killed thousands for their collections. Singing Snails and Killer Whales: Parallels in Conservation 2012-04-16T15:45:00.227Z The moves by Mr. Woods and by Mr. Nonna’s group add to the virtual decimation of Dewey’s insurance practice, which has lost more than 20 partners. DealBook: Defections Continue at Dewey & LeBoeuf 2012-04-04T19:24:40Z The community was incensed when the foundation bought and then shut down the biggest ranch in the region, contributing to what residents saw as the decimation of their traditional way of life. Cochrane Journal: In Patagonia, Caught Between Visions of the Future 2012-03-02T04:20:24Z As a preliminary to teaching the German Fleet the art of recurring decimation? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 14, 1916 2012-02-11T03:03:42.797Z “Inshallah, Kashmir’’ has been criticized for not focusing enough on another traumatic angle of the Kashmir story: the decimation and exodus of the Kashmiri Pandit community. India Ink: Newswallah: Bollywood Edition 2012-02-04T08:12:00Z The Shirt-tail battalion and the bluegrass battalion stood in peril of decimation in their maiden engagement. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z They also point to national security successes under Mr. Obama’s leadership, like the killing of Osama bin Laden and the decimation of Al Qaeda’s ranks in the Pakistani frontier by drone strikes. G.O.P. Candidates, at Jewish Coalition, Pledge to Be Israel?s Best Friends 2011-12-08T04:01:53Z The supposed decimation of the Moas by severe winters has been already discussed, and the extermination of the great auk in European waters was indirectly due to natural causes. Animals of the Past 2011-11-16T03:00:27.497Z They came here seeking signs that with Oregon and USC coming up in the next couple of weekends, Washington's defense was improving, that the Huskies could rebound from the stupendous decimation at Stanford. Washington defense earns mixed reviews 2011-10-30T06:02:04Z At last he shall flourish for a little time, but the decimation of Neustria shall hurt him. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Shark sanctuaries are springing up around the world amid a growing awareness that the decimation of shark species undermines marine tourism. Green Blog: A Snapshot of Shark Finning 2011-10-19T16:06:16Z These tenths were called decim�, and so ruinous was their effect on the place whence they were drawn, that the words decimation and destruction have become nearly synonymous. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Injuries chipped away at Boston's vaunted roster, with third baseman Kevin Youkilis sorely missed down the stretch, but it was the decimation of their pitching staff that hurt most. Red Sox win dubious distinction for biggest collapse 2011-09-29T18:06:15Z Mr. Knights, of WildAid, said that if the decimation of shark populations continued, all the money in the world would not provide shark fins for diners. Making Headway in the Movement to Protect the World?s Sharks 2011-09-10T18:46:13Z Last week, he visited Michigan, the epicentre of American manufacturing's decimation. Obama's midwest bus tour message backfires 2011-08-16T21:45:01Z Interestingly, though, amid all the catastrophic destruction, and throughout the decimation of the human race, you'll never hear characters talk about numbers of dead. Gears of War 3: hands-on with the single-player 2011-08-15T13:00:15Z Axelrod said Perry’s record is one of “decimation, not of progress,” in education and health care. Perry Plans to Kick Off Presidential Bid in South Carolina 2011-08-12T19:03:01Z In warfare and pestilence and decimation of their race, these faithful worshippers kept the fire burning night and day for three centuries, and it has not long been extinguished. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z The ancients recognised in very early times the need of sanitary precautions to protect themselves from the onslaught of disease and the consequent decimation of their race. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Environmentalists have cited the beetle-caused decimation of the whitebark pine as putting grizzlies in greater danger of extinction because some bears rely on whitebark pine nuts. Grizzly kills man at Yellowstone National Park, first fatal mauling since 1986 2011-07-07T08:30:30Z Rather than face decimation in an attempt to cut their way through Auraucania, the members of the band decided to skirt that savage land. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z If we could map decimation by census tracks, we'd see the deserts popping up in all the familiar neighborhoods--the ones where the most vulnerable Americans live. Service deserts in nonprofit-land 2011-03-10T17:09:11Z For the millions of Americans out of work or just trying to recover from the decimation of their retirement accounts, the lack of a unified explanation could prove a bitter pill. A fractured view of financial crisis 2011-01-27T05:00:25Z The decimation of local budgets has raised the question of budget reform and cutting, and education has been a primary target. Study hopes to increase return on educational investment 2011-01-19T18:09:08Z Without conscientious and principled protest which focuses on the undoubted factors which contribute to this decimation of the environment, the urgency of the problem will not be addressed. Yes, we broke the law as climate change activists. And this is why 2010-08-25T17:35:00Z That prize is the decimation of Unite as a serious force in BA. BA strike plan is classic union-busting technique 2010-03-17T16:18:00Z A pronounced focus on marine creatures is evident in this year’s proposals, reflecting a growing awareness of the decimation of the seas, negotiators and conservation experts say. Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory 2010-03-12T01:37:00Z Mr. Delarue fears that the decimation will at some stage drive the price up to the point where thrifty French consumers will no longer be willing to indulge as frequently. France Battles a Rise in Thefts From Oyster Beds 2010-02-26T20:41:00Z Raymond Macharia, London The problems facing much of Africa are not caused by 'man made climate change' but by local decimation of the land. 2010-01-05T10:51:00Z The trail of despair in subsequent years included countless job losses, the decimation of retirement accounts, investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department, and countless executive upheavals. 2010-01-11T08:16:00Z It seems strange that while they were thorough barbarians and cannibals they continued to thrive,—certainly they did not largely decrease in numbers; but with semi-civilization has come almost annual decimation. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands For whole divisions,--the loss of their banners, cleaning the camp and lying outside it, and decimation. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The races 240that have had long sojourns, in the course of their racial wanderings, under desert conditions, where patient endurance is an asset, also suffered a decimation of their more alert members. Unexplored! According to the descriptions circulated by the Anti-Opium Society of decimation, emaciation, &c., the Straits Chinamen ought to be all dead men. A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade The wild game went down before its fell breath; every variety of stately and beautiful antelope, formerly preserved with judicious care beneath the rule of the barbarian king, underwent decimation. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising The fact that representatives of the genus do not attain a larger size in the United States may be due to the decimation of natural populations by man for food and souvenirs. A New Tortoise, Genus Gopherus, From North-central Mexico No group would practice decimation from the top down. Pet Farm The negative report does not prove that tularemia or some other disease was not a factor in the decimation of the colony in Prater Canyon the year before. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado The population is prostrated by heat, by scarcity, by pestilence, and by the decimation which their riot brought upon them. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century It is only because of the large families that they rear, that they are able to withstand this yearly decimation of their ranks. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Nearly every regiment of cavalry which had participated in the misfortunes of the campaign, had suffered a like decimation. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry "Since both the decimations and the winter darkness periods seem to follow the same cycle, I'd say there's a definite relationship." Pet Farm The Texans in their escape and conflicts had lost five men, and Santa Anna demanded the decimation of the rest. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Even though the task were far more difficult than it is, the race must perform it or pay an immense price in hardship, suffering and decimation. The Next Step A Plan for Economic World Federation Followed by decimation of tribes by toleration of the whisky trade and the conveyance of loathsome disease. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century The elections of 1821 completed the decimation of the weak battalion which still endeavoured to stand firm round tottering power. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 In fine, a more merciful course was determined upon; only decimation of the prisoners—every tenth man to suffer death. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley England, France, Spain, and the United States have during this period tried their prowess with these less than three hundred thousand braves and only now has the decimation become complete. The Vanishing Race We may here observe on a small scale what has taken place all over the archipelago in the degeneration and decimation of the aborigines. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific In his rage Kapchack ordered a decimation of the wood-pigeons, which I myself think was a great mistake; but, as I have told you before, I do not meddle with politics. Wood Magic A Fable Outnumbered, outflanked, and overpowered, the right was forced to retire, not, however, until its line of battle was marked with the evidences of its struggle and the fearful decimation of the enemy. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive This bloody order having been put in execution, those who remained alive were still inflexible, when a second decimation took place, and every tenth man of those living were put to death. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Whole legions who had transgressed their military duty were exposed to decimation, which consisted in drawing their names by lot, and putting every tenth man to the sword. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) They, too, feared another insurrection and a second decimation. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre The title of Denham's poem is "On my Lord Crofts' and my journey into Poland, from whence we brought 10,000l. for his Majesty by the decimation of his Scottish subjects there." Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Hermas of course sought and found a way of meeting the results of that idea which were threatening the Church with decimation; but he did not question the idea itself. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The resentments of castes—the abolished forms of worship—the decimation of property—the extirpated abuses—the humiliated aristocracies—all are lost in the thundering sound of the overthrow of ancient ideas and things. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Now decimation was the following sort of process. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form To rise, again and again, from the decimations of this world, to go on without hope for so long, never seeing the end of the tunnel. The Mantooth About ten years ago, a parliamentary commission on the subject of weights and measures, advised the adoption of a decimal scale, but recommended as a preliminary step, the decimation of the Coinage. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 That may serve to shorten a great war or a rebellion, and would mean a saving of blood through the shedding of it: there is no decimation there. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil "Had that royal fiat, the decimation of Hebrew children, continued, we should not have had the Israelite to-day, but gods!" he shuddered with horror. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Such works as he attempted suffered through the sallies of the besieged: and in some of these his soldiers behaved so ill that he was forced to punish their cowardice by decimation. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. To forge excommunications, For tythes and decimations Is their continual exercise. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) Feint and draw your enemy into a cul-de-sac; screen your flank attacks; mask your batteries and hold their fire till the infantry charge is ripe for decimation! The Last Shot But the fruit of Indulgence was debate, dissension, distraction, division, and decimation. Sketches of the Covenanters Then the figure-four trap springs up in the hedgerow and the sedge while the work of decimation goes more rapidly along. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Was this the case with even a decimation of the army who rushed to defend Washington? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator It was a normal winter; but ever in this unprotected land the period was one of inevitable decimation, of a weeding out of the unfit. Where the Trail Divides This decrease amounted to a veritable decimation, requiring the frequent importation of recruits to keep the ranks full. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime A decimation of the regiment, more or less, had profited by the tender moment of departure to pop the question and to receive the dulcet "Yes." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 Another decimation of laborers: one out of four is a victim. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery The decimation of society is now imperceptible and permanent, now periodical and violent; it depends upon the course which property takes. What is Property? Santa Anna ordered their "decimation," which meant that every tenth man was shot, their lot being determined by the drawing of a black bean from an earthen pot containing a certain proportion of white ones. Crooked Trails Though not altogether, in part their vast numbers appear due to the fact that their fledglings escape decimation. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies There was no escape from political ruin but by the inundation of fertile fields, the destruction to an unprecedented degree of private property, and the decimation of the male part of the population. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers The nations and societies of the Balkans are used to solving their problems by employing ethnic cleansing, armed brutality, suppression of civilian population and decimation of the elites of the enemy. After the Rain : how the West lost the East The enforced withdrawal of the paternal hand before the Indian had learned to stand and walk alone, coupled in some sections with the dread scourge of pestilential epidemic, wrought dispersion, decimation and destruction. California Romantic and Resourceful A plea for the collection, preservation and diffusion of information relating to Pacific coast history The decimation of the human race by wars and plagues and famines has always been traceable to human error. The Secret Power Hence all through the Western plains the whiskey runners had their way to the degradation and demoralization of the unhappy natives and to the rapid decimation of their numbers. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail She had an ample experience of the decimation of his questions as well as speeches by the members of the press gallery. Phyllis of Philistia Such a population would give probably 170,000 men capable of bearing arms, and therefore the number of soldiers sent had already amounted to more than a decimation of the available strength of the State. North America — Volume 1 By decimation and a tithed death,— If thy revenges hunger for that food Which nature loathes,-take thou the destin'd tenth, And by the hazard of the spotted die Let die the spotted. Timon of Athens |
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