By 14 April newspapers around the world were carrying stories about appalling destruction.

In all truth, we welcomed the most appalling destruction.

A decade later, we pay tribute to the resilience of ordinary people in the face of appalling destruction.

Finally a pretext was drummed up for military intervention, for bombing, invasion, occupation and appalling destruction.

He had come to me while I stood amid the appalling destruction at Kincora.

We have to understand that our era, with the possibilities offered by genetic engineering, brings with it the potential for appalling destruction.

Since then we have seen appalling destruction and misery.

The wide wheels had worked appalling destruction.

It conveys the appalling destruction and waste that happen in war without implying specific blame.

The appalling destruction of herring in Newfoundland waters is already seriously affecting the inshore fishery for cod and related species.