Unless an element is totally destroyed, it lives on, diminished, possibly blind, but capable of responding to stimuli or processing data.

In July the surviving elements of the 6th regiment were caught in the Falaise pocket and destroyed during the allied advance.

The age of a star can also be estimated by the abundance of lithium, as this element is destroyed through thermonuclear fusion at the core.

Combat results generally cause elements to recoil, flee or be destroyed outright.

Michelangelo's house was demolished in 1874, and the remaining architectural elements saved by the new proprietors were destroyed in 1930.

Works were delayed further when the main crane and some concrete elements were partially destroyed by the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake.

In the heat of the fire the western part of the nave collapsed and the late Gothic elements were destroyed.

These elements were finally destroyed in the 1650s.

Because of these works, several important elements of cultural heritage have been destroyed.

This is introduced in Angus's science class, where he posits that a foreign element introduced into a homogeneous system will be rejected and destroyed.