When they returned to their studio in 1996 they found that a pipe had burst and had ruined thousands of pounds worth of equipment.

Across Mexico, people fear that a flood of cheaper, government-subsidized American imports will ruin hundreds of thousands of Mexican farmers.

Increased soil salinity has ruined thousands of square kilometers of farmland.

All we are arguing for in this legislation is balance and care with something that could ruin the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of our neighbors.

The claims at one point had threatened to ruin thousands of Lloyd's investors who had pledged their entire net worth to back up coverage.

This "developers' charter" will ruin thousands of acres of productive farmland as well as landscapes, towns and villages, damaging the rural economy.

Ottawa says the resulting acidic rain has ruined thousands of lakes and trees in Canada and must be reduced immediately to prevent major ecological damage.

It has ruined thousands of people and small businesses, and has discredited the economy for a long time.

The ensuing depression lasted 5 years, ruined thousands of businesses, depressed daily wages by 25% from 1873 to 1876, and brought the unemployment rate up to 14%.

An October snowstorm ruined thousands of trees, like those in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.