Likewise Tim Winton's and Robert Drewe's novels -often set along the southern coast of Western Australian - vividly evoke the primal sensuality of the surf and its ability to calm and inspire, but also destroy.

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It might, possibly, create 67, 000 that we can see, but it will also destroy some unknown number that we cannot see.

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But Turkish filmmakers and critics say that will not only destroy the cinema, but also ruin Yesilcam Street, which is synonymous with the Turkish film industry.

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's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Lipitor or Merck 's (nyse: MRK - news - people ) Zocor cut the odds of heart attack or stroke in high-risk patients by a third, but they also can cause side effects that destroy muscle tissue and, eventually, the liver.

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But he also saw that blind resistance to reform would destroy America's schools.

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But also, it is not likely simply to enrich multinationals and destroy the planet.

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