• "At some point, we are going to find an asteroid big enough that it could cause damage at ground level if we let it hit, " he explained.

    BBC: Apophis asteroid: Large space rock flies past Earth

  • So it would appear that in the context of specific types of advertising as noted above, some brands can in fact do damage to the level of trust they have established with its customers and potentially prospects.

    FORBES: Is Your Brand Trust Worthy?

  • "The level of damage - in this climate - bleaching does is irreparable, " she added.

    BBC: Africa

  • The flood insurance wouldn't cover most of the damage to the lower level, which they called a basement.

    WSJ: Superstorm Sandy Stirs Legal Mess for Victims

  • They say assessing the level of damage is taking time because of the very remote location of the island and debris on its airstrip.

    BBC: Aftershocks hit Solomon Islands relief work

  • "It is true in some cases, based on the level of damage and other factors, owners may want to voluntarily sell their homes and relocate, " Bloomberg said.

    WSJ: NYC mayor announces new effort on Sandy repairs

  • But "customers don't realise just how hot and dangerous these drinks are - they really don't appreciate the level of damage that can be caused, " Ms de Vos said.

    BBC: McDonald's sued over 'too hot' drinks

  • In an interview, Mr. Lhota suggested that the subway could again reopen in phases, depending on the level of damage, with some areas outside Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn returning sooner.

    WSJ: Salt Water Puts City's Subway System 'in Jeopardy'

  • More than 600, 000 vehicles had some level of water damage after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf region in 2005.

    WSJ: What Happens to All Those Swamped Cars?

  • Vogts has made much of the promising young talent at his disposal but callow players need to be harnessed properly and results like the thumpings in Cardiff and Amsterdam could damage their development at international level.

    BBC: Time running out for Vogts?

  • In one of the examples cited in the report, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has twice raised the acceptable level of radiation damage reactor vessels can sustain, after several plants violated or came close to violating the original standard.

    FORBES: The Biggest Threat to Nuclear Power: 'Pencil Engineering'

  • Mr Zakaria goes on to look at the damage democratisation has done below the level of the federal government.

    ECONOMIST: Is too much democracy bad for you?

  • If prices close below that level, serious chart damage would be inflicted to suggest a near-term market top is in place.

    FORBES: A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Comex Gold Sharply Lower as U.S. Dollar Index Soars, Crude Oil Slumps following FOMC

  • Extra first year work will not necessarily damage students' eventual A-level grades, she argues - on the basis that under the old system, those who had dropped from studying three subjects to two had not necessarily got better results.

    BBC: Students' worries over new exams

  • His testimony about how this happened in his own life is plangent and familiar, but he addles it a bit by insisting that the real damage is being done at the neurological level, that our children are having their brains altered by too much instant messaging and the like.

    NEWYORKER: The Information

  • Damage that occurs at the cellular or molecular level can disrupt the body's natural control processes and allow an uncontrolled growth of cells, or cancer.

    WSJ: Radiation's Effect Depends on Amount

  • "Every few extra inches of sea level have very significant economic impacts, because they change the sea level, increase flooding and storm damage, " said, Zwally, ICESat Project Scientist.

    CNN: Ice melting across globe at accelerating rate, NASA says

  • "You can do wonderful restoration works but you haven't yet tackled the things that will continue to cause damage and this is an issue at the level of the urban management of the city, " she said.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • "Despite the growing phone hacking scandal, which must have exercised the MPS at a senior level and which was beginning to damage the reputation of the Metropolitan Police in late 2009, senior people appear to have been oblivious to the perception of conflict, " said IPCC deputy chairwoman Deborah Glass.

    CNN: UK police watchdog criticizes links with News of the World

  • Onagawa's plant was high enough above sea level to survive the tsunami without enormous damage.

    ECONOMIST: Banyan

  • On Wednesday, a government spokeswoman tried to contain the damage done, saying the chancellor believed the current level of the euro did not reflect the economic potential of the eurozone.

    BBC: Schroeder defends plunging Euro

  • Fresh chart damage was inflicted Wednesday as prices dropped below a key support level at the November low.

    FORBES: A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Comex Gold Sharply Lower On Follow-Through Selling, More Technical Damage Inflicted

  • Some of Mr. Perry's Republican supporters played down the damage to his political image, both at state and national level.

    WSJ: A Battered Perry Heads Back to Texas

  • The damage to cars from floods can be extensive depending on the water level, length of time in the water and type of water including contaminants, consumer advocates say.

    WSJ: What Happens to All Those Swamped Cars?

  • People don't easily understand how a small sea level rise can result in bigger storm surges and coastal damage, or how slight changes in ocean temperatures can change global rainfall patterns, leading to droughts and floods with catastrophic economic and societal consequences.

    CNN: What if carbon dioxide were as black as oil?

  • But the Federal Reserve's bringing inflation down to a near-nonexistent level was the equivalent of a tax cut, overwhelming the damage done by those tax increases.

    FORBES: Fact And Comment

  • They also want the UN to monitor and assess losses, and to find new approaches for addressing loss and damage, particularly for slow-onset events like, say, sea level rise.

    BBC: Climate compensation row at Doha

  • Increasing the number of students who claim to have studied there can damage a university's reputation if those students do not receive the level of teaching that the university's name was built on.

    ECONOMIST: Lessons of a virtual timetable

  • The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits last week shot up to the highest level in more than two years, fresh evidence of the damage to a national economy clobbered by housing, credit and financial crises.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Overhauling capital requirements and eliminating Level-3 risk might in some way minimise systemic risk and damage, but it will not eliminate the ongoing material risk associated with the continuing fraud schemes that today's risk managers, boards and banks do not seem to take all that seriously.

    ECONOMIST: Letters

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