But competition, even destructive competition, is good for markets, Rock said.

FORBES: They Jail Antique Dealers, So Why Not LBO Artists?

However, they've also become the target of criticism that they're a destabilizing--or even a destructive force--in the markets as well.

FORBES: Magazine Article

If Iran acquires nuclear weapons, the situation will become even more destructive.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel's Arab cheerleaders

But longer term it's setting up a train wreck that could be even more destructive than the gaudy bursting of the high-tech bubble in 2000.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Even better, the technique is non-destructive, meaning that other analyses of the fingerprints can be performed after it has been used.

FORBES: Can Forensic Scientists Tell How Old A Fingerprint Is?

Economists generally agree that the tax (even though invented by the French) is less destructive to economic growth than higher personal or corporate income taxes or higher payroll taxes.

FORBES: 2020 Vision

Anyone who has actually done real psychotherapy, in which people really pour out their souls (in my 20s, I practiced psychiatry), knows how dangerous, delicate and often destructive such an exercise can be -- even in the privacy, confidentiality and highly ritualized setting of the doctor-patient relationship.

CNN: Viewpoint: Not Enough Conversation?

Even the best-managed companies aren't protected from this destructive clash between whirlwind change and corporate inertia.

WSJ: The End of Management

So, even worse than the senseless destruction of Mes Aynak, is the thought that this kind of cheap destructive process will be replicated all across Afghanistan.

CNN: Ancient site needs saving not destroying