Aviation analysts say the sharp volcanic particles can damage a jet engine or cause it to shut down in mid air.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Government too faces a cleanup. Its main building suffered serious damage and the prosecutor's office was completely gutted.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Witnesses said a hospital in the capital collapsed, a luxury hotel in Petionville had sustained major damage and many other buildings were destroyed.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

"They are all hurtling around in space at 36,000 kilometers per hour and so even a 1mm piece of space junk can destroy or damage a satellite because it all comes from either dead satellites, satellites which have broken up, satellites which had fuel left in them and exploded."

VOA: standard.2010.07.24

In some cases, the resulting paths of damage can stretch more than a kilometer wide and eighty kilometers long.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

CPR,or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can save a life and reduce the risk of brain damage from loss of oxygen.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

That is why it is hard to tell a powerful storm, Hurricane Andrew, caused severe damage to the area in nineteen ninety-two.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

He was forty-nine years old. Leprosy -- also called Hansen's disease is a bacterial disease that causes skin wounds and nerve damage.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

As a result, the study in China found that the cotton plants could also help protect nearby crops against damage by the insects.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

But you have to use a safe method or you could do a lot of damage.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

In the United States, the force of a tornado is judged by the damage to structures.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

Their infant son Theo suffered brain damage when a car hit him in New York City.

VOA: special.2011.02.27

Along with the bone damage there is a risk of infection in the open wound.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

Acetaminophen overdose is a leading cause of liver damage in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

Scientists inspect the damage before they estimate the severity of a tornado.

VOA: special.2010.05.11