Word: destroyed
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They point out that the platform on stilts would virtually destroy the recreational and aesthetic value of the Basin, on which millions of dollars have been spent for development...
...cigarettes, find leaks in pipelines, determine wear in metals. In more than 1,700 U.S. hospitals, radiation is used to diagnose disease, treat cancer and tumors, preserve tissue and blood vessels in banks. It has caused mutations in seeds that produce bigger and better crops, been used to destroy such longtime pests as the screwworm, preserved food indefinitely. Nuclear power is already propelling submarines...
...Communists he brought into the Middle East three years ago are now fighting him and sabotaging Arab nationalism in Syria. They "opposed the union of Syria and Egypt because they thought it would destroy their opportunities," he told the crowd at Port Said. "Some" of their members, he went on, even called for "disunity...
...most primitive humans surviving in the modern world, is trying to persuade the Brazilian government to seal them off in a jungle preserve before they are pushed to the wall by the advancing frontier. "It would be a crime against science," he says, "to destroy Xetá culture now. The Xetás must be saved intact in their natural jungle surroundings-at least until we can complete our study of them...
...Promoter Jack Kramer (TIME, Dec. 15). the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia asked the International Lawn Tennis Federation to ban Kramer's using amateur-controlled courts for his pro shows. Vexed by L.T.A.A. sniping, Kramer warned that he could "get a lot rougher," added menacingly, "I could destroy the entire Davis Cup structure by signing up the world's leading amateurs next year." During a break in these interchanges, the U.S. Davis Cup team whipped Italy 5-0, moved into the challenge round against the heavily favored Aussies...