Word: havoc
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...Much of the prejudice stems from a feeling that illegal Chinese immigrants - estimated at nearly 30,000 by Japan's Immigration Bureau - are little more than criminals intent on wreaking havoc on Japanese society. In truth, the arrest rate for violent crimes is no different for Chinese - illegal or otherwise - than that for other foreigners residing in Japan. Yet shocking cases, like the 2003 murder of a Japanese family by a trio of Chinese students, cast a shadow on all expatriate Chinese. Equally frustrating for many Chinese living in Japan is a new scheme that requires most foreigners to undergo...
...successor, that is no excuse not to ratify the Protocol now. The American economy may well take a hit from the strict emission and pollution controls that the Kyoto protocol demands. But if decisive action is not taken relatively soon, the changing climate will wreak more havoc on the global economy than strict environmental laws ever could. Failing that, the United States should at the very least set tougher standards to curb its emissions and pollution on its own. The symbolic as well as material effect of such an action cannot be underestimated, especially as a country like China rapidly...
Today the Beeb is menaced by the same digital revolution that's wreaking global havoc in newspapers, magazines, film and music. Challenged by technologies that allow anyone to read news, watch TV or listen to music on a variety of devices, these businesses are frantically scrambling to reinvent themselves. Mark Byford, the BBC's deputy director-general and head of journalism, says there's particularly a noticeable "falling away" of TV viewers who are "under 35 and especially under...
...Today EastEnders is menaced by something far more dangerous than a rival show and way deadlier than any serial killer dreamed up in a script meeting: the digital revolution that's wreaking global havoc in industries as diverse as broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, film and music. Challenged by technologies that allow anyone to read news, watch TV or listen to music on a bedroom computer (or to make these things oneself for consumption by other people on the same computer), these businesses are frantically scrambling to reinvent themselves. EastEnders must now fight for an audience not just with other terrestrial channels...
...Luckily for the 2007 squad, Brown may have done it an enormous favor. Brown exposed Harvard’s flaws by imposing its physicality to neutralize the Crimson’s speed and dribbling prowess and causing havoc off set pieces...