Word: ruining
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...eventual expulsion from heaven. But even in the depths of hell, he retained an awe-inspiring dignity. In the words of Milton's Paradise Lost, "With grave aspect he rose, and in his rising seemed a pillar of state . . . princely counsel in his face yet shone, majestic though in ruin...
...Bush thinks locking up addicts instead of treating them before they commit crimes -- or failing to treat them once they're in prison, which is basically the case now -- is clever politics. That may be, but it certainly isn't sound policy, and the consequences of his cravenness could ruin...
...quite so disarming to potential adversaries as a phone call from the President of the United States. Which explains why two swift calls from Bill Clinton last week brought a quick end to a rancorous strike that had grounded 10% of the country's air traffic and threatened to ruin Thanksgiving for thousands of travelers...
...wouldn't recommend bullwhips, though," she confides. "They're not good for boudoir use. They can ruin the furniture...
...enter into the picture. Embarrassing realities are suppressed by all characters on all sides, and it is Zenia's particular expertise to unearth these and turn them against those who had considered her a friend. Zenia's aura is big enough and bad enough for her to signal inevitable ruin for any hapless prospect on her list...