Example sentences of "have devastating consequence " in BNC.

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1 Finally , Pilkingtons in St Helens , thought of as a one-company town , has seen the successful application of float glass technology , but recently large scale redundancy has had devastating consequences on local employment .
2 In addition , the 1989 MMC Report , conceived as an attack in the public interest on the monopoly power of the major brewers and requiring the ‘ untying ’ of large chunks of their tied estates , may have devastating consequences for traditional pubs .
3 This can have devastating consequences , and may cause long-term damage to the urinary tract .
4 We all know that Labour 's proposals for a statutory minimum wage would have devastating consequences for job prospects right across our country .
5 This alteration in the basis of national status was to have devastating consequences for the present and future population of the United Kingdom .
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