He could tell him to go or try to call a doctor, but either act would probably destroy Edwards even further.
But that act alone does not destroy us - it is what it represents.
An act of violence destroys a woman's family life.
This act certainly destroyed the image of the institute.
Such an act would destroy all that had been done toward winning the trust of the prowlers.
A woman tries to cope after an act of violence destroys her perfect family life.
The act of violence largely destroyed Uganda's tourist industry for years.
From diplomatic triumph, suddenly this one crazed act had destroyed everything.
Suppose one measures the position: this act destroys any information about its momentum.
And this act alone may have destroyed their own planet.