Of the implicated over 18,000 were lamas, resulting in the virtual destruction of the Buddhist clergy.

That action resulted in the virtual destruction of the 60th Battalion.

The ultimate failure of this strike led to the virtual destruction of the UK's coal industry over the next decade.

We may also be seeing the virtual destruction of one of the world's great cities as well.

The virtual destruction of the Liberal Party almost completed the political pattern which he had hoped for since the previous autumn.

This absurd rivalry led, in the end, to the virtual destruction of the human species.

It is emotional language to talk about the virtual destruction of the British Merchant Navy.

The virtual destruction of the mujaheddin movement in the Dreen War had pretty much eliminated the need for the increased security measures.

The Spanish mission system led to the virtual destruction of the Indian population.

Significant archival material was lost with the virtual destruction of the school library.