Word: destroyer
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...ultimately Pearson triumphed; having won local council approval, his Aniane vineyard awaits the green light from national authorities. Today Mondavi's man in southern France can sip pastis with the hunters who were among his staunchest opponents, fearing that Mondavi would destroy the habitat of their favorite prey, the wild boar. It's a tribute to the 38-year-old's soft-spoken perseverance. "If he were an Indian, he'd be called Crafty Fox," says local winemaker Pierre Clavel with a smile...
...Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac. The beginning of civilization, one of the oldest structures in the world. So we pleaded with them not to do it, and urged them to call the chaplain. Luckily the chaplain knew the Bible well enough, and he managed to persuade them not to destroy...
Some Army officers wonder if artillery soon will be eclipsed by better technology. The idea of lobbing shells through a mobile, rifled cannon hasn't changed much since World War I. Its goal remains to disrupt, not destroy, the enemy. But with every war, new kinds of ever cheaper, ever smarter munitions--guided precisely into their targets by satellites or aircraft--become the kings of the battlefield. They can kill, not merely scare, the enemy...
...hard to imagine asking a doctor to destroy a part of your brain. For the more than 1 million Americans suffering from Parkinson's disease, however, such a drastic measure--in which an electrode is used to kill tremor-causing neurons--may become necessary...
...healthy immune system is the body's best ally--an automated engine of biological warfare that can destroy almost any microbial parasite it encounters. But, like all other agents of destruction, when it spirals out of control, it is as deadly to friend...