1.   The breakup of her Marriage had a devastating effect on her.

2.   The illustration shows the devastating effect on the Marble produced by structural movement and the ingress of acid rain.

3.   The oil spill had a devastating effect on sea birds and other wildlife.

4.   When he was jilted after five years together it had a devastating effect.

5.   The war, and the corresponding fall in trade, have had a devastating effect on the country.

6.   Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.

7.   For the first time Gould came up against the devastating effects of unlimited commercial exploitation.