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Meanings of ruinous state in English

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Usage of ruinous state in English
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The buildings were in a most ruinous state, and the gun-carriages quite rotten.
The Voyage of the Beagle
2
All manufacturing industries of the country were in a ruinous state.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) / Includin...
3
The Commandant had almost forgotten his warning about the ruinous state of the wall.
Major Vigoureux
4
They found that the huts were in a ruinous state.
Forests of Maine / Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowled...
5
The town is in a ruinous state; and neither merchants nor artisans live in it.
Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
6
The shelters were in a very ruinous state.
Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru
7
Quinn changed screens and ran a systems check, sardonically chuckling at the ruinous state of his ship.
Genellan: planetfall
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A most ruinous state of things for a morbid, spoilt girl like Rose, said Mrs. Jane, severely.
Eight Cousins
9
He found the financial affairs of the islands in a confused and ruinous state, and left them flourishing.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885
10
The very neglect and half- ruinous state of all this made it only the prettier, as well as sadder.
In a glass darkly
11
The stables and accommodations for all public establishments seem to be all in the same ruinous state as the dwelling-houses.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
12
The loss of her and the ruinous state of the family finances completely broke the spirit of this younger Nicholas.
Shining Ferry
13
It was a ruinous state of affairs, Diego Sanigra claimed, the governor had no right to refuse the colonists disembarkation.
The Reality Dysfunction
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First it engaged in a reckless price war that left the balance sheets of too many companies in a ruinous state.
The Irish Times
15
Everything within it was in keeping with the ruinous state of the gateway, and with the clothing worn by its owner.
The Country Doctor
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The fort was in a ruinous state, with the palisade on the water side broken down, and three breaches in the rampart.
France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France ...
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