How To Use Vandalism In A Sentence

A City priest vowed yesterday that he is no longer willing to turn the other cheek and tolerate the repeated acts of wanton vandalism to the windows of the presbytery which is also his home.
It is an act of vandalism for which the party deserves censure. Times, Sunday Times
Such a gesture might look to contemporary historians like an act of archival vandalism, but it was entirely characteristic of the old school to which Macmillan belonged.
In an act of vandalism, the navy had blown this off in 1971 to instal a beacon, which probably never worked. 'Hello Mum, I'm on Rockall': The £100bn piece of rock
The contrast between the anarchical images of vandalism in Seattle and Genoa and the dignified demeanor of civil rights demonstrators forty years before is striking.

After the fourth attack on her car she was convinced that the vandalism was more than just coincidence.
Campanella begins by looking back to when planning was a profession known for visionaries such as Frederick Law Olmsted, Daniel Burnham, and John Nolan, and then describes how in the postwar years planners "aided and abetted some of the most egregious acts of urban vandalism in American history," i.e., urban renewal. Frank Gruber: Planning and Building for the Future, Dead: Round Up the Usual Suspects
Mindless and dangerous vandalism at a social housing property has been condemned by police.
Its purpose, they claimed, was to preserve the area from vandalism and commercial enterprise!
Is this an act of reckless cultural vandalism? Times, Sunday Times
Rather, it typically involves acts of aggression towards players and officials, or over-exuberant celebratory activity including the vandalism of property.
Airbnb offers hosts damage cover of up to 600,000 for theft or vandalism. Times, Sunday Times
The level of mindless vandalism around the centre is an indicator that we need to do a lot of work there.
It is an act of vandalism for which the party deserves censure. Times, Sunday Times
Hundreds of shops in some of the most deprived parts of the region are to benefit from increased security under a scheme to cut crime and vandalism.
This was taken as a mindless act of vandalism. The Sun
He supported the new scheme and hoped it would reduce vandalism in the area.
In addition to the vandalism, some stolen property was recovered from one of the three men.
The towers quickly became breeding grounds for crime, vandalism and antisocial behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
Police are planning to make parents sit down and watch videos of their own children misbehaving in a bid to curb vandalism, under-age drinking, violence and abusive behaviour.
People from the surrounding residential area have constantly complained of noise and vandalism caused by youngsters leaving the club.
The only other markings besides gang tags and general vandalism were some more recent satanic markings, pentagrams, and inverted crosses.
Such cuts are also an expression of cultural vandalism and philistine indifference.
So irrepressible in youth is the thrust to become," one specialist has warned, "that it will surface somehow, if not in constructive self-expression, then in wilful vandalism or defiant apathy or even suicide as an ultimate, tragic expression of self-determination. Our Responsibility to Youth
We need to consider the problem of vandalism within a wider context.
I would think that people would be all over this as a violation of property or vandalism or sign of the degeneracy of Europeans, but instead, we're going to argue about the "audaciousness" of a white canvas, without even knowing what is on the other two canvases that form the rest of the painting. "When I kissed it, I thought the artist would have understood."
Due to infrequent maintenance in recent decades, many of the city's grand structures are in terminal decay, undone by the vandalism of official apathy.
This kind of thievery, vandalism, individual violence and destruction expresses, not the stress of combat, but an intense hatred directed against an entire people or race.
The act of vandalism, which caused damaged estimated at £30, occurred in the early hours of Christmas Eve.
Police arrested 19 people for vandalism, accusing anarchists of plotting to cause renewed violence during the final. Times, Sunday Times
His catalogue of crimes is appalling: assaults on other children, dog mess through letterboxes, vandalism.
As well as vandalism, it will target drunken louts and unruly gangs who make neighbourhoods no-go areas.
Talk to people who live on the Brunshaw estate and the same themes come up time and time again: crime, juvenile nuisance, drug dealing, vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
Even in the advertising industry, it seems that you have to show small-minded, petty acts of vandalism to get noticed.
This can easily rear its head here in drug gangs and petty crime like vandalism without any encouragement.
This is a terrible act of cultural vandalism and totally unnecessary. Times, Sunday Times
The warning is part of a major drive to rid the estate of its image as a centre of vandalism and antisocial behaviour, and to improve residents' quality of life.
It makes us so angry that the cemetery is becoming a target of theft and vandalism.
Disregard the niceties of the terms vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
It was an act of wanton social vandalism that has condemned generations to lives of unfulfilled potential. The Sun
Plus, he really is an excellent financial advisor.4 I must also thank Jay Fienberg, my cousin/Web site codesigner and, most importantly, my vandalism consultant. Curse of the Spellmans
Shoppers yesterday spoke of their shock at the wanton act of vandalism as they walked past the flattened £1, 500 tree with its brightly coloured baubles strewn across the paving.
I know people link our sort of vandalism to boredom and jealousy but what we're really trying to do is get a reaction.
It is to establish clear blue water between their principles and ours; and it is to develop and proselytize a coherent and creditable liberal alternative to the economic vandalism now to be canvassed at us by Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and their ilk. David Coates: Sanity in a Time of Madness
Three police cars were wrecked and cops reported offences of vandalism, graffiti and looting. The Sun
It is vandalism of the worst sort on a huge scale. The Sun
He says the vandalism is so commonplace costs for groups to use the community hall are set to help cover the cost of repairs.
It is wanton and pointless vandalism which has caused a lot of disruption to the school, but also those who carry out such attacks are putting their own safety at risk.
Two vandalism cases, one "demoralising" case, "dissatisfaction" case, trespassing, three assaults, two debt cases with two arrests made and a robbery case in Jangsak were also recorded. Brudirect News1
He said he installed the new windows after previous vandalism. The Sun
However the day was almost marred by pointless and useless vandalism to one of the train carriage windows.
It is true that I despise purposeless killing, and regard it as an act of vandalism deserving the severest condemnation.
Vandalism has increased and trees have been broken shortly after being planted.
The real eyesore was the derelict building we took over, which was covered in vandalism.
After the night of drunken crime and pie-eyed vandalism that ravaged the country on St Patrick's day, plans are afoot to move the date of the festival for next year's celebration.
Many motorists have now been forced to park out of view, risking theft and vandalism.
Incidents of vandalism, rowdiness and violence on trains and railway platforms have been well documented in the pages of the Keighley News.
We need support to win this battle and mindless acts of vandalism and violence are not going to win us any friends. Times, Sunday Times
He said: "Obviously, the repeated vandalism of the statue is of great concern and hopefully the mindless hooligans responsible will be caught."
The approach taken by some schools to introduce pupils as monitors had proved effective at tackling vandalism on buses.
This information will be treated as confidential and might help stamp out vandalism around the church.
On young trees ‘temporary ‘branches may be retained along the stem to encourage taper and protect trees from vandalism and sun scald.’
Conservationists claim the idea is cultural vandalism that will rip the heart out of the town.
Aside from the destruction of the spirit of numinous ancient places there is also the simple fact of artistic vandalism.
It is vandalism of the worst sort on a huge scale. The Sun
We sheltered under the shade of the massive overwhelming oak trees whose bark was protected from vandalism by vicious spikes forced into the trunk.
It's a sad reflection that these acts of wilful and wanton vandalism appear to be increasing. Times, Sunday Times
The Ringmaster System will enable schools to rapidly receive information from police or Neighbourhood Watch on everything from vandalism to prowlers.
While we accept that feelings are running high on the issue of military landings at Shannon Airport, this kind of wanton vandalism does nothing to heighten our credibility and will probably do more damage than good.
There was a cross-link between the Glass Teddy Bear gift shop vandalisms and the Dodo case, in that Hank Murray, manager of the Busquash Mall, lived in Carew and, when he had the time, served as a Gentleman Walker. Naked Cruelty
Many police forces have introduced units to tackle vandalism, fire-raising and violence between security firms.
A City priest vowed yesterday that he is no longer willing to turn the other cheek and tolerate the repeated acts of wanton vandalism to the windows of the presbytery which is also his home.
He said this led to spiralling levels of thuggishness, vandalism and violent crime when revellers spilled on to the streets at closing time, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.
He said he installed the new windows after previous vandalism. The Sun
The children and young people of our area are taking the lead in raising awareness of the amount of litter and vandalism on our streets and parks.
Salford Council wanted to close it after it had fallen into disrepair following vandalism and neglect.
They have carried out bogus charity collections, robberies, attempted abductions and vandalism. The Sun
The determinative issue is whether the proximate cause of the loss was the fire or the act of vandalism.
Such binge drinking disinhibits people and leads to a spectrum of anti-social behaviour ranging from yobbism and vandalism to serious violence.
One disturbing finding was the high number of assaults relative to mere vandalism, Wolf said.
I almost died laughing at this pathetic fiction but suppose its to be expected - the truth that these destructive beasts ripped them from trains in orgies of vandalism is obviously too politically incorrect to swallow. Global Voices in English » South Africa: To vuvuzela or not to vuvuzela?
These cemetery tours, by raising public awareness, actually have helped to decrease vandalism and increase volunteerism.
Pat O'Toole, an honorary life member of Tullow Show Society, remarked that the vandalism didn't appear to be the work of youths as a concerted effort seemed to have gone into the removal of the posters.
This is an act of desecration and vandalism and it is very disappointing from our point of view and upsetting for visitors that this property has been stolen.
TC: Spraying paint on seals is the same kind of vandalism, blocking entrances with your bodies … 08/11/2005
It's nothing but vandalism and bad cess to them that wield the spray cans.
In a wanton act of vandalism their car was broken into and rendered undrivable.
Three codices survived the vandalism of Bishop Landa and these three burned around the edges.
An open restaurant on the boardwalk was a rare find, most of the food stands and cafés having shuttered themselves against weather and vandalism. Norse Code Preview (Chapter 2) - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Vandalism, public order yobbery and such like - all named and shamed. Watch This Space « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Street lights fail to work, litter is strewn everywhere, vandalism is rife, and adolescents roam the streets aimlessly.
He was sacked from every other job for theft, harassment of female staff or vandalism.
He said the criminal gangs operated independently of each other, but are interlinked and probably cooperated in the vandalism.
Is this an act of reckless cultural vandalism? Times, Sunday Times
Youngsters in a Bradford village are calling for more play activities to help cut vandalism.
And if we lose them, we will have experienced an act of gross cultural vandalism. Times, Sunday Times
Vehicle crime, vandalism and fraud were all down too. The Sun
The crimes that affect most citizens, such as vandalism, muggings, burglary and car crimes, are considered low priority.
It's going to be a magnet for yobbos, vandalism and antisocial behaviour.
The evidence suggests that action against yobbery and vandalism should bring many benefits.
The tireless enthusiast for the Middle Ages thus unwittingly confessed to an act of mindless vandalism.
BILLINGS (AP) - Billings police said they are investigating vandalism at Skyview High School that caused about $3,000 in damage. Greatfallstribune.com - Local News
Think not vandalism; think 'the culture of contestation'. Times, Sunday Times
Children playing on the railway lines risk electrocution or being hit by a train while vandalism costs millions every year
It shows the reasons for what would seem at first sight to be mindless vandalism, but are in fact little acts of rebellion.
The plinth for the statue will be some two feet higher than originally planned in the interests of health and safety and to prevent vandalism.
But the empty buildings on Bramham Avenue are claimed to be a magnet for drink and drug-fuelled graffiti, vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
"Unfortunately shopping precincts are a target for vandalism throughout the country.
A village school is looking to employ private security guards in a bid to crack down on vandalism.
These schools are known to be vulnerable to vandalism.
In 2002, there was a spate of vandalism, including one incident in which damage put at £1, 000 was caused to the open-air lido.
They are worried they will have to put up with loutish behaviour from rowdy drinkers, vandalism and kitchen smells.
The Liverpudlian is to use his street credibility to try to get the anti-vandalism message across to schoolchildren in Wrexham Maelor.
She has now been convicted of grand theft and vandalism but will not be facing jail time when she appears for sentencing on December 6.
Even in the advertising industry, it seems that you have to show small-minded, petty acts of vandalism to get noticed.
The advertising industry's use of classic songs is vandalism of popular culture, he said.
Minor vandalism is annoying, expensive and distressing to law-abiding citizens.
Vandalism and criminal damage caused by airguns is an increasing problem which is giving cause for concern according to police.
Now that it has contrived a major transformation, it is accused of mindless vandalism. Times, Sunday Times
But the first four months brought a drop in vandalism, burglary and robbery. Times, Sunday Times
A founding member of the radical environmental group, the Earth Liberation Front, talks to Drew about his involvement in arsons and vandalism over the past decade. Morning Buzz: Iran nuclear showdown?
Police are warning troublemakers that their behaviour will not be tolerated following another weekend of assaults and vandalism.
Is this an act of reckless cultural vandalism? Times, Sunday Times
His mother had begged him not to go out, anything could happen, there could be riots in the street, looting, vandalism, who knew, with these new times!
They blame the vandalism and crime on the high percentage of rented accommodation, bad landlords and worse tenants. Times, Sunday Times
In 1984 much of central Dublin was empty and much property was unsaleable and uninsurable because of vandalism and arson.
In Malaysia, a court decision last year allowing a Catholic newspaper to refer to God as Allah, the Arabic word for God, sparked a spate of arson and vandalism against Christian churches. Christians In Iraq Flee North Before Christmas
The entrance to the tunnel was gated off six years ago because of vandalism but the gate itself was subsequently vandalised and had to be replaced in 2001.
The threatened act of vandalism against which they protested was a proposal to fell part of the Forest of Fontainebleau. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873
In one excellent slow-motion scene his brutal vandalism is counterpoised with his young sister's performance in the glitzy pre-teen dance troupe Sparkle Motion.
Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
The survey also showed that crimes of vandalism had increased by almost one-fifth over the same period, with some of the culprits aged as young as nine.
It was an act of wanton social vandalism that has condemned generations to lives of unfulfilled potential. The Sun
It's not like taking a wee chunk out of one of the thousands bobbing around the solar system is some kind of cosmic vandalism.
Images of the 8-foot-tall glass plate bearing Guevara's image, now toppled and shattered, were shown Friday on state television, which said the entire country "repudiated" the vandalism. Archive 2007-10-01
However the day was almost marred by pointless and useless vandalism to one of the train carriage windows.
The person who is chosen for this position will supervise and participate in painting, staining, varnishing, finishing, lacquering, enameling, calcimining the exterior and interior of buildings, and sand blasting and removal of vandalism graffiti.
Mr Smith said he picked up more than 20 complaints of thefts, vandalism, assault and criminal damage while he was out canvassing for votes before the recent elections.
The image of the estate has already improved a lot, with graffiti and vandalism being reduced.
Many messages approved of the violence and vandalism - and urged others to join in. The Sun
But tagging is just vandalism, nothing more. seandr An Alternative Approach to the Graffiti “Problem” « PubliCola
Traders are calling for an end to graffiti and vandalism plaguing a shopping precinct in Warminster.
But union leaders said the service was being hit by an act of vandalism and branded the plans folly and an absolute disgrace.
Those who engage in vandalism in most cases do so as a source of fun for themselves and their friends.
The vandalism - ranging from the petty to the downright life-threateningly dangerous - is leading to justifiable discontentment among residents who have to live in the midst of the wreckers.
He scratched his name into the silica surface in a popular act of vandalism.
He said he installed the new windows after previous vandalism. The Sun
TACOMA - The vandalism of a police car in Tacoma is apparently part of a protest against an The Seattle Times
From a copter normally used for maintenance checks on tracks and power lines, officers are patrolling vandalism hot spots in Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, and Cumbria.
Yet its exhibits, gleaned from some of the world's finest collections, elegantly displayed and labelled, are in essence, works of purposeful, premeditated vandalism.
A total of 22 crimes of vandalism have been reported to the police in the past three weeks.
The season's festive revelries began in force on Thursday evening, but with them came a series of incidents including assault and vandalism.
It was an act of wanton social vandalism that has condemned generations to lives of unfulfilled potential. The Sun
We need better public services locally and a tougher attitude towards vandalism and crime.
His dissolute youth -'I used to like vandalism. Times, Sunday Times
Police fielded a deluge of car vandalism complaints from motorists in north and west Wiltshire over Christmas.
Basic coverage will protect you against fire, vandalism, lightning, and water damage.
But like most rural idylls everything is not as it seems, the club suffers from more than its fair share of vandalism.
Police are treating the incident seriously because the culprits went to great lengths on their orgy of vandalism.
Threatening a Congressperson for performing their duties is a crime as is vandalism of any kind. Think Progress » Gingrich Says Democrats ‘Have To Take Some Moral Responsibility’ For Far-Right Death Threats
It claims there have been 455 cases of vandalism, half of them in New York, and is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of workers.
The arsons were the latest of several incidents of antisemitic vandalism across Greece, including attacks on synagogues and cemeteries in Larissa, Volos, Thessaloniki, Ioannina and Athens. The Guardian World News
The facilities are unsecured, unmanaged and unmaintained, opening the door to vandalism.
Meanwhile in Anglesey there are problems with vandalism and anti-social behaviour. Youth And Age (And Crime Figures)
the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism
It was an act of wanton social vandalism that has condemned generations to lives of unfulfilled potential. The Sun
A city council spokesman said the appearance of the mosaics, which are grouted on to walls, amounted to ‘mindless vandalism’.
That carries a cost and the cost rises with every act of vandalism where lifebuoys or ropes are removed.
How would she suggest that we deal with current issues like vandalism and street crime?
They have carried out bogus charity collections, robberies, attempted abductions and vandalism. The Sun
It was not caused by the weight of concrete in the wagons, the bridge structure, vandalism on the line, or excessive train speed.
The real eyesore was the derelict building we took over, which was covered in vandalism.
Also, popular kids with troublesome peers showed the highest likelihood of being led into such dangers as vandalism and shoplifting.
On his way to Napier today for a lunchtime walkabout Dr Brash said the vandalism ‘showed how far standards had slipped in the education system under Labour’.
This famous act of vandalism by Urban VIII inspired the famous pasquinade: Quod non fecerunt barbari fecerunt Barberini. It Was the Roof
There were reports of car surfing, vandalism and a high number of drunk teenagers.
Rather, it typically involves acts of aggression towards players and officials, or over-exuberant celebratory activity including the vandalism of property.
Sutton Council is in a state of denial with regard to crime and vandalism.
Their findings are quite striking, and they report large rises in assaults, vandalism, and disorderly conduct on game days. Does College Football Cause Higher Crime? A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
His dissolute youth -'I used to like vandalism. Times, Sunday Times
One can only speculate on the effect of long-term unemployment on vandalism, football hooliganism and the crime rate in general.
Reports of criminal damage and persistent vandalism were also relayed to councillors.
It is an act of vandalism for which the party deserves censure. Times, Sunday Times
The nearby Jubilee Garden, next to the Old Bell Hotel, has four benches, which have been cemented to the ground because of previous problems with vandalism.
Their wanton vandalism causes money to be wasted and toilets to close.
The town centre has been deprived of public conveniences since the Orchard Gate facilities were closed down, due to vandalism, back in July.
Persistent acts of vandalism have now forced the school to rethink plans to create an outdoor play area.
A school is having to fork out to buy security cameras after yobs broke in and embarked on a spree of vandalism.
In the past we have had some petty vandalism but nothing on this scale.
In addition, the presence of wardens is one of the swiftest ways to reduce the petty crimes - graffiti, litter and vandalism - which are the early signs of disorder.
A drunken teenager was arrested for vandalism.
Nothing is more depressing than a never-ending litany of vandalism, muggings and burglaries.
Expressing concerns about vandalism, the landlord ordered the artwork removed.
The deaths occurred when police acted to stop widespread looting and vandalism.
We want to protect staff and park users and reduce the amount of vandalism.
The jobs in hand are to strim the fieldside banking, repair the timber stillages and repair the hole in the bankside path caused by vandalism, and level other bankside paths on the fieldside.
It is better to stop troublemakers straightaway than to let their behaviour influence the rest of the crowd towards violence or vandalism. Times, Sunday Times
I have heard no reports of any vandalism in Carew Tower. VRWC: Calling in window rock strikes on 30-story buildings! | RedState
The great nineteenth-century cemeteries, laid out as parks outside cities and filled with elaborate stone tombs and mausolea, have long been seen as problems after years of neglect and - worse - vandalism.
Fricker was "cajoled" into entering the depot after a few beers with Alexander, and committed the vandalism for "fun," not "malice," the lawyer said. BusinessWeek.com --

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