Preposition: of

• war: Joan also points out how the ravages of war have affected how we see Sydenham today.

• inflation: They want to be protected from the ravages of inflation.

• tourism: Sevan laments, as we do, the ravages of modern tourism.

• sin: Through Christ we can begin to overcome the ravages of sin.

Object

• country: The launch follows an appeal from the UN for a country ravaged by 20 years of bitter conflict.

• countryside: Themis in anger at the riddle being solved sent a wild beast to ravage the countryside.

Subject

• war: Liz Lamb looks at the work of a Newcastle charity which is helping children in a country still ravaged by war.

Converse of object

• withstand: The wealth amassed at this time allowed the inhabitants to build lavish temples, most of which have withstood the ravages of time.

• escape: He was lucky to have escaped the ravages of the education system.

• survive: Many ancient mosaics have survived the ravages of time remarkably well.

• resist: Even older cars are usually free of rattles and creaks, and paintwork and interiors resist the ravages of time.

• suffer: Sadly the bodywork is suffering the ravages of exposure to the worst of British weather.

• commit: The disease brought to the Cape by the prize negroes was committing dreadful ravages in the neighborhood of Cape Town.