| 1 | Speed is the curse of modern civilisation. | |
| 2 | Throughout the ages the Yellow River was a scourge of the nation. | |
| 3 | dramatically reduced the scourge of river blindness (onchocerciasis); | |
| 4 | Is war less of a scourge than an uprising is of a calamity? | |
| 5 | They've been a scourge ever since and have even been employed in cyberwarfare. |