A small shift in the predicted probability of an extreme tail event can wreak havoc.
Working the night shift can strain the social life and family time. Adjusting between weekends and work days can also wreak havoc on their sleep schedules.
But my parents shipped me off to my grandparents' house in Oregon over spring vacation, somehow suspecting that if I was left at home unattended, I would wreak havoc.
The wind will wreak havoc on my garden.
But the effects of endogenous structure can wreak havoc with this theory.
For this type of problem, developers often employ defensive programming techniques that aim to catch potential errors before they wreak havoc.
These can get inside the cells and really wreak havoc.
There's no doubt that bacteria like MRSA — methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — can wreak havoc on a healthcare facility.
Mr Kim does not need his bombs to wreak havoc in South Korea, whose capital, Seoul, has long been within range of the North's artillery dug into the hills just over the border.
Once released into the atmosphere, methane could wreak havoc with the world's climate.
Remember: Stress and anxiety wreak havoc on your immunity.
No matter how much planning, preparation, and winnowing of your schedule you do, there are still times when responsibilities can wreak havoc on your to-do list.
The fear inside of China is that excess RMB volatility could wreak havoc on a still fragile financial system.
At the bottom of a long list of ways in which our brain is constantly finding new ways to trick us, negative emotions in particular can wreak havoc on our time-keeping abilities.
When nobody owns code, people can wreak havoc anywhere they want and bear no responsibility.
When unexpected disasters crop up, they wreak havoc on our productivity.
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