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Direct translation of an animal's stomach, intestines or feet, can play havoc with a faint-hearted foreigner's appetite.

Junk food high in salt and sugar may taste appealing, but it will play havoc with your family's health and moods.

Coffee lovers beware. Having a quick "pick-me-up" cup of coffee late in the day will play havoc with your sleep.

It is clear that food supplies are less than assumed and the unpredictable weather this year will play havoc with this year's crops.

Most fun, though, is to be had with the troubled teenage trysts as love and jealousy start to play havoc with young emotions.

This could short-circuit satellites, pose a risk to aircraft passengers and play havoc with electrical equipment on the ground.

Too much food or alcohol, especially late at night, just before bedtime, can play havoc with sleep patterns.

Stick to a schedule. Avoid delaying or skipping meals and binge eating, all of which can play havoc with blood-sugar levels.

Climate change will play havoc with agriculture and water supplies and will increase diseases.

And their neon-green bodies coupled with the red eyes may play havoc with their nocturnal predators' visual senses.

But rising temperatures also are likely to play havoc with soil moisture, cutting yields even further.

Global warming is threatening to play havoc with the carefully managed crops in the vineyards of California and France.

But as the hormone level in their bodies decline, bone loss starts to play havoc with their skeletal strength.

When their predictions turn from cold snap to heat wave, say, it can play havoc with the forward price of gas.

Missing deadlines is not only unprofessional; it can play havoc with others' schedules and make your boss look bad.

it can play havoc with others' schedules and make your boss look bad.

It was once safe back in the day where there were little vulnerabilities to play havoc with the software;

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