The acid rain ate away the statue.  The strong acid eats through the metal.

Underlying the discussion of values in the magazine's “agony” columns is a theme of changing values, and we see a society aware of the difference between traditional and modern values and beginning to move away — albeit to a small degree — from traditional attitudes and behaviour.

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

A man who's unexisted himself.