Sentence examples for attempts to undercut from inspiring English sources

Mr. Manton, a former United States representative, resented Mr. Silver's attempts to undercut Mr. Vallone.

The league's regional director, Charles Goldstein, denounced the graffiti, left on signs, benches and seats, as a combination of bias crimes and attempts to undercut democracy.

By nearly all accounts, Mr. Obama emerged the winner of the showdown, having stared down attempts to undercut his health care program or force other concessions, but it is not clear what he actually won.

It was the latest in a series of attempts to undercut Mr. Straus from the right that included a May primary opponent backed by FreedomWorks, the deep-pocketed national Tea Party organization.

"Counter-manipulating the forces of globalization, When Platitudes Become Form attempts to undercut the parameters of Contemporary Art through a rigorous excavation of the ethics of humiliation.

They continue attempts to undercut "Obamacare," misrepresenting it as a "job-killing failure" despite its obvious success; they literally try to make it fail.

Every attempt to undercut the party's power by splitting it has ended in failure.

"It is clearly an attempt to undercut the A.G.'s" Old habits die hard in Washington.

He hinted that the State Department announcement was an attempt to undercut his visit.

Yesterday's testimony appeared to strengthen Mr. Culleton's attempt to undercut Mr. Noyer's credibility.

The TUC accused employers of attempting to undercut the wages, conditions and union representation of existing staff.