Sentence examples for badly undercut from inspiring English sources

The housing market remains weak, and another sustained drop in prices could badly undercut the economy.

Democrats say the governor, in his zeal to cut the deficit, has badly undercut the needs of the poor, the underemployed and children.

But he said the executive bonuses and special pensions that American Airlines promised its top executives had badly undercut labor's willingness to cooperate with management.

That version included a four-year postponement of the electric car mandate and a system of trade-offs that critics said would badly undercut the requirement.

But Palestinians said the Israeli actions had badly undercut Mr. Abbas and had made it impossible for him to resume cease-fire talks with Palestinian militants.

Not a business, in other words, but a national treasure.The racing bosses think that the betting industry will be the big winner from deregulation, especially the upstart online "betting exchanges" that have so badly undercut the traditional bookmakers' business.

(The exception is a long speech by Legree in the third act that drags badly, undercutting the play's momentum).

But the mayor badly undercuts his credibility through false equivalency — his flat assertion that the only other thing standing between this city and violent crime are critics who have every right to demand that policing abides by the Constitution.

But as the 30-day clock ticked down, the company withdrew some of those items, and then said it had made an accounting error and sharply lowered its estimates of how much other measures would save, badly undercutting its credibility with employees.

Many other senior officials, including several in the White House, expressed deep reservations that blacklisting the group could further damage badly frayed relations with Pakistan, undercut peace talks with the Taliban and possibly jeopardize the fate of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier known to be held by the militants.

The heavy equipment manufacturer was badly hurt by the housing crisis and subsequent recession, which undercut demand for its construction and earth-moving equipment.