Japanese watchmakers like Seiko had begun to undercut Swiss prices.
But then Mr. McCain began to undercut his own effort to paint Mr. Obama as just another negative politician.
But African immigrants arriving in New York began to undercut the prices charged by African-American salon owners.
Mr Mattocks has only just begun to undercut normal booksellers (Amazon, by comparison, discounts bestsellers by 40% and all titles by at least 20%).
In the last few weeks, however, New York State officials have begun to undercut the city's argument that the project is necessary.
The tensions between Google and Mozilla had been rising since Google's introduction of the Chrome browser in 2008 began to undercut Firefox.
But at some point his refusal to fight other top welterweights begins to undercut his claim to superlative greatness as a boxer, and the cachet of Mayweather's brand rests on that claim.
More fundamentally, there are concerns that Mr. Thaksin, who grew rich as a telecommunications baron under the old system of patronage politics, will begin to undercut the democratic reforms that have taken tentative root under Mr. Chuan's three-year administration.
Westerly flow associated with a large upper-level low began to undercut the outflow of Ivo, and it weakened to a tropical storm by the afternoon hours.
Garment factory jobs have begun to undercut this long-standing custom, as parents — sometimes the daughters also speak up for themselves — challenge how much, if any, dowry is required when the bride-to-be earns a steady salary.
The United States Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, who was scheduled to attend, was expected to urge European officials to act more aggressively to contain the sovereign debt crisis, which has already begun to undercut growth in Europe.
