Sentence examples for both undercuts from inspiring English sources
Brilliantly, Aickman both undercuts and intensifies the weirdness of the scene by describing the mundane particulars of the swords themselves: "There was nothing gleaming about them, and nothing decorative.
The degradation both undercuts engineering performance of devices and undermines the biocompatibility of surgical implants.
Music writer Robert Christgau called it a "slow, sad-ass and self-involved... breakup album" and analyzed that West's choice to "robotize as well as pitch-correct his voice both undercuts his self-importance and adds physical reality to tales of alienated fame that might otherwise be pure pity parties".
"IF peace ever comes, I hope it makes us wiser," thinks the voiceless teenage soldier at the heart of Chris Abani's wrenching new novella, "Song for Night". What makes this book a luminous addition to the burgeoning literature on boy soldiers is the way the Nigerian author both undercuts and reinforces such hopeful sentiments.
Both undercut the establishment of democratic rule, and make the Americans less confident about handing over political power to the Iraqis.
No contrast greater to Bennett's preciousness can be imagined, though both undercut the notion of ceramics as merely a utilitarian craft.As the high drama of Abstract Expressionism gave way to the cool irony of Pop, ceramic artists followed suit.
Both undercut the average U.S. reactor's 2014 operating cost of $36/MWh (which may exclude some troubled units).
It wouldn't be that surprising to see this tablet hit the retail market at the now seemingly standard $449 Android tablet price point, both undercutting the iPad and keeping pace with the rest of the Honeycomb slates.
And it fails to put older art and newer in serious conversation, in favor of a relaxed eclecticism that undercuts both.
Microsoft's Online initiative must be a serious jolt to IBM and its Notes business, which MOS undercuts both in costs and speed of deployment.
In studies such as Night Portrait (1985 86), Freud both highlighted and undercut the erotics of the female nude, opting out of the idealizing tendencies of much of the history of Western art.
