Sentence examples for cripple morale from inspiring English sources

The charges against classical music competitions are familiar: art is not a sport; the need for jury consensus rewards conformism; fear of losing stifles innovation; actual losing can cripple morale and, potentially, a career.

Both governments view psychological warfare as an essential component of the war against the group, and efforts to cripple morale are likely to intensify as it continues to suffer losses.

Academic life can be hard: Extreme pressure to publish and an exceptionally competitive funding environment can cripple morale, Holleman says.

In the years before he arrived, flooding had destroyed its library and some instruments, the fall of Enron had hurt its fortunes, and a 24-day strike had crippled morale, depressed ticket sales and drove off several musicians.

Nothing cripples morale like a position opening up and the company decides to bring someone else in without considering the talent already present within the company.

Of late, commanders have placed greater emphasis on killing mid-level Taliban insurgents in an effort to cripple their morale.

The lingering economic crisis has crippled public morale, and young people despair of finding work.

Those suggesting now that it will cripple the national morale or turn us all into lily-livered cowards are, one hopes, underestimating the national fiber.

Recent, limited, surveys have tried to paint a dispiriting picture of a civil service low on morale, crippled by stress and uncertainty over the future, and fearful of voicing its opinions.

The Afghan government, meanwhile, has been crippled by low morale, corruption, and unsustainable attrition rates among its security forces.

The Swedish attacks dealt severe damage to the Polish cavalry but did not cripple the Polish army whose morale was kept high by Koniecpolski.