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It was further proof that Mr Zapatero's political weakness is damaging his ability to pep up an economy that shrank by 3% in the past year.Some of Mr Zapatero's measures were gimmicky, but others were promising.

By 1909 Wright's estrangement from his wife and his relationship with Mamah Cheney, the wife of one of his former clients, were damaging his ability to obtain architectural commissions.

Stephane Kandler, head of France's All 4 One, says that delays in announcing the date, venue and boats for the next event are damaging his ability to attract the necessary sponsorship finance ahead of declaring an entry by the end of January.

And his shifting statements on the matter — first blaming "both sides," then condemning Nazis, then blaming the "alt-left" for provoking the Nazis — reveal a man seemingly unable to censor his darkest feelings on race, even if it means offending wide swaths of the nation and damaging his ability to execute a political agenda going forward.

Even so, Dr. Fullerton said, the very existence of the complaint has already damaged his ability to give expert testimony.

Among the challenges in his in-tray are: Before taking the job, Coe sought assurances that the BOA's creaky finances would not damage his ability to do it.

Mr. Hannon added that while he did not think Mr. Paterson's admission would damage his ability to govern, it did present the new governor with a crucial leadership test on only his second day in office.

Musharraf said that language in the bill questioning Pakistan's reliability as an ally of the U.S. directly damages his ability to wage war on our common enemies ("This weakens me!") and to inoculate his country against the infection of Islamic extremism.

Helen Chenoweth, Republican Congresswoman from Idaho Her offense: After attacking her Democratic opponent by lumping him in with Bill Clinton, whose behavior in the Monica Lewinsky scandal had "severely damaged his ability to lead our nation, and the free world," she admitted to a six-year affair with a married man who later worked for her congressional staff.

"Adolfo once had an amazing chance to be the first citywide Latino elected to office, but the decisions he has made in proceeding with this quixotic effort mean that he will not win in November, and have damaged his ability in this Democratic city to win down the road," said Jefrey Pollock, a Democratic consultant who has worked for Mr. Carrión in the past.

But then I'm not likely to forget any time soon, am I?" Bobby left the army in 1997 but, like an estimated one in five men and women serving in the armed forces, his experiences have left him with serious mental health problems which have damaged his ability to cope with civilian life, broken up his marriage, ruined friendships and eaten away at his physical health.