Sentence examples for first undermined from inspiring English sources

The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century first undermined the dominance of Welsh in Wales: English-speaking workers were brought into the mines and factories in such numbers that they could not be absorbed linguistically.

Undercover judges planted as agitators in the crowd first undermined morale by defeatist talk, and then incited violence by throwing things at uniformed judges, giving Dredd the excuse he needed to send in riot squads to break up the March and make arrests.

Others said the test would finally force an acknowledgment that they were here first, undermining those who see the government as having "given" them their land.

The fourth possibility, like the first, undermines the very idea of causality.

To spread the worm, an attacker must first undermine the firmware on a Mac by sending malware through a phishing email or link.

Many observers have noted that if the court bans fair-share fees, it will hurt unions by, first, depleting them of funds and, second, undermining solidarity through the encouragement of free riding.

Second, undermines the media's independence to question science (or report objectively on lower cost options).

First they undermined fair trials; then they turned a blind eye to torture.

What followed the battle was a chain of events—of which the battle was the first link that undermined the Empire in the years to come.

So, in his various election bids, they did everything that they could, first, to undermine him, and second, to gather compromising material on him.

Joyce moved easily between the first and third person, undermining the idea of a division between the self and the objective world.