Sentence examples for generally undermine from inspiring English sources

If past form is to be trusted, Gervais is bound to ruffle feathers, puncture egos and generally undermine the self-importance that characterises film award events.

They said exemptions from the ban would generally undermine the agreement, the Montreal Protocol, a 15-year-old pact that is widely perceived as the most effective environmental treaty ever negotiated.

Pass this bill and, over the next six months, we'll inject an additional $385 billion that will be used to denigrate me personally, elevate the esteem of my opponent, and generally undermine the effectiveness of my Presidency.

Yes Scotland may have a larger online presence (including many more Facebook and Twitter followers), but this is polluted by "cyber-nationalists": bloggers who harass unionists, peddle conspiracy theories and generally undermine the cause.

Over the years, scores of stealthy Islamists have been identified and unceremoniously booted out for trying to proselytize fellow soldiers and generally undermine the army's values.

Both the apparent imbalance of theoreticians and practitioners staffed in architecture faculties, and increased didactic obligations for inexperienced PhD students with no formal qualification seem to generally undermine competence in architectural education.

They think the Indians are spying, stirring up ethnic trouble in Pakistan and generally undermining the security of its lightly defended western border.At the end of 2002 India reopened four consulates in Afghanistan.

Its array of paintings, sculpture, works on paper and especially reliefs generally undermines the dominance of Abstract Expressionism and, in the case of the artists from Caracas, challenges the frequent dismissal of Op Art.

But Whiton suggests that its "worth" lies in attacking not only WikiLeaks but telecommunications companies, which are a crucial part of that infrastructure, and, more generally, undermining the foundations of a free press and open discourse — that is, of our democracy.

A new analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research group, shows that nearly half of the states have made significant cuts in support for public education, resulting in fewer teachers, larger classes, shorter school days and program cancellations — and generally undermining the academic progress that many states have made in recent years.

Catherine Crier in "The Case Against Lawyers" doesn't cite that example as she makes her main point: that we the people have ceded power to a corps of lawyers and bureaucrats who are not only smothering us in silly regulations, but are also seizing huge profits for themselves, corrupting the political system and generally undermining freedom and the sense of responsibility.