Sentence examples for harms itself from inspiring English sources

If Russia cuts energy supplies to Europe it only reduces its own income and harms itself.

In culture and national identification they are alien territories, and Israel only harms itself by trying to maintain a grip on them.

There is no debate over the fact that the Syrian opposition is divided and scattered, and that it often harms itself as well as the Syrian people.

In all three cases, writes Feldman, Roberts deferred to the political branches in order to "preserve the legitimacy of the court," purportedly in the belief that "the court lacks legitimate authority to overturn legislation passed by an empowered democratic majority, and harms itself and the democratic process when it does so".

Economic interdependence also means that neither China nor the U.S. can hurt the other without harming itself.

If Montenegro broke away, Mr Djindjic says, it might harm itself by ignoring its EU friends' advice.

The story of Adriana has obvious contemporary resonances, suggesting how a nation at war can harm itself as much as it damages its enemies.

Mr. Mills contends, however, that the district has harmed itself, in part by not applying for grants and other state money for which the district is eligible.

Indeed, the climate movement has arguably harmed itself by not paying enough early attention to generating alternatives for workers in carbon-intensive sectors.

He has argued that the British prime minister is relegating his country to a "category of special concern" in the EU where it must be treated like an unstable patient or a suicidal prisoner, liable to harm itself.

But except for a few wishful thinkers, everyone who witnessed the argument, read the transcript, or listened to the audio now expects the court to eviscerate the Voting Rights Act – and seriously harm itself in the process.