Global banking giant Goldman Sachs is making headlines for an off kilter business move that weakened its strong brand and the St . LouisCardinals are fighting to hang on the respect of fans in the wake of an FBI investigation into alleged hacking into a competitor's database.
American officials are highly reluctant to talk about Mr. Sharon, for fear of seeming to meddle in the internal affairs of Israel, a move that could weaken Mr. Barak.
Chile's central bank plans to sell its 35.5percentt stake in Banco Santiago next month, a move that may weaken Banco Santander Central Hispano's control of Santiago.
But, in recent weeks, more of the proceeds have gone to pay dividends to private equity owners, a move that can weaken a company by increasing its debt load without strengthening its underlying business.
Prosecutors in Naples are investigating him for corruption for allegedly paying an opposition lawmaker €3m (£2.6m) to join his party, a move that significantly weakened the previous centre-left government of Romano Prodi.
The exasperating thing is that, when the big emergency came, against Italy, he wasn't on the pitch: Tele Santana had replaced him with Paulo Isidoro and put Socrates up front, a move that arguably weakened Brazil's midfield and attack to a fatal degree.
Mr. Duhalde's term was to run through most of 2003, but he decided to leave office six months early, a move that has weakened his authority, provoked infighting within the ruling Peronist party and led to complaints from the monetary fund about a lack of political stability here.
The U.S. had taken a lead role in brokering the agreement, and leaving it is a deeply isolationist move that could weaken the nation's bargaining power in other agreements.
The military has said it is under orders to reopen the road through the square, a move that would greatly weaken the demonstrations.
