Sentence examples for policy weakening from inspiring English sources

There is evidence that the current system is depressing turnout, distorting policy, weakening accountability and effectively disenfranchising the vast majority of Americans.

The policy weakens social diversity as poorer people are decanted from rich inner London boroughs to what the French call the "banlieues" on the city's edge.

Lack of a unified policy weakened the Muslims, and the rebellion was brought to an end partly through the pacifiers' policy of playing the rebel leaders off against one another.

Here's the crucial takeaway from the agency's statement: "In our view, the difficulty in framing a consensus on fiscal policy weakens the government's ability to manage public finances and diverts attention from the debate over how to achieve more balanced and dynamic economic growth in an era of fiscal stringency and private-sector deleveraging (ibid).

If for example an efficiency-enhancing policy weakens labour unions, this could, in the future, lead to a political equilibrium that inefficiently favours business interests.

"This policy weakens our national security and Mark Kirk and John McCain are clearly not listening to the military leaders who all agree that Don't Ask, Don't Tell is not working," Meister said.

Harper is accused of pushing through a slew of policies weakening or abolishing environmental protections – with an aim of expanding development of natural resources such as the Alberta tar sands.

Critics contended that the policies weakened federal environmental enforcement to please polluting industries.

Critics say the Fed's unorthodox policies weaken the dollar and bolster the currencies of developing countries, hurting their ability to export.

They contend that the embargo and other American policies weaken their economy and encourage people, like Elian's mother, to risk their lives at sea while seeking political asylum.

As Eisenhower, a former general, had realized long ago, such policies weaken the country and its security in the long term.