Sentence examples for seeking to undercut from inspiring English sources

Seeking to undercut his credibility, Mr. Washor cited Detective Pierre's agreement with prosecutors protecting him from prosecution in exchange for cooperating.

When other opposition parties resigned from Parliament last October, seeking to undercut Mr. Musharraf's election to another term, Maulana Rehman stood by the president.

The advocates said the administration was seeking to undercut the 32-year-old National Environmental Policy Act, which they consider the Magna Carta of environmental protections.

Seeking to undercut Mr. Gingrich's positioning as the outsider ready to take on Washington, the Romney campaign and its allies used an onslaught of negative advertising and other appearances to portray him as an ethically challenged Washington insider.

They have begun to mobilize more — seeking to undercut any antibicycle rally by their own presence — and have increased pressure on city officials to continue the pro-bicycle agenda.

In seeking to undercut Mr. McCain, the Bush campaign has also had some help from independent groups that are running commercials attacking Mr. McCain: the National Right to Life Committee and the National Smokers Alliance.

The governing parties have actively sought to undercut independent media by starting countless television stations and newspapers and luring journalists with generous salaries and perks.

It comes as no surprise that the Louisiana State Legislature has overwhelmingly approved a bill that seeks to undercut the teaching of evolution in the public schools.

Mr. Brown's supporters have sought to undercut Mr. Sanchez with Mexican-Americans by pointing out that he is Cuban-American and Republican.

Mr. Bradley's aides sought to undercut Ms. Kiehl's commercial by noting that her daughter works for Mr. Gore's campaign manager, Donna Brazile.

Proponents of a boycott say Mr. Chávez has undermined the institutions of democracy, so they seek to undercut his legitimacy by spoiling elections.