It is true that Bahrain's protesters have behaved in ways that have undermined their cause.
There have been previous failures of random number generators that have undermined Internet security.
The same companies that have undermined attempts to rein in carbon emissions.
Mr. Xi has signaled that he wants to shake off the inefficiency and corruption that have undermined the military.
His departure is just another in a long list of incidents that have undermined the American bobsled federation.
The homogenisation, Americanisation (William Hague in his baseball cap) and globalisation that have undermined northern identity exceed Hoggart's worst fears.
In between, however, there was another of those dashes outside his penalty area that have undermined his performances.
"Instead of remaining skeptical and righteous," he added, "I went along and acted in ways that have undermined the confidence of the public in the democratic system".
At the same time, Turkey is struggling with cascading crises that have undermined its regional role, forcing it to look more inward.
And there is the issue of design, for as so often with government schemes, there have been unintended consequences that have undermined the laudable aims of the project.
A central aim of this arrangement is to avoid the subtle processes of domination by small factions and dogmatic leaders that have undermined many emerging social movements.
