Sentence examples for to be sapped from inspiring English sources

Each time he faces a challenge from within, he wins, but seems to be sapped of some of his prestige.

As confidence continues to be sapped from the banking sectors in a number of European countries, firms are likely to face mounting challenges to raise new money.

Souness did not allow his faith in Titus Bramble to be sapped by the centre-half's miserable display in Thursday's Uefa Cup tie.

The atmosphere came to be sapped and there appeared to be the proof that it would not be Tottenham's day when Scott Parker saw a shot smuggled to safety from Colback, who was stationed in front of the line.

Investors' expected appetite for risk is likely to be sapped in coming months by uncertainty over whether Greece can step back from an economic abyss after its debt default to the International Monetary Fund, and doubts over its future in the eurozone.

If her dance moves were to be sapped because of unfortunate ankle genetics from her dad, that would probably be more devastating than whatever can happen in Stephen's upcoming NBA season.

The golf course is set up very difficult, and the weather is going to be sapping a lot out of you.

That was the latest in a string of setbacks for the campaign that appears to be sapping the optimism of some of his supporters.

We have not been able to identify the component in serum responsible for this change of phenotype, although it does not appear to be SAP (data not shown).

Rodriguez's thickened body, soon to turn 38, may well be sapped of big-league flexibility and durability.

When a player is treated differently, morale is sapped to punching point.