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But some fear that the central bank's role in creating the current mess will undercut its ability to clean it up.

The Credit Suisse Group said today that it would infuse $1.1 billion into its Winterthur insurance arm to shore it up after investment losses undercut its ability to pay claims.

Labor's participation in Mr. Sharon's government, in which it held both the defense and foreign affairs portfolios, also undercut its ability to present itself as a stark alternative.

The FCC was forced to go back to the rulebook in January, after a court victory by Verizon effectively undercut its ability to regulate internet service providers.

Some insist that Iran poses an even greater threat than Iraq, avoiding the fact that their zealous advocacy of the Iraq invasion is what has destroyed America's credibility and undercut its ability to take strong measures against Iran.

Mr. Schmidt, speaking after his brief address, said he did not believe digitizing the museum's collection would undercut its ability to raise money later, as many museums do, by selling images of its treasures.

The United States has refused to join the court, undercutting its ability to agitate on the Bashir case.

Speaking to the New America Foundation, an independent public-policy institute in Washington, Mr. Wilkerson suggested that secrecy, arrogance and internal feuding had taken a heavy toll in the Bush administration, skewing its policies and undercutting its ability to handle crises.

Balkin likes the strong demand Lincoln is enjoying in the downturn, plus its ability to undercut the public and nonprofit rivals, even as it raises tuition.

Critics argue that Amazon's aggressive tax planning has also bolstered its ability to undercut rivals on price.

He understood, before almost anyone else in Italy, the political potential of the web and its ability to undercut the country's stifling and boring media monopolies and party-controlled news outlets.