Sentence examples for undermine in from inspiring English sources

Beck stands for turning back to the 1890s as rapidly as possible while people like Soros would prefer a social democratic system that he helped to undermine in the 1980s.

After three weeks of negotiations and drafts, Gerry Adams, head of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA, which was part of the suspended government, issued a statement saying that there would be "no activities which will undermine in any way the peace process or the Good Friday Agreement".

Its protectionist policies are disastrously out of touch with the global reality, let alone with the realities of the European Union, which it helped to found and enlarge (and then to undermine, in 2005, when it voted against an E.U. constitution).

The proposed legislation will not undermine in any way fundamental rights and freedoms currently enjoyed by the people of Hong Kong.Timothy TongPermanent secretary for security (acting)Hong KongModerate MuslimsSIR – One positive effect of the most recent terrorist bombings in Riyadh and Casablanca is a timid re-emergence of the moderate Muslim voice ("Synchronised crime", May 24th).

"The new winners — Google, YouTube, MySpace, Craigslist, and the hundreds of start-ups hungry for a piece of the Web 2.0 pie — are unlikely to fill the shoes of the industries they are helping to undermine, in terms of products produced, jobs created, revenue generated or benefits conferred.

In particular, transparent procurement by NGOs can improve market functioning but also open up opportunities for direct supply by manufacturers to large organisations that undermine in turn the role of the NGO wholesalers.

There supposedly is a "duplication of efforts," a rivalry between CDC and the U.S. Agency for International Development that undermine in-country programs, an "inappropriate" use of funds.

Corcoran said that inexpensive streaming services such as Netflix have undermined in-cinema viewing.

Trust is remade – strengthened or undermined – in every encounter.

I still think it will be undermined in some way.

If either is undermined in the new world, the economic impact could be grave.