Sentence examples for undermine this principle from inspiring English sources

But what if you could undermine this principle without firing a single bullet?

Since Parliament did not undermine this principle when it legislatively reversed Chng Suan Tze, it should be taken to have implicitly endorsed the principle.

But in the 1980s universities began undermining this principle by lobbying their local congressmen for direct appropriations.

"This vulnerability undermines this principle and reduced the security of Google Wallet to that of a regular wallet, except worse," Mr. Miller said.

The government argues that this would undermine the principle of Israel as a Jewish state.

Webb said this was unacceptable because it would undermine the principle of Bank of England independence.

He is leading by not giving in to this blackmail, because if he did he would undermine the principle of majority rule that is the bedrock of our democracy.

To threaten me with two years in jail for doing so directly undermines this principle and undermines our democracy – medical professionals, whatever their discipline, have an obligation towards the people in their care that requires us to speak up when there are issues of concern.

For example, if Hume's skepticism about causation undermines this principle, Reid says that many everyday inferences would become unjustified (EIP 6.6, 497 8).

"To undermine that principle is scandalous, and it's expensive".

It would undermine the principle that individuals, not households, are the unit of taxation.