Sentence examples for undermined themselves from inspiring English sources

The Cardinals undermined themselves by allowing a record ten unearned runs in the N.L.C.S.

To Barak, who failed to reach a permanent peace agreement with Yasir Arafat at Camp David, in July of 2000, the Palestinians have consistently undermined themselves.

For many years, White House reporters have often undermined themselves and their cause by interrupting a colleague who may be closing in on the truth or, at least, on a nonanswer for the public record.

By seeming to accept this divide-and-rule policy, the Europeans undermine themselves.

All the time, however, the away side continued to undermine themselves with costly individual errors.

And Kaplan never explains what would compel authoritarian governments to undermine themselves by building democratic institutions.

His conclusion? "People can undermine themselves — and reduce the overall survival rate — by trying to help one another".

"It is absurd, but it is back," said Nina. "There is a long tradition of ventriloquists undermining themselves and deconstructing it a bit.

Without condescending to his lost souls, who are all accident-prone in their own way, Adjmi manages to make a spectacle of their self-loathing and the way they unwittingly undermine themselves.

Joseph Bongiovanni, 60, a law professor from Philadelphia, said he did not believe that Mr. Bush needed to do much more to win over Pennsylvania voters because he thought the Kerrys -- especially Mrs. Kerry -- would undermine themselves.

First, despotic governments undermine themselves.