Sentence examples for undermines the principles from inspiring English sources

It undermines the principles under which public health systems are conceived and designed, viz, when you want to know what's needed, you ask people who know.

"The McLaren Report exposed, beyond a reasonable doubt, a state-run doping program in Russia that seriously undermines the principles of clean sport embodied within the World Anti-Doping Code".

"Even a one-off intervention undermines the principles of the emissions trading system and will make it more difficult for businesses to produce cost-effectively in the E.U.," Arnaldo Abruzzini, secretary general of Eurochambres, which represents European chambers of commerce, said in a statement.

President Bush seems to be all for religious freedom as long as the religion is his own; he regularly undermines the principles of separation of church and state when it allows him to further the agenda of the religious right, then turns his back on constitutional guarantees intended to protect all faiths when it suits his national security "needs".

But to divert planes and stop people from entering the United States because they disagree with our government policies undermines the principles underpinning our open society.

In really existing capitalism, the kind Americans actually experience, wealthy individuals and large corporations have immense political power that undermines the principles of democracy.

In the context of Birmingham it severely undermines the principle of the secret ballot.

"There is a danger the charge undermines the principle of sentencing that punishment is determined and then adjusted to reflect the individual circumstances".

It would be unwise simply to sweep aside MPs' concerns, not least because doing so undermines the principle of pre-appointment hearings.

This undermines the principle on which the American tax system is based, they say: people who do not pay their taxes will pay the consequences.

It is put to Laws that it undermines the principle that a government should stay in power only while it commands the support of the Commons, and thus disenfranchises the electorate.