Sentence examples for undermining development from inspiring English sources
Instability and tension in primary commodity markets, particularly for agricultural products, were undermining development efforts of the developing countries because of the resulting low and unstable prices and shrinking access to markets.
Unfortunately, Rio+20 could also have the exact opposite effect, undermining development and poverty reduction objectives in a very significant way.
Paucity of cell lines, failure to develop ideal animal models of these tumours, have precluded better understanding of the oncogenic drivers, undermining development of targeted therapies.
"We are committed to rooting out corruption wherever it is undermining development, and will help bring its perpetrators like Ibori to justice and return stolen funds to help the world's poorest," said Andrew Mitchell, Britain's international development secretary.
The UK's criminalisation of khat, a mild stimulant popular in the horn of Africa, has wreaked havoc on African economies, undermining development programmes being carried out in the region, said the organisation.
The chancellor is determined that radical reform of the common agricultural policy should be at the centre of the review, not least because he believes that massive western farming subsidies are undermining development in the world's poorest countries.
These illicit financial flows constitute a massive outflow of wealth from developing countries and undermine development and growth efforts in these countries.
Africa must not become a breeding ground for insurgents and terrorism that undermines development.
Inappropriate response and adaptation options to risks, including climate stress, could further undermine development efforts in the region.
Revitalizing Afghanistan – Rural Afghanistan is for many a "perfect storm" where warfare and poverty combine to undermine development.
In recent years, wealthy nondemocratic regimes have begun to undermine development policy through their own activist aid programs.
