Sentence examples for undoing from inspiring English sources

Such parental advice sits uneasily with the notion of undoing past wrongs that lies at the heart of transitional justice, whereby nations move from committing gross and systematic human rights violations to democracy.

Madrid were hunting a 23rd straight win as they closed in on Coritiba's world record of 24 in a row but Valencia's impressive home record - only Barcelona have won at the Mestalla this season - proved their undoing.

Those areas would deliver huge savings that are not only fair and equitable, but will help to cover the cost of undoing some of the current government's policy overreach – and could also fast-track the budget to surplus.

The dress is crisp and clean but the look is pure bombshell, "just by undoing five buttons," points out Barron.

In a special session of the legislature, lawmakers approved the new child support rules, undoing a rejection that had jeopardized US involvement in an international treaty and threatened to collapse the state's payment system.

The group cautions against a split unionist vote in May undoing the hard work of the referendum campaign.

This is definitely the trickiest part because it needs the most attention – if it doesn't hit exactly the right temperature, you run the risk of undoing the whole endeavour.

The poll tax was her undoing.

Such worries were a big factor in undoing the deal with Deutsche Börse: the LSE's shareholders feared that big German banks would control the merged exchange, and few wanted to follow German regulatory standards.In this section Currency dilemmas Can debt relief make a difference?

Joe Cassano, the short-tempered head of AIG's infamous financial-products division, worried about credit losses but apparently not about the possibility of multiple, massive collateral calls, which proved the firm's undoing.

This was both his greatest triumph and the source of his undoing.