Research by fellows such as Andrew Wilder, David Mansfield and Michael Semple proved that our aid projects were increasing instability; that we were undermining any chance of political settlement with the Taliban; and that the Taliban-controlled areas were often more secure than the government areas.
And by trying to keep the aliens out, we are undermining them.
So while we reap the benefits of nature, we are undermining its valuable inputs.
If we don't take these things seriously, if we exercise authority in arbitrary and excessive ways, then we are undermining the things we were elected to defend.
BALTIMORE — MANY scientists believe that by transforming the earth's natural landscapes, we are undermining the very life support systems that sustain us.
We are undermining the very basis of the kind of society that has protected us from the worst impact of previous recessions.
If each time, for every affair, on each case that involves, or not, politicians there is this kind of polemic, we are undermining the very basic principles of the rule of law".
If we intervene to save the wolf, will we be undermining the very idea of not meddling that, since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964, has been the guiding principle behind the protection of 109 million acres of federal land?
In other words, you could argue that those of us who pay for private medical care are the ones being true to the original aims of Beveridge, while those who say we are undermining the NHS by "running it down", are the ones who are missing the point.
"While I have concerns about whether we are undermining affordable set-aside units [the percentage of housing units sold or rented below market rate] by making development more difficult," said Mr. Hollister, "I supported the commission's recommendations to see whether they will work or not".
