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The party worries this would weaken its ability to count on them in the event of another Tiananmen-type crisis.

Though analysts think otherwise, the government stated that this would not weaken its ability to reduce the fiscal deficit to 4.6 percent of the GDP for the fiscal year.

But the effect, some fear, could be the reverse: such deals might deepen the divisions within ASEAN, and weaken its ability to bargain collectively with outsiders.

Britain will "unilaterally" weaken its ability to fight crime if the government opts out of a series of EU justice measures, the former home secretary Charles Clarke has warned.

Moreover, Mr Sharon hopes that, by decapitating Hamas's leadership, he will weaken its ability to carry out suicide and other attacks against Israel.

In both cases, dissenting justices warned that limiting the power of the federal government would weaken its ability to combat water pollution.

Governors of both parties said a Pentagon plan to reorganize the Army National Guard would significantly weaken its ability to save lives and property at home.

The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, might have little to like something that can potentially weaken its ability to control the interest rates.

Some researchers note that depriving the body of nutrient rich food could weaken its ability to fight infections.

The attached oligonucleotide induces protein conformational changes that weaken its ability to form the cruciform structure, preventing the recycling of the initiator.

Three's exclusion weakened its "ability to be a competitive force in the U.K.," he said.