Sentence examples for weaken somewhat from inspiring English sources

By spending yen for dollars and other currencies, the ministry hopes that the currency will weaken somewhat.

But Mr. Reagan's statements appeared to weaken somewhat the central defense contention that the former President authorized Mr. Poindexter's actions.

That influence began to weaken somewhat when the Web era took off and more companies began to design services and products that ran through browsers.

"One might expect sterling to weaken somewhat on these developments, but I think that it will already have been discounted by the foreign exchange market".

Joseph D'Andrea, one of Mr. Schiffer's lawyers, said the bonds within the Zarinsky-Schiffer family seemed to weaken somewhat after the officer's killing; Mr. Schiffer said he had seen his cousin only once since 1958.

On Tuesday, Deutsche Bank cut its price target to $72 from $90 for Bear Stearns shares, and lowered its earnings estimates for fiscal 2008 and 2009, saying it thinks write-downs are likely to be worse than expected and fundamentals will weaken somewhat.

The McNabb-Mallory prompt-arraignment requirement was subsequently weakened somewhat by Congress.

Normally, when a hurricane moves north in the gulf, it weakens somewhat.

In the latest several weeks, however, the atmospheric variables weakened somewhat in their conformity to patterns expected during El Niño.

"While Hurricane Irene may have weakened somewhat as it hit New York, it still packed a hard punch," Mr. Benepe said.

But the ban was weakened somewhat in 1997, and poaching of elephants has increased in recent years.