Sentence examples similar to weakened argument from inspiring English sources

But the governor's aides say he will succeed in using tax cutting as a mainstay of his candidacy, where others have failed, in part because the size of the surplus has weakened arguments against tax relief.

"There's an expression: exaggeration weakens argument".

Riedman declined to say how he thought the data might be used to bolster or weaken arguments for, say, arming teachers in schools.

Further weakening arguments for causal associations is the absence of well-defined plausible models of pathogenesis.

In the published letter Jay also dropped the last two concluding paragraphs, which by proposing that the treaty-making powers be given "a fair trial" weakened his argument.

The past few months have also weakened the argument that Latvia must have a flexible currency because wages and prices are "sticky" in a downward direction.

But Mr. Moore was unconvinced, saying that the endeavor only weakened the argument that comics were an authentic form of literature.

Langer was accused of having somewhat weakened her argument through a vacillating terminology, and she described the musical symbol as "unconsummated" because of its ambiguity.

He did acknowledge that adding Lakeview to the list of proposed names weakened the argument, since the existing Lakeview is predominantly black.

After the Israeli military struck a major Syrian military research center near Damascus this month, Mr. McCain said the strike had weakened the argument that Syria's air defense system would be difficult for the United States to penetrate.

Mr. McCain, Republican of Arizona, said on "Fox News Sunday" that the raids appear to have weakened the argument that Syria has a far more daunting air defense system than, for example, Libya had under Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.