Sentence examples for were undone as from inspiring English sources

St Mirren, who are now at the foot of the league, had arguably started as the better side but were undone as a Niall McGinn cross from the left flank somehow deceived Mark Ridgers in the home goal.

But the visitors were undone as Yuvraj battered his way to his highest score in a Twenty20 international.

And after five minutes the visitors were undone as Dante's diagonal pass caught Kolarov napping and Muller nipped in behind the City captain to finish past Hart.

Previous decades of what they see as state oppression have not been undone as far as they are concerned.

"Progress can be undone as quickly as it is made," he said.

He was undone as well by his own impracticality, deficient business acumen, and a predilection toward delusion.

Capote's book has overwhelmed him, and he is undone as much by sensitivity as by vanity.

Obviously if neighbours come in and see a room full of books it is a bit disconcerting, there is clearly something wrong with me, but I apologise as much as I can…" We talk a little about how the fabric of the society he describes has been undone as much by unfettered markets and second-home owners as by anti-hunting laws.

Morgan was undone as much by the unpredictability of the pitch as the medium pace of Binny, squirting a catch to mid-on.

"Greece," says Montesquieu, "was undone as soon as the king of Macedon obtained a seat in the amphyctionic council". It is probable, however, that the disproportionate force as well as the monarchical form of the new confederate had its share of influence in the event.

Chemical junctions are irreversible, while physical junctions can usually be undone as easily as they are made.