It would have damaged the constitution and parliament, so the broadcasters were sacrificed instead.
True or not, that perception would have damaged the Fed and thus the economy.
But signing both would have damaged the Knicks' financial ability to pursue future players.
Its point was to prohibit high heels, which would have damaged the museum's mosaic floors.
But doing so would have damaged the card in the UFC's signature event.
The BBC, Britain's publicly financed broadcaster, says broadcasting the appeal would have damaged its impartiality.
It would have damaged Britain's standing in Iraq if Britain had actively opposed the war.
You might think that would have damaged Mr. Wise's own investment in the fiber optics business.
In previous elections, such assertions, if proven false, likely would have damaged the candidate who made them.
Airing legal doubts to the US at that time would have damaged the coalition and encouraged Saddam, Blair suggested.
But Mr Blair, speaking at the G8 summit in Germany, said any investigation would have damaged the national interest.
