Such worries undermine confidence and make it harder to boost economic activity.

By defending Enlightenment values in a dogmatic way Europeans will be the ones who undermine them.

Let the holdouts undermine his personal credibility and that of the bank?

These incidents endanger popular sovereignty, democracy and citizen participation in the process of decision making.

Still, clashes between the army and the Republican Guard are further eroding the regime s coherence.

Poverty and under development undermine security and democracy.

These look like reasonable conditions to any outside observer. To Hamas, however, they appear to undermine its very raison d'etre.

The debate has been most intense in the United States, where the refrain that the Constitution is not a suicide pact and that national security can justify extraordinary measures is heard repeatedly.

To Hamas, however, they appear to undermine its very raison d'etre.

Indeed, significant differences of domestic opinion in the imposing country often undermine sanctions as well.

Some measures unauthorized searches of bank records and wiretapping of telephone calls compromise the liberty of all.

Exaggerations of this kind have undermined confidence in Chinese policy at a particularly dangerous time.

But Yushchenko s chronic dithering and poor political judgement consistently undermine his fundamental democratic credentials.

LONDON On both sides of the Atlantic, anti immigrant politics are undermining democracies and damaging lives.

LONDON Trends on both sides of the Atlantic are undermining the half century s old partnership between North America and Europe.

SEAPA says sections 34, 35, 36, 41, and 60 of the new constitution all undermine free speech.

Indeed, sanctions weaken an economy and public health, but do not necessarily make it more likely that a despotic regime will collapse. Sanctions purportedly undermine the regime by causing widespread unrest and by reducing the government's power base and tax collections.

Do international tribunals of the sort Milosevic faced before his death promote or postpone serious self reflection and reconciliation in damaged societies? Do they strengthen or undermine the political stability needed to rebuild wrecked communities and shattered economies?

Indeed, sanctions weaken an economy and public health, but do not necessarily make it more likely that a despotic regime will collapse.

Do they strengthen or undermine the political stability needed to rebuild wrecked communities and shattered economies?

Not only do they endanger the lives and the well being of patients, they also undermine confidence in healthcare systems and health professionals.

Unwise choices undermine this principle, sending the country on adventures with unpredictable, possibly irreversible consequences.

But sectarian public figures undermine groups that are not their own in different ways.

They are not above ground level, and thus will not undermine the monotheism of God by ascending too high, according to their Wahhabi theology.

Sanctions purportedly undermine the regime by causing widespread unrest and by reducing the government's power base and tax collections.

The only exception is Japan, where a lack of political leadership and a limited knowledge of basic economics among government ministers undermines mid term growth prospects.

The prizes conferred on opportunistic defectors not only undermine the party system, but weaken the foundations of parliament by making organized opposition impossible.

Doing so may feel good in the short term, but it merely destroys wealth and undermines job creation everywhere.

Corporate campaign contributions increasingly undermine the democratic process, with the blessing of the US Supreme Court.

Repression is already undermining democracy in the Jewish state, and demography exacerbates this as the Arab population swells.

On energy, it is picking off individual EU member states and signing long term deals that undermine the core principles of the EU s common strategy.

Poor governance, weak rule of law, and state owned companies assault on competition undermine Russia s business climate and cause capital flight.

As a result, the UN is increasingly taking the blame for these conferences failures, which not only leave the issues unresolved, but also undermine the UN s authority.

The effects of fiscal austerity a sharp rise in taxes and a sharp fall in government spending since the beginning of the year are undermining economic performance even more.

It is time to exchange the gender norms that are undermining men s health for a social, cultural, and commercial emphasis on healthier lifestyles for everyone.

The spread of information means that informal networks are undercutting the monopoly of traditional bureaucracy, with all governments less able to control their agendas.

As developing countries upgrade their regulatory systems, they should focus on closing legal gaps that put consumers at risk and undermine market credibility.

Major hurdles include poor transport connectivity and stifling non tariff barriers, which impede growth and undermine welfare in Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and north eastern India.

Such actions undermine the slow renovation of transatlantic trust since Edward Snowden s revelations concerning the extent of American surveillance of European governments and citizens alike.

But the events of recent years have shown that bankers can make megabucks, even as they undermine the economy and impose massive losses on their own firms.

Now, however, the economic tumult shaking Europe, the erosion of the middle class in the West, and the growing social inequalities worldwide are undermining capitalism s claim to universal triumph.

The goal should be to take advantage of these trends potential benefits, while ensuring that they do not undermine other critical aspects of governance.

In fact, even when China, Russia, and the US share the same agenda, their differing diplomatic tactics often undermine their ability to achieve their objectives.

While these issues are global, they are most urgent in emerging markets, where they are undermining the social and economic progress on which the rest of the world increasingly relies.

The picture is no brighter in Europe, where countries' willful neglect of their military capabilities has undermined their ability to enforce the rule of law when international mechanisms break down.