Word: undercutting
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There is also concern that Carter's approach may result in the Kremlin's cracking down even harder on protesters. Further, there is real fear at the State Department that Carter's statements might undercut Soviet Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev, who has a deep personal stake in improved U.S.-Soviet relations. Harried by Carter and vulnerable to his own hardliners, Brezhnev could be forced to take an obdurate stand on the SALT talks to show that he is not knuckling under to Washington...
...means could be found to save the devolution bill. But the vote seemed to consign the measure either to endless debate (only three of its 116 clauses had been considered in eleven days of discussion) or eventual abandonment for this session of Parliament. It drastically undercut Labor's position with Scottish voters and, though not a vote of confidence, raised the question of the Labor Party's ability to govern. For the first time since Prime Minister Callaghan took office eleven months ago, it appeared that his government might be forced to call general elections before 1979, when...
...quoting some of the infamous documents that are preying on Lancaster's mind. There is nothing in them worth picking up a picket sign to protest, let alone knocking over a missile base. In short, the movie's not in considerable possibilities for innocent entertainment are undercut by the feckless desire of small minds to make a big statement...
...Tanzania and Nigeria was a case in point of both the Administration's diplomatic exploration and of its early mistakes through inexperience. In his talks with black African leaders, Young hoped to find a common ground toward achieving a transfer to black majority rule in Rhodesia. But he undercut the seriousness of his mission by some ill-considered comments on a CBS interview show a few days earlier...
...simple and sincere; the search for security strikes a universal chord in a way that the instrumentals try in vain to do. The piano and guitar dominate the score, and a tighter structure gives the song more power and coherence than the others. However, the tune's energy is undercut by a lackluster guitar solo on the fade...