Word: undercutting
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...winning. And the goal of “winning” (however that is defined) is often a prime motivation. To cite the occasional exceptions to these trends—the counterculture rebel, the pure genius or the unquestionable saint—doesn’t undercut Brooks’ stereotype, which only seeks to describe the average student...
...world safe from terrorism and creating a model of democracy in the Middle East is nothing short of ridiculous. To initiate a war and kill thousands of innocent people is immoral. Going it alone in the face of opposition from our NATO allies and U.N. member states has undercut our leadership, cost the U.S. billions of dollars and put our people and economy in jeopardy. Iraq is now a morass that makes a democracy there all but impossible. William Hewett East Canton...
...sign. So far the breakout star of this Idol season is William Hung, famous for butchering Ricky Martin's She Bangs at an audition; his debut CD sold nearly 38,000 copies in its first week. Jackson says he sometimes is worried that Idol the reality show will undercut Idol the music search, which in its first two seasons produced both salable talents and high ratings. "Kelly Clarkson was great," says Jackson. "Ruben--great. Clay--great. This is about being a serious talent competition. It's not just about voting for who you like...
...impact of Israeli actions there on perceptions of the U.S. elsewhere in the Arab world, particularly Iraq. The Rafah killings, twinned as they were in Thursday's news reports with unconfirmed claims that U.S. missiles had killed forty Iraqis at a wedding party in western Iraq, has undercut the Bush administration's best efforts to recover from the Arab-world PR disaster of Abu Ghraib. Ironically, part of the Bush administration's emergency PR salvage operation in the wake of the prison-abuse revelations was to hastily send Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice...
...when taking on international rogues. Nor is it the case that President Bush ignores his views. The prewar diplomacy was designed jointly between Britain and the State Department over the objections of the Pentagon. At first taking the issue to the U.N. seemed a great success, but Blair was undercut by American impatience and French obduracy. Similarly, Blair gained Bush's endorsement for the road map that would supposedly revive the Israel-Palestine peace process, but a combination of suicide bombers, Israeli intransigence and American caution means that there is nothing to show for the effort. This is the junior...