Word: undercutting
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...book’s main character. Instead, we are treated to exquisite explorations of LBJ’s anxieties, Nixon’s cunning political ploys and the sadness of Goldwater’s loyal organizer, Clif White, when he returns from vacation to find his power undercut by Goldwater’s self-appointed “Arizona Mafia.” In a book that is supposed to be about Goldwater, figures like Johnson, Nixon and White take up far too much space...
Their report, titled "Safeguards at Risk: John Graham and Corporate America's Back Door to the While House," claims that if the Senate approves Graham's nomination, "he will be in a position to wield enormous power, and to undercut public health, safety, and environmental protections for years to come...
...consider is the Taiwan arms sale. Speculation had been that Washington would stop short of giving Taiwan the Aegis at this stage. But there's now speculation that there will be a stronger push to approve that sale immediately, as a way to punish China. That, however, would probably undercut the very pro-Western forces we want to support in China. Canceling President Bush's planned state visit to Beijing in the fall? Well, the reason he scheduled that visit was presumably because he judged it in the best interests of the U.S. to have a personal relationship with...
...vampy mom who seduces wealthy bachelors into marriage; Love plays the slutty daughter who seduces the newly married husband, facilitating her mom's collection of a divorce settlement. The mother-daughter con team might seem like a wickedly creative path to vengeance, but the film's premise is undercut both by the omnipresence of Love's breasts which flounce around in every scene as implied compensation for her poor thespian skills (and the fact that she just started dating Alec Baldwin makes us question her doe-eyed ingénue act) and the fact that the movie never shocks...
Travelers may be grateful Bush halted a strike at Northwest, but his pledge to stop any airline strike this year has labor griping that he has undercut its bargaining power. (Presidents rarely intervene in airline strikes.) At least three other carriers face possible walkouts this year...