Word: weaken
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...combination of the tribal insurgency and related militancy in the cities, as well as anti-Musharraf agitation by the middle class (such as the recent lawyers' protests that forced Musharraf to back down from firing chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry), will become a perfect storm of opposition that could further weaken the regime. "Martial law at this stage would be a disaster for Pakistan," says Senator Raza Rabbani. "The increase in terrorist activity in the country, the growing extremism, has a direct relationship with the lack of democracy...
...party. Some simply want to make the best of a bad situation. "This man [Musharraf] is not going to let go." Says Barkat Jafri, a mobile phone vendor in Bhutto's hometown of Larkana. " If she can negotiate a transition to democracy it's a good thing. It may weaken him, and then we can get rid of him as well...
Several Harvard faculty members said yesterday that a proposal to weaken the tax-exempt status of donations to Harvard and other cultural institutions would not have the intended effect of encouraging contributions to charities for the underprivileged...
First of all, home prices won't weaken forever, and they almost certainly will be much higher in 10 years. Waterfront and resort properties and those with spectacular views--just the features you dream of for a retirement home--can be expected to rise the fastest. Yet for even prime properties in today's market, competing bids are rare, and sellers are eager to deal. You have bargaining power, and you have time to research your purchase. Mortgage rates remain low for those with good credit...
...they'll get a taste of what McCain has been experiencing all year. The more they're defined by support for the war, the more Bush's unpopularity will become their own, especially among independents, the people who have turned against McCain en masse. Backing the surge will instantly weaken them in the general election, because if they do eventually pivot in favor of some withdrawal, it will look like a flip-flop...