Word: weaken
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...Ladd is hesitant to draw conclusions until more definite numbers are in, she attributes this year’s sharp decline in part to pressure the University applied on Washington last year, when numbers of international applications dropped precipitously. University President Lawrence H. Summers, fearing that the delays would weaken Harvard’s international status, sent letters to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge ’67 last April, urging them to seek an expedient solution to the problem...
...senior Bush aide said bluntly in the winter of 2003. "That's called diplomacy--winning." Being certain and strong was also necessary, Bush believed, to keep his team motivated. "A President has got to be the calcium in the backbone," Bush told author Bob Woodward. "If I weaken, the whole team weakens. If I'm doubtful, I can assure you there will be a lot of doubt...
...becoming convinced that a one-drug-one-cancer approach is not sufficient. Just as AIDS physicians currently use a multi-drug approach to attack HIV at different stages of its life cycle, so too are cancer doctors beginning to surround tumor cells with combinations of agents that can weaken a growing cancer by chipping away at its life-support systems...
...report blamed the use of outside contractors for driving down wages on campus, stating that “outsourcing should not be used to lower wages and weaken the unions representing Harvard’s employees.” Their recommendations included a “parity policy” requiring contractors to pay wages and benefits that are at least equal to those paid to comparably employed unionized Harvard workers...
Qualia's extravagance gets a bit out of hand with the $1,900 MiniDisc player (also out in June), which is chrome plated, carved out of solid brass--to eliminate structural seams that weaken over time--and accompanied by silicone-tipped brass earbuds. Sure, it basically performs the same functions as a run-of-the-mill $80 player, but its slick, cold body has a heft that's absolutely seductive...