Word: weakenings
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...however, was unable to win over Trident critics who fear that buying the system will weaken Britain's conventional forces. The Labor Party's shadow Defense Secretary, William Rodgers, told the Commons that "we simply cannot afford" Trident. But some Labor M.P.s cannot afford to attack the decision too hard: shipyard and electronics industries in their constituencies will benefit from the 200,000 new jobs that the Trident agreement is expected to create...
...leading 21-3 record compared to the Cosmos' lazy 16-7 won-lost tally; or perhaps they lost confidence, their fury reduced to a whimper by 60,812 roaring New York fans. Or maybe the heat bothered them. At 8 p.m., the thermometer reported 95 humid degrees, enough to weaken even those hardy souls from the tropical neighborhoods of Seattle...
...they are worn for any length of time, the abdominal muscles, a key prop for the spine, are likely to weaken, and the chances of back injury may increase...
...have to halt its lucrative oil exports, including 129 million bbl. to such Western nations as Italy, West Germany and Austria. Last year petroleum was the largest Soviet export, with about $6 billion in precious foreign exchange coming from Western Europe alone. An end to oil exports, moreover, would weaken the political and economic hegemony the Soviets have over their East bloc satellites and Cuba, which are heavily dependent on Soviet petroleum supplies...
...holding press conferences denouncing the meeting. Marian Wright Edelman, director of the Children's Defense Fund, told the delegates: "The issue is not whether government interferes; it already does. Our job is to make sure specific governmental and private-sector actions help, not hurt children and strengthen, not weaken families." The conference, insisted its delegates, would not demand big spending programs but would seek ways of aiding families through measures like tax credits and incentives...