Sentences with phrase «feared they would undermine»

But France's national centre for space studies, CNES, fears this would undermine France's lead in Hermes.

Not exact matches

Trump's embrace of trade barriers this year has sparked fears of tit - for - tat retaliation that could undermine consumer confidence and stymie the strongest global economic expansion in years.

Phone calls and emails flew from one local organic homesteader to another, with many fearing that the new rating system would undermine their brand.

And for all the original shows Netflix has underwritten, it remains dependent on the very networks that fear its potential to destroy their longtime business model in the way that internet competitors undermined the newspaper and music industries.

Even Ireland is appealing the European Commission's ruling out of fear that accepting the $ 14.5 billion windfall might scare away other global corporations — undermining Ireland's reputation as a tax haven, which has become a cornerstone of the country's economy.

They believed this because they feared that extreme economic inequality would undermine the ability of people to elect representatives who would govern in their interest, a worry that is with us still today.

But De Gregorio acknowledges the challenge they present going forward and fears that, particularly at a time when growth in the region is slowing and external circumstances are changing, a flair for populism and the power of vested interests might undermine the process of continued economic reforms needed to foster, among other things, shared prosperity and social inclusion.

He said that a refusal to release the Democratic memo would «confirm the American people's worst fears» that the Nunes memo «was only intended to undermine special counsel Bob Mueller's investigation.»

The bottom line here is this: none of these investment vehicles are perfect, in fact many have significant flaws; but despite their flaws they attract money away from gold, thus undermining gold's monopoly on the fear / inflation / currency debasement trade.

Germany has one of the fastest - ageing populations in the world, and the movement here has implications for other western countries, including Britain, particularly amid fears that austerity measures and rising care costs are potentially undermining standards of residential care.

That would be like saying all Canadians are evil, undermining atheists when in fact the overwhelming majority of Canadians are in fact God fearing and God honoring.

And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect.

No you wouldn't because you know that he was on a mission to undermine the principalities and the authorities that silenced the voice of the people, limited their freedoms, and burdened their shoulders with shame, guilt and fear.

My fear was if the historical truth was removed, then this would threaten my beliefs and undermine my faith.

Developing countries and health campaigners fearing the products would undermine breastfeeding and increase family poverty, called for several resolutions in the guidelines.

A mother produces optimum nourishment for her child, using her body's stores of other nutrients if necessary, and experts fear that babies will have their health undermined if the campaign drives some mothers to use formula.

This fear has the potential to undermine children's autonomy, competence, motivation, and their relationships with the adults in their lives.

He explains that he originally recoiled from such action partly because of his fear that nationalising a major UK bank would undermine New Labour's reputation for economic competence.

So if you can't do that - for fear of undermining half a century of madness - you have to go the other way and ban everything until its proved it won't do anything in your head.

Hayek feared that increasing government intervention in the economy would inevitably lead to the undermining of democracy, but within a few years his views were regarded as old - fashioned and irrelevant to the emerging consensus.

Mr. Suarez and other business leaders fear that the provision would undermine economic development in the state by holding projects to an unreasonable — and unattainable — level of environmental stewardship.

Sir Simon fears that councils may be using these powers too freely and will undermine public confidence in councils having them at all.

Both sides would also be able to approve each other's deputy leaders, a clear shot at Sen. Michael Gianaris, the Queens Dem who is currently the mainline Democrats» No. 2, who is not liked by either the rogue Dems or Cuomo, whose aides have accused him of undermining potential reunification deals for fear of losing power.

The organisation said that, «While it is important to protect personal integrity in social media, a clean, transparent and accountable government that has nothing to fear will not use this ground as an excuse to undermine the sacred right to freedom of expression.»

Ghanaians were outraged over the decision of the erstwhile John Mahama administration to accommodate the two in the country as many feared their stay would undermine Ghana's internal security and expose the country to attacks from religious extremists.

A former aide to Carwyn Jones has claimed that ministers such as Carl Sargeant were «consistently undermined» in an atmosphere «of fear and loathing» that existed in the Welsh Government in the past.

The senior officials said the Obama administration deliberately held off sending the deal to Congress for ratification because of fears some lawmakers would try to use the video to undermine the agreement.

Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister, is understood to have ordered his MPs to embrace their Coalition partners amid fears that strains between the two sides could begin to undermine the Government.

Perkins fears the effort to do away with it for teachers — and the fiscal crisis — could lead to a general undermining of labor law «It would be a sea change for labor if they totally repealed LIFO [last in, first out],» he said.

If the Tories fail to win the election with their SNP fear - mongering, they have surely done enough to undermine any Labour - SNP arrangement in English voters» eyes.

They also fear that the strategy, which the energy industry has helped fund, will undermine efforts to curb habitat destruction.

However, fears and the associated defensive behaviors resulting from that fear often return after they have been extinguished, undermining the long - term effectiveness of treatment.

Its influence has varied from administration to administration, but Hartnett White's critics feared she would use the council to help undermine long - standing environmental laws.

They also fear that approval of the convention would have undermined their government's tough stance on intellectual property rights in the latest round of negotiations for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Vidal and CIRVA's scientists also feared that discussion of captive breeding would undermine efforts to extend a temporary ban on gillnetting in the vaquita's range which the government imposed in 2015.

Fear can undermine us in two ways: It will either prevent us from taking bold action in the first place, keeping us caught in a cycle of anxiety, or it will send us doubt after doubt once we've made the leap.

While it's suggested, convincingly, that Lincoln's urgency was driven out of fear that the inevitable resolution of the Civil War would undermine the amendment's support, the filmmakers also suggest that Lincoln's ego demands this achievement.

At the national level, Head Start parents, children's advocates, and civil rights leaders feared that a move would undermine Head Start's comprehensive approach that emphasized health care as much as education.

Critics, however, feared that the modest initial # 1,000 fee was just the proverbial camel's nose under the tent: that fees would inevitably rise and public funding would inevitably fall, ultimately undermining progressive goals.

Betsy DeVos» confirmation has stoked fears about undermining public schools, in large part because of the Secretary of Education's full - throated support for school vouchers.

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw, delivering his own findings last month, said there had been a «culture of fear and intimidation» in which head teachers had been undermined by governing bodies.

But the children who have only known freedom would not carry that burden, and if their freedom wasn't challenged or undermined by white people — a big if — they could follow their dreams and never know how much it saps one's spirit and hope, for a human being to be seen, thought of, and treated like an animal, or a disposable piece of property, or simply as an enemy, judged as a threat or a failure on sight alone (like today; a white man's fear and loathing can get you shot like Trayvon Martin).

His presence had the perverse effect of affirming everything the passengers had been fearing since their departure from New York, in the way that a priest's arrival tends to undermine the cheery smile of a nurse.

According to evidence later presented at an antitrust trial, the publishers feared that Bezos's carnival barking about a $ 9.99 digital price would ultimately reduce the plausible price of a physical book, further undermining large retailers like Barnes & Noble, as well as the many hundreds of surviving independent bookstores on which publishers depended.

You may have a lifetime of investing knowledge & experience, but fear & greed can all too easily sweep away logic & analysis — undermining your returns, or even leading you into complete disaster.

> The $ 52m transformation of the Paris Picasso Museum has been undermined by delays and controversy over the cost theguardian + Fears over Picasso restorations theguardian

Peter Wadhams has been criticised by scientists who fear that he could undermine the credibility of climate science by making doom - laden forecasts.

Silva - Chavez, however, fears the Trump team will either complicate it even more or try to «streamline» it, which would undermine the environmental integrity of the system.

REDD, in addition to fomenting suspicions on the right about another big United Nations program, has picked up critics on the left who fear it will be hijacked for pay for tree - farming projects that actually harm real forests and may also undermine the rights of indigenous forest people.

In Rodriguez the Court declined to find a s. 7 or 15 Charter right to AS / E existed, but went on to say the impugned provisions would in any event be upheld because, inter alia, «The formulation of safeguards to prevent excesses has been unsatisfactory and has failed to allay fears that a relaxation of the clear standard set by the law will undermine the protection of life and will lead to abuses of the exception.»