Sentences with phrase «to undermine one's confidence»

That lack of knowing undermines confidence in class suits.

To imply otherwise is misleading and undermines the confidence of teachers in using the tough powers the last Labour government gave them.

Too much When responsibility comes too fast, teenagers might end up making bad decisions and undermining their confidence by doing things they're not quite ready for.

If you regularly offer to assist others, your occasional request for help won't undermine their confidence in you.

Without accurate data, it is impossible to track the improvements or declines in AI / AN student success — which undermines confidence in data on Native students.

That shame will flare up throughout the child's life, undermining his confidence whenever he hits a bump in the road.

Below the surface, however, I believe the new budget undermines confidence in public education.

It also gives a negative impression to the decision makers of the bank undermines the confidence in the applicant.

His evidence undermines the confidence the courts must have in the process by which officers receive that qualification.

What it does show, however, is that some are willing to «sex up» climate science findings to feed sensational media coverage, and end up undermining confidence in climate science.

The evidence shows it is undermining the confidence of young women.

«This will come as an additional shock to Toshiba «s institutional investors that may further undermine confidence in company management, as well as significantly weakening its international nuclear credentials,» said Tom O'Sullivan, founder of energy consultancy Mathyos Japan.

Rapidly rising rates undermined confidence in equity markets in those episodes, which included the «taper tantrum» of 2013 in response to Federal Reserve hints about tapering and the 2015 spike in German bond yields.

Nevertheless, there were numerous critics expressing worries about the growth of margin lending, but the financial press tended to play their arguments down, even going as far as charging the critics with trying to undermine confidence for ulterior reasons (Barron's and the Wall Street Journal both published editorials to that effect).

For example, in a study of 72 women who were interviewed about their nursing experiences, most said that pushing the idealistic goal of breastfeeding exclusively for any prescribed amount of time was not very helpful, and undermined their confidence as new mothers.

The bill would also undermine confidence in the National Assembly.

«Misusing the Planned Parenthood logo undermines confidence and integrity in this endorsement process,» she wrote.

The fact that the country's tax authorities can oblige every company to disclose personal data may significantly undermine the confidence in US - based cryptocurrency companies.

Russell Hobby, general secretary at union NAHT, commented: «Mistakes in exam papers undermine the confidence of students, teachers and schools.

It» can be very difficult to feel trust for someone who disregards what you'd like consistently, and over time it can undermine your confidence too.

«By making it known that they are using these technologies they are fundamentally undermining confidence among civilian populaces that our technologically - superior governments can effectively manage threats posed by this terrorist group,» Michael S. Smith, the founder of security firm Kronos Advisory who has advised Congress on terror - related issues, told Business Insider via email.

«The issue in Venezuela undermines confidence, just like it's being undermined in Russia, by all that stuff with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.»

The violent ups and downs, said Robert Shiller, an economics professor at Yale, may in turn undermine confidence in the economy, and the weakness in the economy can lead to more strident politics — all of which feeds the volatility loop.

Rather, such practices undermine confidence in the economy by selectively giving away tax advantages and producing an unfair result.

If investors can no longer take American stability — or even an adherence to the rule of law — President Donald Trump's words and actions undermine confidence that government, companies, and individuals will be treated in an evenhanded and accountable manner, and that the U.S. will stay true to its commitments.

By turning John F. Kennedy» the embodiment of pragmatic, rationalist, results - oriented anticommunist liberalism» into a mythical figure whose idealism could never be recaptured, the hagiographers helped undermine the confidence in progress that had once characterized the liberalism of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Kennedy himself.

Nevertheless, insofar as Marxism exposes the products of the religious instinct as ideology, as one stage in man s development which is now being made irrelevant, thus undermining confidence in the absoluteness of the religious intuition, Marxism may be Christianity's secret ally in world history.

The affluence - competence factor invites us to «stand tall» and be secure; the fear syndrome undermines our confidence and we live our days in an inarticulate uneasiness.

The virulent conflicts between confessional churches and their theologies undermined confidence in the unity of faith and reason.

Yet since that high watermark, Warnock has done nothing but tinker with the team, seemingly making changes for changes sake, and totally undermining any confidence that a player might get from playing well by dropping them the following week.

Try not to let fear and insecurity undermine your confidence.

It can be really worrying but don't let people's comments undermine your confidence.

It's not okay when other people undermine our confidence in our choices.

The hospital staff undermined her confidence in nursing.

Feeding their children, be it breastmilk or formula, is one of the very first steps all parents must take, undermining their confidence there is insidious and damaging.

As a result, the episode undermined confidence in the process of coalition formation, which is the foundation of electoral competition in Kenya.

'' [Labour] has alarmed the public about our soaring national debt, alerted them to the tax rises needed to pay for it if Labour is re-elected, and so undermined confidence in the future,» said Mr Osborne.

Organised tax avoidance undermines confidence in fairness, democracy, justice and the rule of law.

According to the Asantehene, such developments compared to hefty punishments slapped on offenders who commit misdemeanors and petty crimes undermine the confidence of Ghanaians in the quality of the justice delivery system.

Using spin and underhand tactics against decent people whose prime motivation is to serve has for too long undermined the confidence of the public in our politics.

Alarmed by «pseudoscience» that may bring «devastating» health consequences, two groups of researchers have asked the journal Scientific Reports to retract a paper that they claim undermines confidence in the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, given to girls to prevent cervical cancer.

These continued delays and cost overruns undermine confidence in NASA and its prime contractor, Northrop Grumman.

At the same time we are looking into whether KI's secondary occupation reports need to be developed further in order to improve the possibility of assessing the potential danger of secondary employment undermining confidence.

The custodians of the franchise are playing the long game, so for these three movies we get a rawer, more vulnerable Bond; a man whose emotional attachments and brushes with death undermine his confidence and affect his abilities; a man whose resolve is decidedly shaken, not stirred.

He continued: «As Chancellor I know about the enormous potential for the internet to drive economic growth, but I am also acutely aware of the risk of cyber attack harming our economy and undermining the confidence on which it rests.»

And «liberalising or lowering the requirements for entry into the [exam] market» risks undermining confidence in the UK exam system.

Going back to my last article, favoritism undermines confidence in the system, and makes people less willing to invest unless the government gives them an edge — cash for clunkers, $ 8,000 tax credit, etc..