"Weakened position" refers to a state where someone or something is not as strong, influential, or advantageous as before.
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Viewing all sex workers as helpless victims takes away their right to self - determination and
weakens their position in society.
Democrats said they hoped the tough primaries would leave Ms. Stefanik and Mr. Zeldin in
weakened positions as they began to court voters across the political spectrum.
First Reference Delayed termination of employee sometimes
weaken position for just cause dismissal Famous last words?
In their favour though, foreign clubs are able discuss a potential pre-contract agreement from January onwards, as noted by Don Balon,
thus weakening the position of both Arsenal and United and making the risk of losing their key stars a bigger issue.
I fear, too, that if the world economy were to take another turn for the worst over the next few years - a second demand shock following the global financial crisis — this time the UK will be in a very
much weakened position to deal with the consequences because of the stagnation of the last three years.
One of the commonest problems that
weakens your position in cases and worsens your legal problems is engaging your lawyer when things have gone way out of hand.
President Trump's decision to withdraw from UNESCO undermines the historic role of the United States as a leader in this effort and
weakens our position as a strong advocate for cultural preservation.
First, being heavily focused on banks, the controls were
weakening the position of banks and hampering their ability to respond to customer needs.
But doing so «
weakens your position and makes you look insecure.»
G.E. and IBM, which operate through joint ventures and other partnerships in China and around the world, have both lobbied against the expansion of Cfius over concerns that restrictions on joint ventures with foreign companies that include the transfer of valuable skills or technology could
weaken the position of American companies abroad.
So he's picking his battles... (1)
Weaken the position of Kroenke (2) Gain favour with the majority of the fans...
I'm not disputing the fact that there's a potentially talented player in there, what I'm disputing is whether or not we should field
a weakened position in our first XI to get him there....
In the traditional two - party system of Anglosphere politics, every candidate except those from the top two parties is effectively a spoiler;
they weaken the position of whichever major party candidate is more ideologically similar to them, giving the other major party candidate an advantage.
But the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nominee in an email says he hasn't «
weakened my position» when it comes to his threat to running on the Conservative Party line if the state GOP doesn't adhere to his demands.
I believe if you have to divert the campaign away from the issues to other things
it weakens your position on those things that are of substance that are needed by the state.»
One manifestation of the government's
weakening position was the leap in the total number of names on the Audrey Wise EDM.
But the governor, with a stain now on his own administration, will be in
a weakened position to seek any changes.
From the disrespectful race based language of Daniel Loeb, who is a top donor to Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo to the the creation of the Independent Democratic Caucus (IDC), a preemptive strike to
weaken her position?
As in foreign policy, Cameron's impulsive promises have
weakened his position.
3.15 pm: A Populus poll confirms Labour's
weakening position.
The bill itself may also prove to be a true test of how in control the prime minister is of his own party given the level of opposition among backbench MPs and
his weakened position in the latest ICM poll, published yesterday, in which 63 per cent of voters said Labour would be better off with a new leader.
If the lack of women in engineering continues, the UK will be in a significantly
weakened position to find the 1.82 million people with engineering skills that employers are projected to need from 2012 - 2022 (according to Engineering UK).
Then it got gerrymandered to include Batavia and then it got strung out further to Niagara Falls in order to
weaken her position and give the Republican opponent the opportunity.
Open dissent from within the Labour party is bad news for Miliband as
it weakens his position in an even bigger standoff - the party funding clash which will decide the future power balance between unions and Labour.
Mr. Cuomo's campaign pushes back hard on the notion that the governor is in
a weakened position, noting approval ratings in the high 60s among Democrats and self - described liberals, as well as polls showing him as one of the nation's most popular governors.