Sentences with phrase «weakened positions as»

«If he's in a weakened position as a result of his being tainted by the scandal, that's not good from that point of view.»

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.

Not exact matches

While the Dish Network's reach and power have weakened over the past few years just as Viacom's have, the satellite company is still in a somewhat stronger position than it used to be relative to the entertainment giant, because it knows that Viacom is already suffering from low viewership numbers, and that impacts its ad revenues.

It is significant that the Jewish controls on excessive drinking seem to be weakening as American Jews become less intensely identified with their ingroup and with the Orthodox religious position.

The Catholic position had become so clear, indeed, that there had been calls from anti-Catholic quarters for Ms. Kelly to resign, on the basis of rumours that she had been trying to weaken or delay the regulations: as Toby Helm, the Telegraph's chief political correspondent had reported the previous October, under the headline «Kelly «must resign over delay to gay rights law»», «A fierce Cabinet battle has broken out over gay rights after Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, delayed plans that would penalise organisations — such as hotels — for denying their services tohomosexuals.

Wenger is obviously not going along with that, as he sees it as being managed out, but he must realise he can't go on for ever and his position will be weakened with lack of success.

Maybe his advisors thought that he may have weakened his bargaining position with this admission because the 26 - year old was more circumspect when being interviewed during the victory celebrations yesterday, as revealed in a Daily Mail report.

The representatives of our German international playmaker may not be so happy about what Ozil has said about the new Arsenal signing Alexandre Lacazette, reported by Metro, because it may just have weakened their bargaining position in those contract talks as the former Real Madrid man basically declared that he would be an Arsenal player next season.

We also had the two key positions of central striker and keeper weakened so it is perhaps not that much of a surprise that we struggled and were not as fluent or confident as usual.

I would expect Arsenal to field weakened line - ups in the Europa League, certainly in the group stages as they focus on their Premier League position, which may mean players like Giroud, Welbeck, Iwobi or even Jack Wilshere, who has yet to play for Arsenal yet this season, could represent outstanding value, certainly until the end of the group stages in mid-December.

Perhaps it's the shaving foam incident, or the fact that this session is taking place in a deserted room as a result, or just that revelations about Andy Coulson are weakening the prime minister's position with every moment that passes.

If enacted, these proposals would weaken the country's position as a global knowledge centre, pumping out invaluable research.

Viewing all sex workers as helpless victims takes away their right to self - determination and weakens their position in society.

As in foreign policy, Cameron's impulsive promises have weakened his position.

While internal divisions have certainly hurt, it is clear the party's financial position has been weakened by changing enrollment patterns in New York, where there are twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans.

He argues that much as fair criticism is a vital part of good governance, he can not in his position as party founder focus his attention on consistently correcting the wrongs in another man's party while the foundation of his very own party weakens.

«While acknowledging the potential negatives of such a convention — e.g., the risk of amendments being approved that would weaken the home rule authority of local governments — the Executive Committee viewed the opportunity to strengthen the position of municipalities in New York's governmental structure as more important and voted to approve NYCOM's support of a «Yes» vote on the constitutional convention question facing New York voters this November, with the additional stipulation that municipal officials would need to run for and be elected as delegates to the convention if our intended outcomes are to be achieved,» the guide states

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.

The rethink by Osborne comes as Tories on the right of the party attempt to exploit his weakened position.

If not, as Elizabeth Benjamin pointed out, her position could be weakened to the extent that a mayoral run next year might be out of the question for herself.

If Trump's Paris exit is perceived by other countries as a symptom of a broader U.S. decline vis - à - vis China, that will weaken the United States» position in Asia - Pacific politics, she said.

In reality, however, men keep their household work unchanged as their weakening bargaining position counterbalances the monetary effect.

Now the board of Lycee Francaise has gone on the offensive to capitalize on Audubon's weakened position and purloin as many French fluent 2nd graders as possible from Audubon's rolls by opening a 2nd grade in conflict with their charter.

Apple never stood to directly gain from weakening the position of music publishers as Amazon do.

In a series of letters addressed to Dover's board of directors beginning in May 2007, Marathon articulated the concerns of Dover's shareholders: namely, the Company's weakened financial and operating position relative to its competitors and the resulting need to divest assets up to and potentially including the Company as a whole.

As dominant bears age or weaken from injury or malnutrition, bigger, younger, more dominant bears take their place in positions of dominance.

We had previously thought that the NX launch would have only a limited impact on 3DS and Wii U sales as it is not being positioned as a successor to either console, but we have now altered our view because 3DS sales have been weakening a little recently, particularly in terms of software, as the machine enters its sixth year, and to factor in a harsher competitive climate and what happened to other existing consoles when new machines were launched in the past.

Legendary start position Playing as the Western Roman Empire you will begin with vast territories under your control, but weakened by political in - fighting and threatened on all sides by enemies, your dominance will quickly become a struggle to survive.

This delay dramatically weakened Nintendo's position as the market leader, as many gamers were enticed by the superior graphics that Sega's 16 - bit console offered.

Moreover, as is explained above, the anticipated price of nuclear energy is inflated, and the negotiating position of the government weakened because of the subsidies offered to renewable operators.

That would further weaken the law societies» position as a prosecutor of the commercial producers for UPL — a very biased, self - interested prosecutor fighting off a commercial threat, rather than prosecuting unlicensed individuals for that offence's intended purpose of protecting the public from incompetently provided legal services.

As an outspoken critic of government, we have to agree with the word «troubling» here because the law could weaken our ability to criticize those in positions of power.

However, subsequent court losses and IRC amendments weakened their position, appearing to permit tax - deductible borrowing to provide funds to pay insurance premiums, so long as such borrowing did not account for more than three of the first seven annual premiums on the policy (the «4 out of 7» test).

Ultimately, it's not that I think shunning USB - C will hurt sales of the Surface Laptop so much as it weakens Microsoft's position as an innovator.

As a result, most people will talk themselves into a corner and say things that weaken their position.

The listing agent can't tell the buyers anything that would weaken the sellers» bargaining position (such as a price the seller would be willing to settle for).