It works wonders in weakening a nation, here or in China.    From Wordnik.com.  [If you are an industrialist who contributed to Democrats… [UPDATED] - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference

These militias have been bad news in the past, and their weakening is good news for the future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Channeling de Soto in Iraq, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

But economists mostly attributed that low figure to harsh winter weather, not a longer-term weakening of the job market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Europe and Asia "know that a short-term weakening of another party always backfires on oneself in the long term," she said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Merkel Slams Cycles] Reference

The Fed's rate cut exacerbated a longer-term weakening trend, and the greenback has lately been around historical lows against the euro.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dow, S&P 500 Hit New Peaks] Reference

And if Israel & US are successful in weakening Hamas, then some other, more violent, radical & uncontrollable group (s) will supplant it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » “More Atlantic for me”] Reference

I just heard Bill say that the storm is weakening, which is good news for us.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2004] Reference

It proceeds on the idea of weakening the State in order to strengthen the Court.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc.] Reference

Maybe the weakening is the result of some other limiting factor kicking into play?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lamarche and Fritts 1971 « Climate Audit] Reference

Labor markets were mostly described as weakening since the last report, issued March 5.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beige Book Indicates Further Weakness] Reference

7,000, as part of a cost-cutting effort to deal with what it called a weakening economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

Maybe we dislike the idea of weakening the street dealers around the corner from my house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Xark!] Reference

"Our confidence in this whole system is quite low," he added, calling the weakening storm a.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Diego News] Reference

But even though the eye can't be seen and even though there is some weakening, that is no reason at all to let your guard down.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2007] Reference

"We must react to the dollar's slide," Mr. Gallois said, calling the weakening currency a "Damocles sword hanging over our heads.".    From Wordnik.com.  [EADS Considers More Cost Cuts as Loss Widens] Reference

And, by the way, which polls would show her "weakening"?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Hillary Way Ahead Of Rudy And Thompson In Arkansas] Reference

Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: AIDS virus could be 'weakening'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: AIDS virus could be 'weakening'] Reference

"Any kind of weakening of environmental laws or secrecy or changes in the dead of night - it's over," Boxer said.    From Wordnik.com.  [12/06/2006] Reference

Those numbers contradict the stream of attacks against this Administration for "weakening" federal consumer and environmental protections.    From Wordnik.com.  [Red Tape Rising] Reference

Parents concerned about "weakening" the game, he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

Government slammed for 'weakening' nature preservation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Local - Sweden's news in English] Reference

Some regions showed "weakening," with others seeing modest improvement and others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Channel NewsAsia Front Page News] Reference

Accumulated fatigue had made me feel I'd been injected with some kind of weakening fluid.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Opinion] Reference

English-such "weakening" of the h to allow the attraction of an would be considered sloppy.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 2] Reference

They hopefully might also push Labour into doing things such as weakening the Murdoch empire.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

The early parts of the month have a lot of potential and maybe kind of weakening a bit toward the end.    From Wordnik.com.  [WKYT - Home - Headlines] Reference

Some regions showed "weakening," with others seeing modest improvement and others "stabilization," the report said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taipei Times] Reference

"We don't think the legislative framework is strong enough anyway and we're not really happy with any kind of weakening of it," she said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World Telegraph] Reference

He says it's not the job of the international community to make proposals such as weakening the power of Afghanistan's central government.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Yuval Diskin, the head of Israel's Shin Bet security service, told the ministers there was a "weakening" in Hamas 'desire to keep fighting.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Diego News] Reference

"weakening," and somehow connected with ethical impropriety.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Rutherford's Deliverance] Reference

Months last week, highlighting "weakening" shipments to Asian nations.    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference

Will another season of fighting make a difference in perhaps weakening the Taliban?.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘A Complicated Picture’] Reference

Falling property prices will further discourage consumption, which was weakening anyway.    From Wordnik.com.  [Too Large To Grow So Fast] Reference

But two other factors played a vital role: a weakening dollar and falling interest rates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Earnings Are A Real Drag] Reference