(1) That would surely weaken resolve and put fear into even the stoutest hearts.

(2) Too big a cut, they warn, could panic the markets and weaken confidence, not strengthen it.

(3) It did not weaken his resolve, although there are times when bitterness wells to the surface.

(4) These are notorious weakeners of the immune system.

(5) She hates this kind of thing normally, but all the hype and good reviews weakened her resolve.

(6) Because inactivity weakens the back muscles, pain sufferers should stay active, but it is sometimes easier said than done.

(7) Weakened by illness and extreme age, he died on 21 November 1781.

(8) Forecasters say the storm has weakened but could strengthen again before it hits Florida.

(9) Inequality undermines social cohesion and weakens the bonds of co-operation.

(10) It also weakens the market power of firms whose dominance comes from legal protection rather than commercial success.

(11) Reduced diet meant starvation and weakened resistance to illness and disease.

(12) Their powers had been weakened and there was not a great deal they could have done about it.

(13) As you might expect, increasing the number of interior walls in the signal's line of sight, ie fixed signal weakeners , made interference more likely, though again, a decent picture was usually possible, sometimes by making minor adjustments to the precise location of the receiver.

(14) If people are not fed properly, resistance weakens and wounds do not heal.

(15) While the position of the crown had weakened , the power of the state had grown.

(16) Marriage has also been weakened by the ease with which you can now obtain a divorce.

(17) But if he weakens and gives them a role, most Afghan people who voted for a strong central government will feel cheated.

(18) His squad may be physically weakened , but he believes their resolve remains strong.

(19) If the economy weakens further, says Wittman, the President could be in trouble.

(20) The two major options for states to close their budget gaps - raising taxes and cutting spending - put further stress on a weakening economy,

(21) When de Gaulle returned to power in 1958, the western alliance was weakening .

(22) There are no indications that the resolve of members is weakening .

(23) The social hierarchies to which it was attached were as likely to be weakened as strengthened by such a model.

(24) Botulism toxins are muscle weakeners , not fillers.

(25) Says Coleridge, one of the foremost of English thinkers: u2018I believe the habit of perusing periodical works may be properly added to the catalogue of anti-mnemonics, or weakeners of the memory.u2019

(26) The government announced it would go ahead anyway, but its authority had been weakened .