Word: weakening
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...agreement's recognition that Quebec could preserve and promote a unique status as a "distinct society" within Canada, based on the fact that the province is the only one with a French-speaking majority. Many other Canadians, including former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, charged that the accord might fatally weaken the country...
...changes were an effort to weaken the electorate," he said...
...battle to tame inflation has been exasperating because the chief weapon, tighter credit, has so far managed only to weaken the economy. In general, forecasters believe the U.S. economy will grow less than 2% this year. The housing industry, which has been depressed for two years, took another downward turn last month, when new home construction fell 9.3%, to an annual rate of 1.3 million units...
...Overholser, the Register's editor, believes strongly that the American press should be franker in reporting sexual assaults. "We are participating in the stigma of rape by treating victims of this crime differently," says Overholser. "When we as a society refuse to talk openly about rape, I think we weaken our ability to deal with...
Ironically, the degradable plastics have hurt many of the pioneering efforts aimed at recycling plastics. The additives that help make the plastics break down can weaken any products made from recycled material. Some architects who used construction panels made of recycled plastic at their building sites discovered that the products fell apart after a few months because they contained some biodegradable residues...