The Internet undercut the business model of many daily newspapers.

At times, the US has effectively if unintentionally undercut Iran s position.

But the misuse of military resources can also undercut soft power.

And its soft power is undercut by ethnocentric attitudes and policies.

Indeed, six months into his presidency, he has already undercut expectations.

China s actions shocked many Japanese and undercut its soft power in Japan.

On the other hand, misuse of military resources can undercut soft power.

The absence of an effective soft power component undercut the strategic response to terrorism.

Instead of exporting oil directly, they could export their energy embedded in metals, chemicals, and manufactured products at prices that undercut anything producers in the oil consuming countries, especially Europe and the US, could match, given their dependence on higher cost alternative energy sources.

The appeal to religious based opposition is an attempt to undercut the traditional clan based system.

Willingness to hold the dollar may be undercut by concern with America s twin fiscal and external deficits.

If it degenerates into propaganda, public diplomacy not only fails to convince, but can undercut soft power.

Fourthly, the creation of six new permanent seats would also seriously undercut the effectiveness of the Security Council.

By not keeping its promises to allow peaceful demonstrations and free Internet access, China undercut its soft power gains.

But inadequate understanding of the Iraqi and regional context, together with poor planning and management, undercut Bush s transformational objectives.

Another development is the increasing tendency of military generals to speak out of turn on strategic issues and undercut diplomatic strategy.

Those inept comments fatally undercut the government s summoning of the Chinese ambassador to demand a return to the status quo ante.

At this stage, it is too early to determine whether Obama s policies will reinforce or undercut the effects of his words.

Indeed, too much government control, or even the appearance of it, can undercut the credibility that such networks are designed to engender.

The spread of information means that power will be more widely distributed, and informal networks will undercut the monopoly of traditional bureaucracy.

Prices

A long overdue diplomatic offensive needs to be launched to undercut Russian arguments as well as remind the world of what happened in Kosovo.

Food prices are soaring. Oil prices are at historic highs.

Housing prices peaked in 2006, and equity prices peaked in 2007.

Shortages of natural gas increased fertilizer prices, pushing up food prices.

Finally, the belief that democracy and economic reform will undercut terrorism is based on a series of assumptions that may or may not prove accurate.

Already, Chinese officials ham handed response to the award has undercut their cherished and lavishly financed mission to project China s soft power around the globe.

Instead, by weakening safety standards, bailing out foreign investors, and financing current account deficits, the ECB has undercut and replaced the private European interbank market.

These may be either the best country prices or perhaps even international prices, but they are not local farm gate prices.

High oil prices fuel public discussion about the future of oil prices.

But, whereas metal prices have fallen, oil prices are reaching record highs.

The prices of traded mortgage backed securities have followed house prices down.

From this perspective, China s currency policies not only undercut the competitiveness of African and other poor regions industries they also undermine those regions fundamental growth engines.

The absence of a European grand strategy, together with the way Europeans undercut each other, leaves these issues unresolved, and in some cases exacerbates the problems.

Prices are high.

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a 2002 prices.

Rouhani can undercut hardliners who would seek to block any ultimate deal only if the Iranian population both experiences economic relief and attributes it to his administration.

The speech drew the most attention for calling on Israel to return to its 1967 borders, but the effect was undercut when Israel flatly rejected the US position.

In the recent past, the prices of these products have increased faster than steel prices.

Oil prices rose throughout 2004, with accelerating fluctuation as prices peaked in August and October.

Prices have dropped recently.

Consequently, oil prices increase.