11.   The oil crisis undermined confidence further.

12.   America was pushed decisively into recession when the terrorist attacks on the country undermined consumer confidence, disrupted commerce and destroyed wealth.

13.   An abrupt break in talks between the White House and Congress aimed at balancing the federal budget undermined confidence that interest rates will fall.

14.   An easy-money approach avoids hard decisions and risks undermining the confidence of the American people just as public trust in government has soared during this war.

15.   An independent court would undermine this confidence by divorcing the quest for justice from efforts to secure peace, making clear that justice is not a bargaining chip.

16.   And a sharp decline in the currently lofty stock prices would undermine the confidence that has kept spending strong.

17.   And it can only undermine Israeli confidence in their own righteousness.

18.   And the Treasury Department opposes the idea more strongly, officials said, warning that the sanctions might even undermine investor confidence in the Mexican economy.

19.   Another prevalent concern, popular among conservative commentators, is that policy mistakes have caused investors to lose faith in many individual currencies, undermining confidence broadly.

20.   Anything short of full candor, he told Takemura, undermines confidence in global markets.