11.   But he also cautioned that earnings, one of the most important underpinnings for stocks, might disappoint some investors, weakening the case for a continuing rally.

12.   But in making your argument, if you are sloppy or ignorant, as in the two mistakes I made, you weaken your case.

13.   But Wallace also said some of his peers are too nomadic, and it weakens their case whenever they whine about not having enough downtime.

14.   But Yousef supplied the most damaging evidence himself, then further weakened his case by acting as his own lawyer.

15.   Defense attorneys hope to weaken the case against Greenlaw by showing that he was arrested after the statute of limitations should have expired.

16.   Frederic Mishkin of Columbia University says that rising stock prices and low unemployment rates weaken the case for easing.

17.   How much more is in question, but Lomborg cites satellite and weather balloon data that seem to weaken the case for a strong multiplier effect.

18.   Lawyers generally advise against any contact between family members and executives of the airline and manufacturer for fear that it might weaken legal cases later on.

19.   Negotiations that eliminated the North Korean threat could weaken the case for the system.