31.   He would have had a devil of a time keeping the right-wing jingoists from undermining his authority with their carping.

32.   His lackluster personal style has undermined the authority of his government.

33.   If she had ever been soft on Saddam, she most certainly was not so on the warlord Mohammed Aideed, seeking to undermine his authority at every turn.

34.   In return, Inkatha believes that the ANC, in power nationally, is out to undermine its authority in the province.

35.   Iraq exploited the arrangement to undermine the authority of the chief U.N. weapons inspector, Richard Butler, and heighten Security Council divisions.

36.   It undermines authority.

37.   It would also undermine presidential authority by creating an unnecessary national security commission designed primarily to amplify the voice of the Republican Congressional leadership.

38.   Many traditional managers feel that showing emotion somehow crosses an unspoken boundary and undermines their authority.

39.   Moreover, applying the term in inappropriate situations undermines the authority of sexual-harassment rules in situations where they ought to apply.

40.   Nor would the court ruling undermine the authority of the final vote tally, no matter which man wins.