1.   Such attacks can undermine the Palestinian cause, he says.

2.   A surprise attack would irreparably undermine the moral position of the United States in the world.

3.   Back home, dissident attacks simultaneously undermine Sinn Fein and harden attitudes within the Protestant majority.

4.   Economist Andrew Zimbalist of Smith College in Northampton, Mass., said the attacks may undermine the sense of stability that has attracted foreign investors to the island.

5.   Economist Andrew Zimbalist of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, said the attacks may undermine the sense of stability that has attracted foreign investors to the island.

6.   In the past, such attacks have undermined negotiations.

7.   It was feared that such an attack could undermine the U.S.-led Balkan peace effort.

8.   It was feared that such an attack could undermine the U.S.-led Balkan peace effort, and draw Serbia-dominated Yugoslavia into the fighting.

9.   Some exiled al-Gamaa officials are trying to obtain political asylum in the West and apparently believe the Luxor attack undermines their chances.

10.   The groups also expressed concern the attacks might undermine world peace and stability by perpetuating a cycle of violence.