1.   Both nations fear the missile defense system could undermine the deterrent power of their own nuclear arsenals.

2.   He thinks the existing system undermines the natural labor market and should be scrapped.

3.   If not fixed soon, many economists believe the pension system could undermine the anti-inflation plan, which begins its fourth year today.

4.   Ms. Kolben also said that the voucher system would undermine groups that provide training, because the groups would not be able to predict who would choose their courses.

5.   Others said they feared that a separate American defense system would undermine the trans-Atlantic defense system since Europe would be left unprotected.

6.   Russia and several European allies have voiced concern that a U.S. missile defense system could undermine nuclear stability between Moscow and Washington.

7.   Shedding cable systems would have undermined the rationale for acquiring MediaOne in the first place.

8.   The system undermines minority hope and defeats ambition.

9.   Russia is concerned that a U.S. missile defense system would undermine the deterrent value of its nuclear missile arsenal, as is China.

10.   Russian officials have said a U.S. system could undermine the deterrent value of their weapons and force them to equip their missiles with multiple warheads to overwhelm such defenses.