1.   Gorbachev undermined the position of the Politburo when he transferred executive power to the presidency, advised by the presidential councils.

2.   Men think it would undermine their position at work to deviate from the usual schedule.

3.   The liberal position was undermined and most Progressives were prepared to support the Prussian state as the instrument of achieving national self-determination.

4.   Unbeknown to you the real motive is to question you in order to undermine your position.

5.   The securities affair, together with a series of other financial scandals, had the effect of undermining the position of Finance Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

6.   This would further undermine his position both with his colleagues and with the public.

7.   Closer inspection tends to undermine this position, which is obviously a comfortable one for the well paid.

8.   Always looming are strains with Iran and Iraq, outlaw nations working to expand their global influence, undermine American positions and develop weapons of mass destruction.