11.   The acquisition of Israel has transformed a dispossessed but profoundly religious people into a militant state and has undermined the faith in some ways.

12.   The loss of his son undermines his faith.

13.   The message undermines faith in the Taliban military arsenal.

14.   The persistence of poverty has certainly undermined popular faith in the effectiveness of democratic government.

15.   The Vatican has expressed its concern about what it sees as attempts to roll back parental rights, belittle motherhood and undermine religious faith.

16.   When that happens, recent and unrelenting news of horrific sexual misconduct by a few clergymen not only angers and shocks them but threatens to undermine their faith.

17.   Why participate in a corrupt system that distorts the political process and undermines faith in democratic government?

18.   Although the reforms were necessary, the manner in which they were carried out served to undermine faith in politicians, the article said.

19.   Among those problems is a decade of corruption and mismanagement that has undermined faith in the government itself.

20.   Because few wanted a divisive vote over so important an issue, fearing it would undermine international faith in the treaty, Dhanapala cobbled together the compromise package.