11.   But privately, some believe it is a deliberate diversion by social conservatives to fuel the culture wars and undermine federal support for child care.

12.   But Li made his sharpest remarks about rampant corruption that has undermined support for the party and sapped the government of billions of dollars.

13.   By publicly tying the interstate banking bill to the politically unpopular savings and loan bailout, Metzenbaum may also undermine support for the entire bill.

14.   By scuttling new source review, the administration may well be undermining political support for its own anti-pollution initiative.

15.   Critics see the policy as a concerted effort to break the truce, roust the Zapatistas and undermine rebel support among Indian towns.

16.   Cuts in benefits and increases in taxes can only aggravate these poor returns and undermine political support among young workers.

17.   Even more dangerously, if it continues to fester, this crisis could undermine support for an open global economy and economic and political liberalization across the world.

18.   Evidence that Russia was helping Belgrade would undermine public support in the West for loans to Russia.

19.   Failure to provide the promised aid is likely to undermine support for the peace plan in the Muslim-dominated Bosnian government.

20.   If he quashes the militants, he risks undermining the support of his people.