31.   But in its statement Sonae also took the opportunity to blame the center-right government for undercutting its effort to block the second bid.

32.   But Ekeus said Iraq still undercuts efforts by his inspectors to get a full picture of the state of Iraqi compliance.

33.   But the recent surge in fighting in Sudan and sporadic Sudanese bombing of northern Uganda have undercut the effort.

34.   Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak also has criticized the conference, saying it will include Muslim extremists and undercut international efforts to fight terrorism.

35.   He said the administration also had undercut efforts to put teeth in a ban on biological weapons.

36.   His efforts could be undercut if an Abu Marzook trial in Israel serves as a rallying point for Hamas.

37.   If the review turns into a long term business, it could undercut his effort to rebuild faith with Arafat and the Arabs as a whole.

38.   Local police said they believed the attacks are part of a campaign by militants to spread terror in the country to undercut efforts by Musharraf to crush Islamic extremism.

39.   The Palestinians have expressed fears that this could undercut their effort to claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their would-be state.

40.   The refusal of the two neighbors to sign the treaty could undercut international efforts to ban test explosions.