41.   On the battlefront, the Indian air force extended its daytime strikes to nights in an effort to weaken guerrilla positions.

42.   Some observers felt this weaken his position and paved the way for a takeover.

43.   Taliban fighters were entrenched around the city, but Said said that the fighting has weakened their positions.

44.   That second-guessing could weaken his position, especially when the rebels look at how accommodating Japan and its businesses have been in past hostage crises.

45.   The defeat will further weaken the position of Brazilian manager Ricardo, whose future at the club has been put in doubt following a series of disappointing results.

46.   The demonstrators accuse the bloc of weakening the position of the poor by reducing welfare benefits, labor laws and pandering to the interests of large businesses.

47.   The move was yet another blow to the president, whose position was weakened by the outcome of the election.

48.   This could weaken the position of the United States, which has vowed to play a leading international role.

49.   A fatal train crash north of London earlier this month further weakened his position.

50.   Arafat has in the past condemned anti-Israeli attacks by radicals for weakening his position in the peace process.