1.   Most observers believed that he caved in only because of his weakened political position due to the Watergate scandal.

2.   But both the Nasdaq market and the market makers themselves have settled antitrust cases since then, leaving them in a weakened position.

3.   Even in his current weakened position, Yeltsin still has the power to make such threats come true, which may be enough to give his opposition pause.

4.   He feared such an agreement would be exploited by his domestic foes to further undermine his already weakened position, the experts said.

5.   If you outstrip your resources, your weakened position will increase your vulnerability to attack.

6.   In his weakened position, Prodi will have difficulty persuading Parliament to approve NATO strikes.

7.   Most went into the sell-off with slightly weakened positions for one reason or another.

8.   Reed insisted that he was not changing his stance on abortion and that he would not accept a weakened Republican position.

9.   That forced Bush into a weakened negotiating position in which he had to move closer to the Democratic position.

10.   That would leave Ebner with a hopelessly weakened position.