11.  The weakened position of the two partisan leaders, Gibson contended, will strengthen the hands of moderates in the Republican and Democratic ranks.

12.  They will need to develop a new, sophisticated understanding of the economic forces that have contributed to the weakened position of American workers.

13.  Because of his weakened position, he had planned to step down next July, four years ahead of schedule.

14.  He has rallied army and police behind him, which appears to leave Plavsic in a weakened position.

15.  Swedes on Sunday began voting in national elections that were expected to keep the Social Democrats in power but with a weakened position.

16.  There are feelings of misgivings among Americans with experience in Asia that the U.S. will come out of the current crises with India and Indonesia in a weakened position.

17.  Operators said they did not expect the government to be defeated, but thought it could find itself in a weakened position.