Erodes

Zachriel: A rock erodes from a mountain and tumbles down. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But if the security forces don't [act], as they didn't for a long time, the vandalism escalates, and the military and police get humiliated and attacked -- which in the long term erodes what, at least for the armed forces, had been a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience, with friction along the way. " ❋ Unknown (2008)

Comedians have appealed to internet users to stop spreading their jokes on websites as they fear it "erodes" and "undermines" live shows. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It kind of erodes moral authority when we screwed up so badly." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The yen's strengthening against the dollar so far this year has weighed heavily on all Japanese exporters because it erodes the value of dollar-denominated profits and hurts their price competitiveness in overseas markets. ❋ Chester Dawson (2011)

Moore says if forests are cleared, the soil erodes and muddies the water people use to drink. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Teachers can no longer shut the door and teach in isolation while their profession erodes. ❋ Pam Allyn (2011)

It gradually turns windy with highs ranging from near 40 to well into the 40s depending on how much the cold air erodes probably more so southeast, and less to the northwest. ❋ Jason Samenow (2011)

We don't think this is the more likely outcome, but as each week and month passes, there is a growing danger of vicious circle as confidence erodes, he said. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

"It gradually erodes people's confidence in him as a strong leader." ❋ Unknown (2011)

The more the government erodes rights in the name of combating terror, the more the terrorists win. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Price volatility, which has plagued agricultural markets in recent years, is also set to become commonplace as lower output gradually erodes world stocks, the OECD said in a joint report with the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. ❋ Caroline Henshaw (2011)

For Japan's auto and auto parts makers, the yen's strengthening against the dollar so far this year has weighed heavily as it erodes the value of their dollar-denominated profits and hurts their price competitiveness in overseas markets. ❋ Chester Dawson (2011)

And with each bubble, monetary authorities create more inflation that, over time, erodes the very moral capital on which paper currencies depend. ❋ Valentin Petkantchin (2011)

Mean while the Democrats and the Republicans continue to fight and point fingers at each other, the American people's Freedom and Liberty erodes away. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That is because a bond pays a fixed rate, and inflation erodes the value of that payout over time. ❋ Dave Kansas (2011)

This doesn't improve our standing in the worls it only reinforces the lunacy of the left and erodes our standing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And once public support erodes, the cost benefits become less relevant to the political decision-makers -- because you don't want to be the one who greenlit the program that created seven new American martyrs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The document further erodes GOP support by stressing that the Libyan operation is vital to "the longstanding U.S. commitment to maintaining the credibility of the United Nations Security Council and the effectiveness of its actions to promote international peace and security." ❋ Unknown (2011)