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Even if this abuse of the phrase weakens its symbolism, an outright renunciation of the phrase retains its symbolism justfine.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Symbols: 2007

Even if this abuse of the phrase weakens its symbolism, an outright renunciation of the phrase retains its symbolism justfine.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Symbols: 2007

Sin weakens the strength, the root, of a people, so that they are easily rooted up; it defaces the beauty, the blossoms, of a people, and takes away the hopes of fruit.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721

The severity and coverage of storms and strong winds in the D.C. area depends on how fast or slow the front weakens, which is hard to say.

Forecast: Gusty showers & storms a threat today Dan Stillman 2010

If dealing with and stopping the rise of Islamism is the existential crisis that so many claim, the use of a sloppy pejorative weakens our ability to understand and cope with the threat.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week at George Washington University: 2007

The direction in which the native word weakens, however, taken as that is intended by the individual who uses its substitute, is in no sense universally fixated.

Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911

In like manner, translucent and flashy elocution weakens the things it clothes.

The Training of a Public Speaker Grenville Kleiser 1910

Credit loss risks may increase as the general economy weakens, which is why we are keeping a close eye on customers.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

The fact that he gives two possible motives (maybe even more, if you want to count the "or what") for the bad call weakens somewhat the impact of just the one about betting or should weaken it.

Blog updates 2009

The fact that he gives two possible motives (maybe even more, if you want to count the "or what") for the bad call weakens somewhat the impact of just the one about betting or should weaken it.

Blog updates 2009