He had so totally given himself to scientific studies that he could not be weakened by a second love.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

During the administrations of Andrew Johnson and Ulysses Grant, Congress had weakened many powers of the president.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

Using this method,Freud reasoned, the pain and emotional pressure of the past would be greatly weakened.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

It is a live vaccine, made of a weakened version of the whole malaria parasite.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

But Legionella bacteria can cause a form of pneumonia in people with weakened immune systems.

VOA: special.2011.04.06

for an extended period." Low interest rates and growing federal deficits have weakened the dollar.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

But,they warn that persons with weakened defenses for fighting disease are at greater risk.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Some scientists say a weakened ability to identify smells may be involved.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

Making a guitar with a solid body permitted the sound of the strings to last longer because their vibrating energy was not weakened by a vibrating sound box.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

But for a moment, his self-control weakened.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

The weakened stems break easily.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

Many people are desperate to leave behind the rubble-strewn streets and precarious structures that have been weakened by dozens of aftershocks.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Whitman notes that the report says violent groups have been weakened, but are still capable of conducting large attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

But MEND has been severely weakened since dozens of its field commanders and thousands of gunmen accepted President Yar'Adua's amnesty offer and disarmed.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Many of the aftershocks have been measured at over magnitude 5 enough to cause additional damage, including toppling structures weakened by the original earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

Professor Rais says expanding missile strikes also holds great risks for the already shaky Pakistani government, further weakened by this week's political battle over the judiciary.

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

The voice,believed to be that of Bin Laden, thus concludes President Obama is a weakened man and powerless to change course in Afghanistan because of "pressure groups."

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Some Middle East analysts say it is no secret that the Gaza blockade has not significantly weakened Hamas, which Israel and the United States say is an Iranian-backed terrorist organization.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

That has led to charges by Republicans the economic recovery is an illusion, funded by inefficient government spending that has weakened America's long-term economic position by vastly expanding the national debt.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

"I don't think at this stage, nobody knows whether BP will be forced to be broken up, whether it might actually end up being so weakened that it falls into the arms of somebody else."

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

Polls show public support for Mr.Obama's push for health-care reform has weakened in recent weeks, and the constant drumbeat of criticism at the town hall meetings has fed the perception that the political momentum for reform has slowed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

A Western diplomat close to the EU meeting in Harare told VOA it is clear that Mr.Mugabe is blocking full compliance with the political agreement in order to buy time to rebuild ZANU-PF, which has been weakened by internal quarrels and a loss of popular support, even in its traditional strongholds.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15