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Zachriel: A rock erodes from a mountain and tumbles down.

A Modest Proposal (By a Somewhat Modest Engineer) 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. "

MRZine.org 2008

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

Evening Standard - Home 2010

"It kind of erodes moral authority when we screwed up so badly."

Chinalyst - China blogs in English 2009

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.

Japan to Steer Funds to Its Auto-Parts Makers Chester Dawson 2011

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.

Japan to Steer Funds to Its Auto-Parts Makers Chester Dawson 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.

The UK and world economy Not a sheep 2009

That is because a bond pays a fixed rate, and inflation erodes the value of that payout over time.

About That Bond Selloff ... Dave Kansas 2011

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

Gold and the Barbarians Valentin Petkantchin 2011

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.

Astronauts Once Again Demonstrate Why Humans Must be a Part of Space Exploration - NASA Watch 2009