"It clearly weakened him," Xavier said, then paused for what seemed like a very long time.

Enormous sums are being demanded by these parents, and Kelly Michaels's release clearly weakens their cases.

"If anything, with the economy clearly weakening, the pressures on prices seems to be downward."

Zaylenz's troops were fighting bravely in ranks, in contrast to the savage but disorganized clumps of the invaders-but they were clearly weakening.

Lwaxana's mental defenses were apparently more formidable than her aide's, yet she was clearly weakening.

The shield of the Orion ship was clearly weakening.

Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican who opposes the Stealth bomber, said today that the deficiencies "clearly weaken the B-2's position in Congress."

And flash trading also clearly weakens the idea (bruised as it already is) of the market as a level playing field.

Failure to do so clearly weakens Parliament's position.

But on April 16, the Greek Cypriots signed the treaty to join the European Union on behalf of the whole island, clearly weakening Mr. Denktash's hand.