But Turkey's government can still damage its own cause.

Alas, the very fact that I have used a metaphor associated with a particular religious tradition has probably damaged my cause.

But he damages his cause because he is out to get people.

That remark is believed to have backfired and damaged Carswell's cause.

A few historians feel that some of the suffragettes' actions actually damaged their cause.

"Yeah, if they turned out to be legitimate supply payments,' Kelly said with a grimace, "we'd damage our cause.

But Harnisch damaged his own cause in the bottom of the sixth.

Of course, the invisible Yankee offense certainly did not damage Boston's cause either.

In which case, the rash actions our people took when they arrived may have already damaged our cause.