Democrats assert that such proposals would fundamentally undermine Social Security and expose Americans to far more financial risk.

"Not to follow through on a serious threat tied to a serious deadline would fundamentally undermine the alliance."

She said the proposals would fundamentally undermine existing laws by replacing health protection with economic considerations as the determining factor in setting environmental standards.

The death penalty fundamentally undermines human dignity.

The current conflict dynamics, and particularly the humanitarian impacts of the counter-insurgency, fundamentally undermine all three of these objectives.

He said the main argument against shale gas was that it would "fundamentally undermine" Britain's commitment to tackling climate change.

They would fundamentally undermine the capital standards for our industry.

Failure to meet the environmental targets that we have already agreed to would fundamentally undermine Europe's credibility in the area of sustainable development.

Acknowledging that profitable tax competition would fundamentally undermine the content of this proposal does not amount to waving an ideological flag in opposition to it.

The direction in which the Treaty wants to take Europe is one which fundamentally undermines Europe's social model.