As the sinkings increased, so too did the number of politically damaging incidents.

But this effort at control helped produce some of the greatest, and most politically damaging, tumult and violence ever to accompany a political convention.

He meant that it would be unfair to let politically damaging charges hang over people indefinitely, without resolution.

The politically damaging fuel protests in 2000 contributed to the government decision to reduce the real rates of fuel tax.

The allocation of losses is always a politically damaging and heart-wrenching problem.

It is a politically damaging practice that Reagan Administration and rebel officials have repeatedly pledged to stop.

Some of Combs' crackdowns on corruption were politically damaging, including the so-called "truck deal".

Second, governments have desired to avoid the politically damaging disruption of the network by industrial action.

But rather than spending the money on added health care service, it was used by lawmakers to plug budget gaps and avoid politically damaging tax increases.

He said the market had dropped 44 points yesterday when rumors circulated that a politically damaging story about George Bush was about to break.