This could undermine social cohesion and stability.

Politically, they argue that such an approach may undermine social progress and "social cohesion" within the Community.

The government argues that introducing an alternative service would jeopardize national security and undermine social equality and cohesion.

Representative Tom Tancredo, Republican of Colorado, said the plan would encourage more illegal immigration and undermine cultural cohesion.

It is another thing to criticise a capitalist model which could undermine social cohesion and deplete natural resources.

It is an agenda, in other words, that undermines economic and social cohesion and promotes territorial disparities and social inequalities.

That undermines social and territorial cohesion and solidarity, and is therefore inappropriate.

Unemployment causes personal misery, it undermines social cohesion, it eats at Europe's very soul.

Pentagon officials said the presence of open homosexuality would undermine cohesion in the ranks.

- David Cameron has triggered an unprecedented cabinet row with a speech suggesting that immigration undermines social cohesion.