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Example sentences for: cripple

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When he got caught telling a dumb, nasty about Chelsea Clinton--the kind of crack that might cripple the career of someone else in Congress--he apologized immediately, was forgiven by the president, and the love-in continued.
The only way to squelch subversive messages is to block the Internet entirely, which would cripple economic growth.
Henry VI was the Jimmy Carter of the 15 th century: Ostentatiously pious, surrounded by mediocrities, and oblivious to England's crumbling international prestige, he managed to cripple the military and bankrupt the government simultaneously.
The conservative journalists and other reactionaries who have shoved her story onto the nation's front pages hope not only to cripple the president's ability to control the Republican-led Congress, but weaken his support among women voters, who backed him overwhelmingly for re-election and will be equally instrumental in promoting Al Gore to the Oval Office in 2000.
If we attack militarily, we must use ground troops: As the Gulf War proved, air power alone won't cripple Iraq's forces and won't topple Saddam.