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Such a freedom would undermine the reliability of the information provided by PCN and thus on the reliability that could be placed on the injury elimination level.
Cette liberté compromettrait la fiabilité des informations fournies par les PCN et, par conséquent, la fiabilité du niveau d'élimination du préjudice.
Similarly, the province of Quebec cannot regulate the curriculum in the denominational schools in Quebec so as to undermine their distinctively denominational character.
De même, la province de Québec ne saurait réglementer le programme d'études des écoles confessionnelles du Québec d'une manière qui nuirait à leur caractère confessionnel distinctif.
The focus, rather, must be on the likely effect of the proposed cross- examination and on whether there is a reasonable likelihood that it will undermine the basis of the authorization.
Il doit s'attacher à l'effet probable du contre-interrogatoire projeté et à la probabilité raisonnable que celui-ci sape le fondement de l'autorisation.
The prime minister was clear on this point as well: "The Lebanese government, of which Hezbollah is a member, is trying to undermine regional stability.
Les propos du Premier ministre étaient sans ambiguïté : « I.e gouvernement libanais, dont le Hezbollah fait partie, est en train d'essayer de rompre la stabilité régionale.
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.
© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
She embroiled her with Rose about a saucepan that had been borrowed and never returned; but she did not dare to attempt to undermine Marthe's friendship for her for fear of causing some scandal which might prove prejudicial to the priest.
Elle l'avait fâchée avec Rose, à propos d'une casserole prêtée et non rendue. Cependant, elle n'osait l'attaquer dans l'amitié de Marthe, de peur de quelque esclandre, dont l'abbé aurait souffert.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
If the trial judge's erroneous reference to the issue of identity in outlining the test for similar fact evidence was not material, then that error does not undermine the validity of his decision.
Si la mention erronée par le juge du procès de la question de l'identité en exposant le critère applicable à la preuve de faits similaires n'est pas importante, cette erreur ne peut donc porter atteinte à la validité de sa décision.
Strong leadership on HIV requires a focus on long-term objectives, refusing to permit intervening challenges to undermine the national HIV response.
Un leadership solide pour la riposte au HIV appelle une focalisation sur des objectifs à long terme, avec refus de laisser les problématiques survenant entretemps saper la riposte nationale au VIH.
© Programme commun des Nations Unies sur le VIH/sida (ONUSIDA) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
© Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
To come to any other conclusion would undermine the very purpose of the legislation.
En arriver à une autre conclusion ne ferait que miner l'objet même de la loi.
The removal of the respondents from their positions is not arbitrary or discretionary, and does not undermine the reasonable and informed person's perception of independence.
La destitution des intimés n'est ni arbitraire ni discrétionnaire, et ne mine pas la perception d'indépendance qu'aurait une personne raisonnable et renseignée.
The Business Judgment Rule is a concept well-developed in the context of business decisions but should not be used to qualify or undermine the duty of disclosure.
La règle de l'appréciation commerciale est une notion bien établie dans le contexte des décisions d'affaires, mais elle ne doit pas servir à atténuer ou à miner l'obligation de divulgation.
They do so through models of social behaviour which are often praised by the communication media and thereby undermine democratic values.
Au travers de modèles de comportement social bien souvent exaltés par les moyens de communication, les valeurs démocratiques s'effondrent.
© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010
Jian Sheng does not, as the Court of Appeal held in the case at bar, undermine in any way the "strong cause" test.
Contrairement à ce que dit la Cour d'appel en l'espèce, 1 ' arrêt Jian Sheng ne remet aucunement en question l'application du critère des « motifs sérieux ».
Several experts, as well as the Lortie Commission, concluded that unlimited third party advertising can undermine election fairness in several ways.
Plusieurs experts, ainsi que la Commission Lortie, ont conclu qu'une publicité illimitée par les tiers pouvait compromettre l'équité électorale de plusieurs façons.
In our respectful view, this very uncertainty has the potential to undermine the policy objectives that Parliament sought to advance through these provisions.
À notre avis, cette incertitude risque de saper les objectifs que poursuivait le législateur en adoptant ces dispositions.
In particular, the Community shall take steps to ensure that the disposal of intervention stocks in frozen form arising from the operation of the regulation does not undermine such marketing of Australian mutton and lamb.
En particulier, la Communauté prendra des mesures afin d'assurer que l'écoulement des stocks d'intervention des viandes congelées résultant de la mise en oeuvre du règlement ne contrecarre pas ladite commercialisation.

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undermine

verb
Basic forms
Pastundermined
Imperativeundermine
Present Participle (Participle I)undermining
Past Participle (Participle II)undermined
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I underminewe undermine
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Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am underminingwe are undermining
you are underminingyou are undermining
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Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have underminedwe have undermined
you have underminedyou have undermined
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Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been underminingwe have been undermining
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Past Indefinite, Active Voice
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Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was underminingwe were undermining
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he/she/it was underminingthey were undermining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
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Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
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Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will underminewe shall/will undermine
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Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be underminingwe shall/will be undermining
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Future Perfect, Active Voice
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Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would underminewe should/would undermine
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Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
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Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
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Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been underminingwe should/would have been undermining
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Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am underminedwe are undermined
you are underminedyou are undermined
he/she/it is underminedthey are undermined
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being underminedwe are being undermined
you are being underminedyou are being undermined
he/she/it is being underminedthey are being undermined
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been underminedwe have been undermined
you have been underminedyou have been undermined
he/she/it has been underminedthey have been undermined
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was underminedwe were undermined
you were underminedyou were undermined
he/she/it was underminedthey were undermined
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being underminedwe were being undermined
you were being underminedyou were being undermined
he/she/it was being underminedthey were being undermined
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been underminedwe had been undermined
you had been underminedyou had been undermined
he/she/it had been underminedthey had been undermined
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be underminedwe shall/will be undermined
you will be underminedyou will be undermined
he/she/it will be underminedthey will be undermined
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been underminedwe shall/will have been undermined
you will have been underminedyou will have been undermined
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