This might have economically and demographically weakened the Jacobite population of Qaryat Moussa.

This has left the middle classes in many South American countries economically weakened, politically volatile and in no mood to bow to American demands.

You want a weakened America - weakened economically, militarily, and culturally - in order to prop up your own sorry countries and avoid competition with us.

The war had also left Britain heavily indebted, economically weakened, and unable to absorb the flow of exports from Commonwealth jurisdictions.

The treaty anticipated the payment of the full ransom within six months, but in reality further installments from an economically weakened France failed to materialise to schedule.

The subsequent tensions economically weakened Göttingen, leading to the town finally paying its homage to Eric I in 1512.

Japan, weakened economically and diplomatically, desperately seeks guarantees that the American military will protect it from Korean missiles.

The irony is that a "Putin era" would mean an uncompetitive, economically weakened Russia - no threat to the West.

The result was an economically weakened Spain with a rapidly falling population.

Last week Mr. Yeltsin accused the United States of trying to take advantage of an economically weakened Russia in the arms talks.