So why do charities potentially alienate supporters by drowning them in solicitations and giveaways?

Some analysts fear that such introduction of religion into politics would threaten reform towards a secular and liberal country as well as potentially alienating its Coptic population.

Won't this potentially alienate the very nonpartisans, women, swing voters you need?

Explaining probability solely and only through baseball statistics may potentially alienate students who have no interest in sports.

I do about potentially alienating a valuable source.

"The portion of users they'd potentially alienate with a broadband feature is really small," he said, using industry shorthand for tools intended to work with fast connections.

As in-flight Internet services are developed, airlines must weigh any extra revenue against potentially alienating their customers.

The sisters acknowledged that their decision to continue crooning in the language of love could potentially alienate listeners who do not know their quiche Lorraine from their croque-monsieur.

Indiscriminate roadside bombs seem likely to kill more ordinary Iraqis, potentially alienating the people the attackers would like to convert to their anti-American cause.

Unlike many of its larger peers, Lazard does not generally chase after large-cap deals using its own funds, which could potentially alienate private-equity clients going after the same assets.