Although well-intended, such an approach can undermine the child's attempts at independence.

Parents may end up fighting the children's battles and undermining each other 's attempts at discipline.

These sexual shenanigans undermine the movie's attempts at moral seriousness.

An agreement involving extra burdens on business would undermine their attempts to make themselves attractive to investors.

More significantly, Anderson's hesitancies undermine his attempts to assert himself in the situation.

A judicial elite is undermining democratic attempts to address pressing social problems.

They can also limit the opportunities available for people to improve their lives and undermine attempts to renew local neighbourhoods.

Gott believed that Christian influence was undermining attempts to achieve socialism.

It also undermined staff's attempts to encourage users' self-determination.

However, these were criticised for being unattractive to visitors, hence undermining the museum's attempts to promote natural history to the general public.