Where business gains a footing, demagoguery over rates of return can cripple plans.
Passion can power a campaign, but self-righteousness can also cripple it.
It's true that the U.S. isn't yet ready to deploy a missile defense, so waiting wouldn't have to cripple future efforts.
So the U.S. can cripple itself with bad policy if it wants to.
But they have managed to kill the creation of new public companies in the U.S., cripple the venture capital business, and damage entrepreneurship.
America already claims to have captured two-thirds of al-Qaeda's leaders, so this could cripple the group.
Some economists worry that a slump in mortgage refinancing could now cripple consumer spending.
The Bush administration says Kyoto's mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions, notably carbon dioxide, would cripple the economy.
However, when our infrastructure is online, it is also vulnerable to cyber attacks that could cripple essential services.
Technologist Matt Might recently wrote how many technologies can cripple our productivity.
Hers is an event so demanding on the body that UK Athletics's Max Jones has dubbed it the "cripple jump".
As the price of not having laws passed that cripple their businesses.
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This week, SOPA and PIPA were threatening to cripple the Internet.
Botnet attackers commandeer personal computers as part of a large network of "zombie" computers that, on command, target companies for spam attacks to cripple IT capabilities.
Some bond insurers have been trying to raise capital to thwart a downgrade to their credit ratings, the effect of which would be to cripple new business.
They tended to switch either because of side effects, such as severe weight gain or neurological tremors, or because the drugs didn't ease the delusions, hallucinations and emotional numbness that can cripple schizophrenia patients.
If it doesn't, Spencer could enforce an injunction banning BlackBerry sales in the U.S. That would cripple RIM's business, cutting it off from the market that provides 70% of its sales.
If they don't, Spencer could enforce an injunction banning BlackBerry sales in the US. That would cripple RIM's business, cutting it off from the market that provides 70% of its sales.
Lynn Lansford, a mother of six, said she drove three hours from her home near Cripple Creek, Colo.
But the price they will pay for it could cripple them for years.
By that logic, putting a wall between the offensive and defense halves of the NSA could cripple its defensive talents.
U.S. officials believe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is increasingly dominating Tehran's foreign policy, particularly as sanctions threaten to cripple the Iran economy.
Maybe a fairly stiff transaction tax would cripple the capital markets.
And using the dodge of a recess appointment could cripple any new defence secretary.
Another is that fines of this sort could cripple firms, reducing competition.
Perhaps the biggest concern for users of Internet phone systems is their susceptibility to the same kind of malicious attacks that cripple personal computers every day.
It will be painful under any scenario, but the pain will become life-threatening if we keep jury-rigging short-term fixes that collectively cripple our economy and jobs.
Areas as far north as Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu, and as far south as Batticaloa were bombed from the air, to prevent Tiger reinforcements reaching the area, and to cripple their fledgling air force.
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