Many of these companies turn out to be furiously busy as their competitive edge erodes.
Complexity erodes profit margins by gradually increasing costs and slowing down day to day business efficiency.
"Fighting wastes time and erodes shareholder value, " says a senior Citigroup banker who worked with Dynegy.
As the perceived value of paper currencies erodes, people increasingly want the real deal.
Seattle-based broker Dean Jones, with Realogics Sotheby's International Realty, says a bad name erodes value.
"People are somewhat shy on reporting losses because it erodes investor confidence, " he said.
Critics say this erodes the fundamental principle that both sides are equal before the law.
Deflation erodes profitability and increases the real burden of debt, and so makes defaults more likely.
As the value of the dollar erodes, other countries respond with their own currency manipulation.
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At the same time, consumers will reduce spending as inflation erodes their real earnings and perceived wealth.
Because tampering with customer reviews erodes the authenticity of reviews and ultimately destroys customer trust in your brand.
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It discourages investment and erodes savings thereby making planning and budgeting by individuals and industry hesitant and uncertain.
This envisages the country pulling out because its competitiveness erodes to a point where membership becomes too painful.
But they promised not to do so by issuing new shares, which erodes the value of existing investors' shares.
When staffers sense disunity it erodes confidence and can even undermine their ability to work effectively, or certainly cooperatively.
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Managers' bonuses are tied to company profits, so if the law erodes profit, managers may get smaller bonuses, he says.
Inventory hurts not just because it has to be financed, but because it erodes in value as component prices decline.
It also erodes the high quality of life that has always been one of California's attractions to ambitious and creative people.
As households buy less, that means fewer jobs and higher unemployment numbers as the devaluation process erodes our collective buying power.
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Support for initiatives typically erodes rapidly as opponents identify problems not just with the general idea, but with the precise wording.
The hotel cost erodes some of your savings, but it does give you a chance to spend some time in another city.
In fact, inflation always erodes the domestic purchasing power of the dollar.
Soil on land where trees have been cut down quickly erodes away, rendering it useless, so more land soon has to be cleared.
Officials admit that reaching the fiscal target will be made easier by higher inflation, since it erodes the real value of public spending.
This "noise in the system" erodes our performance on a wide spectrum of cognitive activities, including the ability to recall details in our lives.
Anemic economic growth drags down the stock market and erodes the value of the retirement savings that Americans have worked so hard to build.
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Arbitrary apportionment erodes incentives for investment in jurisdictions with better tax policy, undermining tax competition and thereby leading to an increase in global tax burdens.
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Trying to force Swartz (or anyone) to take a plea bargain by throwing the book at him erodes our right to a trial by jury.
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We become more unsure of ourselves, which quickly erodes our charisma.
It erodes confidence in supply chains and may dent overall production.
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