LDP's customary weak support in the cities, which was certainly reflected in the results in the 300 constituency seats.
The poll found two-thirds backed handing at least some tax-varying powers to the assembly, but weak support for Welsh independence.
The White House has since said intelligence was too weak to support the assertion.
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So how do Americans plan ahead for an economic climate of weak government support, international labor competition, and technological substitution?
More seriously, Mr Romney once again managed to remind America how weak his support is in the Midwestern states in which elections are won and lost.
Japan has traditionally intervened to keep the yen weak to support the country's exporters, but investors briefly thought that the new government had reconsidered, and the dollar dropped below 89 yen.
If existing studies are too weak to support the use of breast screening, then the chances of organising large-scale replacements are slim, as these would have to involve a sizeable "control" sample who would not be screened for the purposes of comparison.
Many governments have less room to support weak economies than they did in 2008.
"Some of the offences that individually may have had weak evidence to support a realistic prospect of conviction became stronger cases when looked at together, " said Mr Beltrami.
Obama has been weak in his support of Israel.
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The weak data lend support to the view that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates further, after having trimmed by 50 basis points last Thursday, to take them to a two-year low of 3.25%.
You have chosen sound-bites that support your weak reasoning, yet others contradict all your suppositions.
Then, too, petro-dollars and Western support were weak tools for fending off trouble.
At the same time, an expanded U.S. military role could fuel a public backlash against Yemen's already weak government and increase support for al Qaeda, experts have warned.
Most communities hosting Syrian refugees are the poorest in Lebanon with very weak economies that cannot support such a large number of guests for a long period of time.
Prices took support from the weak Asian stock markets overnight, which boosted gold's appeal as a hedge against wider market insecurity.
The Federal Reserve chairman had telegraphed that more support for the weak economy was coming in his Jackson Hole speech a few weeks back.
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He's been desperately trying to ease up on the central bank's expensive daily support buying of weak eurozone countries' debt - notably that of Portugal.
One person who certainly does not object is Mr Kabbah, who was elected in a flawed poll in 1996, and whom most Sierra Leoneans regard as a weak leader dependent on international support to stay in power.
These westerners also accept the market as the essential driving-force of any economy, but they too wish to set it within a moral framework that will ensure support for the weak through the compassion and self-discipline of the strong.
The weekly OBV and RS lines have both broken support, confirming the weak price action.
China was still the low-cost producer, but its weak distribution system couldn't support Giordano's new emphasis on streamlined delivery.
Although 62% of voters oppose further bail-outs of weak euro members, 61% support her handling of the crisis, according to a recent poll.
With support for his party weak ahead of an election he has promised to call soon, Mr Noda had to offer some party stalwarts cabinet posts to maintain unity.
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In the U.S., Treasury yields are expected to decline to a historic low of 1.25 percent following the weak data and no announcement of support of equities in the form of QE.
France has been pushing hard for the deployment of West African troops and the arrival of the first Nigerian troops should bring some relief to French soldiers who are only getting limited support from the fairly weak Malian army, analysts say.
As you will know (don't yawn) if you read this column, this economic malaise has been characterised by many weak businesses being put on life support and turned into the living dead, or (to use what is now a cliche, so sorry) zombies.
Key monetary policy operations, such as the LTRO, are working directly through their effects on the banking system and are providing support to large numbers of weak banks.
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And the muscles in their neck, that on Earth work all day to support the head, are weak, so they can easily sprain their neck by looking to the side, too quickly.
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It is against this background that a weak centre-left government drawing on support from unions may find it even harder to enact the kind of reforms that stand any chance of improving productivity and competitiveness.
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