Reheating generally causes the stone tool to erode and eventually fall apart.

As the material ages, the topcoating will eventually erode, exposing the fabric to dirt and making it more difficult to clean.

But there is concern that Gill's body will eventually erode with all the abuse.

The sea retreated and advanced several times and the mountains eventually eroded away.

He understands that you have to consistently seize a temporary advantage in markets where you know your power will eventually erode.

Neither camp disputes the inevitability that time and the mass market will eventually erode distinctions.

Indeed, these elements eventually erode the granular coating from the shingles, but it is the intense heat of the sun that does the real damage.

"We must not allow a situation to persist that might eventually erode public and political support for our overall relationship."

Leaving the country under protracted political uncertainty, on the other hand, would eventually erode people's trust and confidence in the very foundations of democracy.

But Ms. Yolen said the decision was still right because the alternative would be "a treacherous road" that could eventually erode abortion rights.