But he was no longer needed, and his weakness made him a liability now.

Nor could I duck the issue or slide around it, since any weakness at that point would have made waste paper of the whole book.

He was a weak man, and his weakness made him spiteful.

But traders said continued weakness in stocks could also make it more difficult for the Fed to move quickly again on interest rates.

President Reagan's political weakness has not made him any more willing to face fiscal realities.

But Quinn didn't mind that, such weaknesses simply made him easier to control.

The weakness of the economy still makes it harder for companies to service their debt.

But the military weakness of the Government made this impossible.

It should have been an easy matter to build a fire using this available material, but weakness made it hard.

But weakness in the polls made him vulnerable, and he will never recover.