7 sentences with 'weaker'
Example sentences and phrases with the word weaker and other words derived from it.
• « Homo sapiens sapiens were weaker and less able to cope with the harsh conditions than Neanderthals, remaining confined to Africa for thousands of years after Neanderthals had spread to other regions. They did, however, enjoy some fundamental advantages, as they had longer limbs and congregated in much larger groups of up to 100 individuals. »
• « In Protestant lands there was the equivalent in the form of the official Lutheran or Anglican churches, although the political power of the clergy in Protestant countries was generally weaker than that of the Roman Church in Catholic countries. »
• « Instead, the guerrillas mastered the art of what is now called "asymmetric warfare", in which a weaker but determined force defeats a stronger one by reducing it over time. »
• « They sought to reward themselves with territory taken from weaker states such as Poland and the formerly independent territories of northern Italy. And, finally, they set about suppressing future revolutionary movements. »
• « The other raw material, cotton, which played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, was available through slave labour in the American South and from weaker states such as Egypt (which gained virtual independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1833). »
• « Just as European states had industrialised and then turned to foreign conquest, Japan's new rulers saw the weaker states in their region as "natural" territories to be incorporated. »
• « The result is that it is terribly difficult for countries with weaker economies such as Spain, Italy or Greece to maintain or restore economic stability. »