If by some chance the U.S. dollar weakens at a time of global recession, that's a real global problem, not just an American problem.
This weakened the Section's influence at a crucial time and correspondingly strengthened the hand of the Treasury.
They accused the mayor of weakening the department at a time when concerns about terrorism have most police agencies beefing up.
To do otherwise would weaken their position at a time when their strength is of paramount importance to the Federation.
To delay was to weaken ourselves at a time when we must harbor all the energy we could summon for survival.
As the Germans saw it, lowering interest rates would weaken the mark at a time when it has fallen in value anyway since early this year.
It would have been foolhardy to risk weakening it at a time when the Cold War was about to turn hot in Korea.
That solution would weaken the Commission at a time when it most needs to be strengthened.
An institutional crisis would weaken the Commission but also this new Parliament at a time which is crucial for European federalism.
The Monarchy's inability or unwillingness to come to terms with its nationalities problems weakened the parliamentary system at a time of escalating international crises.