| Another concern is that Payton appeared to wear down with the Lakers in the postseason, and he had trouble staying with speedy opposing players. |
| Unless we keep investing in our system, addressing its natural tendency to wear down through time, statistical quality will inevitably suffer. |
| Patent litigation is expensive, and a large company can wear down almost anyone if it adopts a hard-line stance. |
| That will be grist to McGeechan's mill after an afternoon in which his side struggled to wear down obdurate but limited opponents. |
| We watch them at it, we listen to them explaining what they're doing and we wear down their resistance. |
| They sought to wear down the adversary through harassing actions and protracted conflict. |
