Word: bolstered
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...occupied territories and a new round of peace talks. In a national address, Sharon tried to mollify both wings by acceding to neither; he instead announced the creation of "buffer zones" to separate the Palestinian territories from Israel. But he left the idea so vague that it failed to bolster belief that he has any plan for rescuing the country from the abyss. According to a poll released last Friday, only 54% of Israelis believe Sharon is credible, down from 77% seven months...
With the odds for success against many of Jackson's students, local educators applaud any program able to bolster academic performance even marginally. The cadets score two or three points higher on the act than their civilian peers. Last year nearly 96% of the district's cadets graduated, compared with 92% of its noncadets. "We have micromanaged these students and conditioned them to be successful," says Colonel Lucius Wright, director of Jackson's program. Says Jodie Brown, 23, a Forest Hill High School graduate and former JROTC cadet who last year returned to her alma mater as a history teacher...
...bolster profitability Ford is planning some component sharing among the PAG models, a risky tactic. "You don't want customers saying a Jaguar is just a dressed-up Ford," Dunne says. To avoid that problem, Ford is sharing only those parts customers can't see or touch, like electronics. Says Harry Roegner, PAG spokesman: "Electronic architecture makes up a third of the cost of a car, and in the future it will be 50%. Do you see that cabling and wiring?" In another economy move, Ford is consolidating the backroom operations of Land Rover, Jaguar and Aston Martin...
...Officials familiar with the intelligence believe that some key al Qaeda survivors escaped into Pakistan, and they hope to bolster the Musharaff government's military and political power in order to drive them out of that nation...
Even some of the more Afrocentric netlet shows might get past the perception that they are no-whites-need-watch zones if their networks didn't bolster it by scheduling them in blocks. UPN's Girlfriends (Mondays, 9:30 p.m. E.T.) has well-written black, white and biracial characters and a sophisticated take on race. Originally a salty, derivative takeoff on Sex and the City, it has matured into a perceptive look into the inner lives of four thirtyish black women. Creator Mara Brock Akil doesn't buy, though, that it's too "inside" for white viewers. "Look at Will...