Word: bolstered
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...Marks, the enthusiasm of the speakers helped bolster her faith in the U.N. and the importance of its work...
...Arroyo quickly promised major new initiatives to bolster the fragile economy, which is burdened by a hefty budget deficit, falling manufacturing output and rising unemployment. She also said she would consider a proposal by a top ally, House Speaker José de Valencia, to form a "unity government" that would include representatives from all opposition parties, the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Communist Party...
...Indian court is trying to combine archaeology with technology to settle the dispute. Following a court order, government archaeologists last week began probing the dusty parcel with a ground-penetrating-radar magnometer capable of detecting a buried foundation and other subsurface ruins. Hindus hope the machine will bolster their claim that an ancient temple marking the birthplace of the god Ram once stood there?superseding the Muslim claim that dates back to the 16th century, when Mughal invaders erected a mosque on the site...
...career by being named a Division I-AA First-Team All-American by the Associated Press. He is the first Crimson player to receive that honor since current Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski ’00 did in 1999. Morris is hopeful that the prestigious honor will bolster his own position as a pro prospect...
...recent review by the Justice Department Inspector General dismissed the $458 million effort so far. "The FBI continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on I.T. projects without adequate assurance that these projects will meet their intended goals," the report said. And Mueller's attempts to bolster the bureau's terrorism-fighting image, by hiring 1,000 new agents and creating a new terrorism task force at FBI headquarters, have been hindered by both the inconsistent training of new agents and the recalcitrance of older ones. "There are more chaos and morale problems [at the FBI] than there ever...