Word: bolstered
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Though the Park Service refuses to reopen the old dumps, it is considering such tactics as leaving elk carcasses in grizzly territory not only to bolster the nutrition of the bears but to keep them from wandering off. The Government is also beefing up its patrols. One purpose is to keep an eye out for poachers. Another is to educate the flood of visitors expected again this summer, telling them of the dangers both to themselves and the bears from chance meetings. Says Chief Park Ranger Tom Hobbs: "The grizzly won't change his habits. We have to change...
...float in 1973, many economists predicted that exchange rates would move slowly and smoothly. Under Bretton Woods, currency values had only changed abruptly after crises sparked wild speculation. In addition, experts argued that with floating rates governments would no longer be forced to restrain their domestic economies just to bolster their currencies...
Smith's Director of Financial Aid Anne Keppler said that her school awarded 50 $300 gifts to top candidates to bolster the school's ability to attract top students. In recent years, she added, Smith has had a difficult time attracting qualified students, and as a result will reduce the current class size of 615 by 10 percent next fall...
...East's two most seasoned survivors were locked in a pas de deux whose final act could decide not only their own political futures but the prospects for a broader peace in the volatile and troubled region. After six months of adroit maneuvering to explore their options and bolster their respective positions, climaxing in a surge of diplomatic activity last week, Jordan's King Hussein and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat met in Amman over the weekend to decide how to respond to the peace initiative presented by President Reagan last September...
...tennis team is still looking for some tough Eastern competition. Since returning from their spring binge through the West, the netmen have downed Navy 9-0, Dartmouth 7-0, and--most recently at Soldier's Field Stadium--Penn State 9-0. And though the easy victories have helped bolster the squad's confidence, the Eastern opposition has not demanded much from the Crimson...