Word: strengthen
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...year in which Harvard will arguably be rebuilding as Northeastern continues to strengthen, the balance of power on the Charles could shift at just a moment’s notice...
Maasdorp will get a chance to help strengthen that bond when the Crimson faces No. 12 BC (12-4-0) today at 7 p.m. The matchup will be Harvard’s fourth of the season against a ranked opponent...
...about their contacts with prosecutors. Lawyers for other witnesses in the case have concluded that Novak is cooperating, since he has not been held in contempt. But even if Novak is cooperating and has revealed his sources, these lawyers say, Fitzgerald would want to talk to other journalists to strengthen any case he might bring. And the prosecutor may be seeking to substantiate a Sept. 2003 Washington Post story, which quoted an administration source saying that two top White House officials disclosed Plame's identity to at least six Washington journalists in retribution for Wilson's comments. The leak...
...spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi told TIME by satellite telephone from an undisclosed location. At the same time, any victory that smells too much of U.S. influence could taint rather than legitimize Karzai and widen the murderous ethnic divisions among Pashtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras. The vote could also conceivably strengthen the warlords, weakening Karzai's ability to govern. He's trying to secure victory through brokered deals, offering some of the warlords jobs in his next Cabinet. As John Sifton of Human Rights Watch, a U.S. monitoring group, says, "Votes aren't being campaigned for; they're being bought...
...boys and girls ages 8 to 11, English and Welsh doctors found that a combination of increasing calcium in the diet and exercise--specifically, drinking three glasses of milk a day and participating in a vigorous activity such as jumping rope or playing tag--was the best way to strengthen bones...