Word: strengthen
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...believe a decision to grant Yang Jianli parole would not only show a commitment to justice within your country’s legal system, but it would also help strengthen the bilateral ties between our two countries,” the unreleased letter states...
...reality that will emerge as the dust settles at Najaf will strengthen the likelihood that - as Anthony Cordesman argues in a PDF download from the Center for Strategic and International Studies - in order to achieve at least a modicum of stability in Iraq, the U.S. and its local allies will be forced to accept a substantial political role for elements they'd once hoped to eliminate...
...This burst of greatness has been put down to Australia's new head coach Leigh Nugent, and a concerted effort since the Sydney Games to put muscle into the female ranks - "a very, very clear focus," explains rising Melbourne coach Rohan Taylor, "to strengthen the women's program within the national body." As well, coaches have taken a new, more personalized approach to nurturing their young female talent. "We're speaking to the women in a language they understand," Nugent said. "The team environment now is a lot more equal. Perhaps in the past the women subconsciously felt they were...
...faction well supplied with cash, but his death substantially reduced the cut received by al-Sadr's family. The Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani, who now holds the purse strings, is leery of giving much to al-Sadr. He is worried that al-Sadr will use the money to strengthen his militia and eventually take over as the next Grand Ayatullah. And Sistani's moderating influence was sorely missed last week: the senior Shi'ite cleric, 73, was in London to undergo angioplasty to open a blocked artery...
...Parayno acknowledges that the inability of his understaffed bureau to catch deadbeats is part of the problem. He's been trying to come up with creative ways to strengthen collection and reduce corruption. Tax inspectors now carry wireless handheld computers that enable them to instantly check the tax status of any company or restaurant they visit by tapping into a database. To smoke out sticky-fingered tax officials, Parayno is employing "lifestyle checks" that compare their homes and cars with what they can afford on their government salaries. He is also stepping up efforts against people suspected of evading taxes...