Word: strengthen
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Annan, who has been secretary-general since January 1997, won the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to strengthen the role of the U.N. as an international force for peace...
...Norton likens the urethra to a garden hose and the pelvic floor to the ground beneath it. When a cough comes along, it's like someone stepping on the hose. Having a strong platform beneath it--a sidewalk as opposed to a soggy lawn--stops the flow. Kegel contractions strengthen the platform but must be done correctly to work. Good instructions can be found online at www.nlm .nih gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003975.htm...
Biofeedback techniques can help women isolate and work the pelvic muscles. A study published last July in the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION showed that biofeedback-assisted behavioral training reduces episodes of SUI almost 70%. Electrical stimulation also helps some women strengthen their pelvic muscles...
...this portend great things for Troy, whose scribe David Benioff last wrote the compelling 25th Hour? Probably not, if the preview’s dialogue is any indication, but the important thing is that Benioff’s working at Hollywood’s heart, and that can only strengthen the system...
Additionally, women’s organizations at Harvard are making efforts to support one another and to communicate and collaborate. The Seneca, a women’s organization composed of Harvard women, works to strengthen the community of women and of women’s organizations at Harvard. Each year, we have a Women’s Leadership Event, where we invite each female leader of each women’s organization on campus. The purpose of this event is to facilitate networking for female leaders and their respective organizations such that they can best work together and support...