Word: strengthen
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...TIME: Some fear that the LTTE is using the cease-fire to strengthen itself. Wickremesinghe: There's no sign of the LTTE getting ready for war. We've also allowed the Sri Lankan army to build up. We've discussed the matter with the commanders of the armed forces, and they're confident they can handle any eventuality...
...Regimes that do not feel compelled to provide sensible labor protections for their workers are not going to feel any more pressed about providing the public infrastructure and services that would raise their citizens’ living standards. After all, why divert resources that they can use to strengthen their control over their citizens and enrich themselves? The now deposed Suharto regime in Indonesia, for example, was notorious for squandering public funds on subsidies for businesses owned by President Suharto’s children. Developed nations like the United States ought to donate money to cover these gaps?...
...specific goals for the year are to strengthen my stickhandling skills,” Sifers says. “Along with a quicker, more accurate shot, I want to be a better, stronger player all around...
...city has also taken measures to address the rat problem and launched a website to inform citizens of preventive measures. It hired pest control expert Frank Fothergill, whose experience includes work on the Central Artery construction project, to strengthen the city’s rodent control efforts...
...peer and expand your web of friendsters. But if the person you dislike attends Harvard—and is in your House, active in your extracurricular, or in section with you—your online relationship will inevitably spill over into real life. Your unfortunate acquaintance might attempt to strengthen the “friendship,” or, even worse, try to make you more than just a “friend.” And getting rid of your even more annoying friendster just gets harder...