Word: strengthen
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...major administrative restructuring of the Institute last fall created two new positions—a dean of science and a dean of social science—to strengthen its academic mission. Many of the fellows selected from the pool of 549 applicants were directly recruited by the new deans...
...effort to continue to attract minority students, Summers said Harvard must strengthen Afro-American studies department and “make sure there are ways of studying the idea of ethnicity...
There's nothing as good for the sole as a comeback classic. When Dr. Scholl's Exercise Sandals debuted in 1948, the wooden slip-ons were promoted as a means to flex the foot, strengthen the arch and tone leg muscles. In the 1970s they peaked in popularity, not as an orthopedic shoe but as inexpensive hippie footwear. Today the sandals with the trademark gold buckle and unmistakable staccato ticking sound are back. "Sales are up 630% from last year," says Alan Johnson, a buyer for Shoes.com "It started in January as a very metropolitan craze. Now they've spread...
Because this reform diverts money from the payroll taxes that support today’s retirees, it will require funding. But it is affordable. The bipartisan President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security developed three models for using retirement accounts to keep Social Security solvent. The cost of reform ranges from $400 billion to $1.1 trillion from now until sometime between 2028 and 2043, depending on the model. These estimates are well within the projected budget surplus for the next 10 years alone, which the Office of Management and Budget now puts at $2.4 trillion?...
...Still, the terms of Palestinian statehood are less likely to be determined at a Likud party conference than among the international players looking to resolve the conflict. And some Israeli commentators even suggested that the Likud vote could strengthen Sharon's hand by painting him as a moderate before the international community, and also deepening his appeal among Israeli voters by making Netanyahu look reckless. The hard-core Likud base alone, after all, is not enough to get anyone voted prime minister in the election that's scheduled for next year...