Word: strengthen
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...gain through the college experience. The money will be there and they will go to the NBA much better people, a bit more mature and I think a bit more ready to handle the emotional, psychological and social challenges that await them in the NBA. So if one can strengthen him or herself before making that leap, I think it is all the better. I look back on my four years in college and I wouldn’t trade them in for anything...
UNITED STATES Rules for the Rest Disarmament and human-rights experts warned that U.S. rejection or disregard of treaties is undermining efforts in the rest of the world to strengthen international laws. The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research and the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy cited international agreements on nuclear testing and proliferation, land-mine bans, climate change and women's and children's rights in their report...
Even with all discussion of constitutionality aside, this bill is a step in the wrong direction. In attempting to regulate the flow of money into political campaigns, it will strengthen the ability of corporations, unions, and special interest groups to influence the political process while decreasing the clout of the average citizen. On top of that, it will favor incumbents at the expense of grass roots campaigns. These effects are the exact opposites of the goals of campaign finance legislation and, sadly, losses for democracy and the democratic process...
...order to strengthen excellence in undergraduate academic work on ethnic studies, the committee has created a new $1,500 senior thesis prize for the best thesis on an ethnic studies subject in any discipline...
...political survival. The President and his supporters reject the slew of allegations laid against him - from illegal arms sales through murder and massive corruption - describing them as the work of hostile Western governments, enemies at home or the likes of financier George Soros. But they clearly worry him. To strengthen his position - and ensure he is not prosecuted when he leaves - he may need to change the constitution and give himself a third term, or find a successor who will protect him. Whichever path he chooses, a supportive Rada is vital. Few Ukrainians outside the ruling class seem to care...