Word: strengthen
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...signs of a new willingness to move beyond traditional articles of faith, and even to challenge Arafat himself. The latter move, of course, is coming more from his own left flank, where some legislators, activists and intellectuals such as human rights campaigner Mustafa Barghouti have launched a campaign to strengthen Palestinian democracy - a direct challenge to the authoritarian cronyism of Arafat's regime - and a shift back towards non-violent protest against Israel's occupation in what they consider to be an "overly-militarized intifada." And Arafat's own point-man in Jerusalem, the philosophy professor Dr. Sari Nusseibeh...
...medical area at Crosstown,” an area of Roxbury that abuts Harvard-affiliated hospitals and research facilities. For the first time, he specifically called on Harvard and Summers to take an active role in the realization of that goal. The mayor said that such a complex would strengthen the neighborhood and create jobs...
...want to strengthen our partnership with Harvard. I want to invite President Larry Summers to explore what Harvard could do to expand its medical school complex to Crosstown in Roxbury,” Menino said...
...During the tenure of four Radcliffe College presidents, she helped to shape and strengthen Radcliffe’s position as a leading intellectual center for women,” said Drew Gilpin Faust, current dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study...
...company, and the divisions that relied on them--the AOL online service, cable TV, the Time Inc. magazines--reported to Pittman. Parsons got divisions, like books, music and movies, that customers bought on an old-fashioned per-use basis. He has since worked on President Bush's Commission to Strengthen Social Security--a high-profile post but far from AOL Time Warner's operations. When Levin appeared at investor conferences or on TV, Pittman was often at his side...