Word: strengthen
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HARD FACT You would think calcium supplements would strengthen nails, but don't bet on it. Doctors compared the toenails and fingernails of postmenopausal women who took the supplements with those who didn't. Result? There was no difference in nail strength, appearance or rate of growth between the groups. Turns out that nail quality has more to do with protein content and the arrangement of certain cells than the amount of calcium in the diet...
Bush vowed to forge a common agenda behind the themes of his campaign. He promised to strengthen Social Security, to preserve and expand Medicare and give due respect to the military, to reform education, and to give Americans the "tax relief they deserve...
Yesterday, Bush moved to strengthen his claim to the presidency, reaching out to Democrats and reasserting his campaign promise to be a "uniter, not a divider...
...little choice after the Saudis undertook to fill the shortfall left on world markets by the withdrawal of Iraq's daily output of 2.5 million barrels, thereby nullifying the impact of Saddam's latest gambit. Iraq had hoped that by raising pressure on the world oil price it would strengthen its campaign to break out of the U.N. sanctions regime imposed on Baghdad at the end of the Gulf...
...weeks ago in an open forum to discuss their ideal IOP. A proposal for a new structure emerged from this meeting. This proposal advocates democratic elections and the maintenance of a form of student leadership. Although the group is excited that elections may produce direct representation and strengthen the IOP community, it agreed that IOP students will need to be especially careful to ensure elections focus on candidates merit and not political skills. I am hopeful and confident that this proposal for the interim student leadership of the IOP, if realized, will produce a system that improves student involvement while...