Word: strengthen
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...program! I cried when I read that the young black men come home to Baltimore, Md., determined to turn their lives around. I hope more school districts--and parents--will be willing to save their children by letting them go into other worlds, places where they can strengthen their sense of self. ERV DYER Pittsburgh...
Needing help from three teams to win the Ivy race, the Crimson looks toward its important final match against Columbia (4-10-2, 0-6) at Ohiri Field on Saturday. Harvard needs a victory to strengthen its case for NCAA Tournament consideration. A victory seems likely--Harvard is 13-0-1 all-time against the Lions...
...Arafat certainly needed the current rebellion to strengthen his hand at the negotiating table against proposals on Jerusalem he deemed political suicide. But its continuation precludes a return to the negotiating table, and therefore makes the attainment of his cherished dream of a Palestinian state increasingly unlikely in his lifetime. Even then, the Palestinian leader may have little option but to act as a spokesman for the intifada, for fear of simply sidelining himself...
...Over the last four years, four junior faculty members have been added to the CS roster, in part to broaden the department's coverage and to strengthen the quality of research...
...sheer ridiculousness of the beret plan, however, begs a larger question: why are we changing the hats at all? When our national defense can only strengthen its forces by wearing a different style of headgear, we may want to reevaluate our military policies. Perhaps we have fewer recruits because Americans see how petty the Army can be. The solution to the Army's recruiting woes begins not with fashion ensembles but with enlightenment...