Word: strengthen
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...step down. By calling an election, Thaksin is turning to the people to pass judgment on him, and their verdict would likely be to return him and his party to power, albeit with a smaller majority. But the boycott by the opposition?which first wants the constitution changed to strengthen the checks and balances on the Prime Minister?threatens to undermine the election result...
None of the book’s suggestions are groundbreakingly new. Nothing Bok says is truly exciting, but installing his improvements would strengthen the educational practices colleges currently have in place. His concern is not what changes to make, but how changes should be made...
...their profits. "These energy companies are already big enough to be efficient," says Alfredo Pastor, professor of economics at the University of Navarre's International Graduate School of Business in Spain. "What each wants now is to control other companies." One reason: bulking up through acquisitions can strengthen a power firm's bargaining position when it comes to securing the supply of gas and its price. Europe last year relied upon imports for around one-third of the estimated 532 billion cu m of natural gas it used - with more than half of that piped in from Russia...
...order to strengthen its hand against North Korea, the US needs to quickly formulate a serious proposal that draws together most of the other parties at the negotiation table. Pyongyang has throughout the process skillfully played each of the six parties off another, encouraging Korean solidarity with South Korea and even playing up old historic ties with China. Only Japan has resisted North Korean overtures and remained solidly behind US efforts. Russia, China, and South Korea have been plodding along a middle path that has allowed North Korea more wiggle room in evading its responsibilities and promises. Washington can bring...
...David J. Henderson ’07. “There were several trees, probably a few hundred years old, with holes burrowed into the bark. These holes were from the monks over the years pushing and twisting their fingers into the bark of the tree in order to strengthen their fingers.” That sight certainly beats the bottom of yet another bottle of Cuervo...