Word: strengthening
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...niche by allowing users to pay their bills electronically, with the processing handled by Intuit. The Microsoft-Visa plan would allow people to pay bills directly from their bank accounts using the rival program Microsoft Money, which now commands a scant 10 percent market share. "They're trying to strengthen their existing product," says TIME's Philip Elmer DeWitt. "But there's a lot of action in online transactions now. It's best not to be tied to any commercial product, any operating system or any bank card...
...letter, Knowles suggested that the current period of financial security be used to strengthen the faculty against such continuing concerns...
...Janowski was heavily recruited by Harvard coach Kathy Delaney Smith, who hoped that her height would strengthen the team...
...need to strengthen every educational institution in America that is doing a good job," he said...
...surge in Medicare hospital admissions after several years of declines, and a drop in income from payroll taxes. The Clinton Administration expected Medicare to remain solvent until 2002, and has staunchly resisted the changes GOP leaders have demanded to make the system financially sound. The troubling new figures should strengthen the GOP hand. While current budget proposals by both President Clinton and Congressional Republicans could bolster Medicare finances through 2011, McAllister says, "The real problem is that right after that, the Boomers hit." Without significant changes, the Medicare system is not prepared for the strain of providing benefits...