Word: strengthing
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Boris Johnson, London's charismatic, mop-haired mayor, takes issue with the notion of overdependence, saying that the city's economy has "a very, very wide base." But he tells TIME: "The strength of the financial sector is obviously pretty important in acting as a flywheel to spin those other wheels. And I'm going to be fighting very hard to make sure that we don't in any way gum up that machine...
...replace Noel Bisson as the Secretary of the Faculty in early November. “I think that she’s a wonderful and very strong person ideal for this position,” said Bisson, an associate dean of undergraduate education. “[Lively] brings real strength and experience to the position.” Lively herself said she was “delighted” to take the position and that she looks “forward to working with Dean Smith and the faculty.” The council’s nomination of Donald...
...Street and Washington D.C. may make people think America’s financial woes have infiltrated the globe, the Colombian finance minister proved that positive economic news can come from unexpected sources: in this case, the Colombian economy. Oscar Iván Zuluaga spoke last night about the recent strength of the Colombian economy to an audience of nearly 100 people—composed mainly of Colombians living in the Boston area—in the Tsai Auditorium in the Center for Government and International Studies. In a lecture entitled “The Strengths and Challenges of Colombia?...
...hundreds of depositors lined up at branches of Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia after false rumors spread that the bank was in financial trouble. The run was stemmed after the bank's management and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority made strong statements confirming the bank's financial strength...
...kids that went through here were my great-grandkids"), and pitch a tent in the back yard if the city lets her. "If God is with me, I'll be fine. The only prayer I want people to pray for me is that God will give me the strength to do what I have to do - no more that," she says...