After a sharp jump upward in April 2003, the index stabilized and then strengthened further toward the end of the year. |
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Community is built and strengthened as participants join together to work as the body of Christ. |
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The social hierarchies to which it was attached were as likely to be weakened as strengthened by such a model. |
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When the corpuscular theory of matter was developed and accepted, this belief was strengthened. |
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Every religion and value system was restricted, and polytheism was strengthened to destroy real tolerance and compromise. |
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The veneer is a concoction of tropical Fijian light and dark woods and, of course, is strengthened with a proper dose of epoxy. |
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Besides imprisonment punishment, economic ones like asset distrainment need to be strengthened. |
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The Conservatives kept a firm grip on all nine local seats as they strengthened their overall position on Bradford Council. |
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The attention to detail is strengthened by the fact that most of your starting characters are key elements to the story. |
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The addiction hypothesis would be greatly strengthened by the demonstration that any drug of abuse produces special changes in the brain. |
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Second, efforts could be made to demonopolize decision making, such that individual discretion is limited and accountability is strengthened. |
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The dissolution of the monasteries strengthened the influence of the gentry and nobility and the shire became famous for its landed estates. |
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The report came amid improving macroeconomic indicators as inflation has eased, interest rates are down and the rupiah has strengthened. |
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He built and strengthened fortifications on the coast with a view to protecting the outer flank of the State from invasions from the sea. |
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The hands of the authorities are strengthened by flights under cover of darkness. |
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A victorious Nato would ultimately emerge as a strengthened and invigorated alliance. |
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Arsenal have strengthened all over, perhaps solving their lack of a natural goal-poacher in the predatory Francis Jeffers. |
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These intuitions are strengthened when we consider how current technology might conceivably extend. |
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The outer man is decaying through the trials of life, while the inner man is being strengthened through the same trials. |
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They say he has once again failed to win concessions from communist China that could have saved U.S. jobs and strengthened national security. |
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This finding strengthened the idea that pigeons unable to see the sun rely on the earth's magnetic field as a compass. |
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They have several inducements to seek legal advice, and these inducements have been strengthened in recent years. |
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Music strengthened the relationship between mother and child and contributed to the child's enculturation. |
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Nobles and gentlemen also bought the impropriated tithes and advowsons, and so strengthened their hand in parish affairs. |
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This question is strengthened by a glance at other holidays that also have a story behind them, namely, Pesach, Succot, Tisha B'av and Purim. |
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The bond was strengthened because individuals persecuted by the authorities could seek succor and solace from the Church. |
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When regional Australia prospers, more jobs are created and social cohesion is strengthened. |
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This conformational changing process is strengthened by the increase in the affinity of the enzyme and for its coenzymes during hibernation. |
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That, for me, was the start of a relationship which has endured and strengthened ever since. |
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Even when a propshaft has been salvaged, there are normally strengthened patches on the keel where the bearings would have been mounted. |
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Now, it has strengthened the ties not only between computer animation and traditional claymation, but also with real-time puppetry. |
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Exercise not only strengthened muscles and improved general stamina, but also gave a thorough workout to the circulatory and respiratory systems. |
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But they have also strengthened the obstacles to the kind of sweeping reform that could be produced by an effective voucher system. |
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For it was on this day that Christ strengthened the Church which he had already founded by his own flesh and blood. |
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This surmise is strengthened by the way his name is written out formally on the picture, including the surname. |
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Bonds with Rome had been strengthened, as the Holy See summoned the meetings, suggested agenda, and approved conciliar decrees. |
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As a direct result of terrorist outrages, states will be strengthened in their role as the prime actors in the international system. |
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This certainly has strengthened Putin's hand especially in foreign affairs. |
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The wind strengthened further, but several pulls suggested a fish would soon be landed. |
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It is strengthened by being reinforced by multiple people who accept its reality. |
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Middlesbrough have made some fine investments and strengthened an already strong squad. |
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The game, however, was played in constant rain and wind that strengthened as the match progressed. |
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But you see that the wind has strengthened and the branch of a tree has touched the glass. |
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The fuselage is strengthened for repeated carrier catapult launches and arrester landings. |
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Each time we sit still with the restlessness and heat of anger we are tamed and strengthened. |
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However, in recent decades the implicit analysis this approach provides has been greatly strengthened by the more explicit case-study method. |
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It may have strengthened his hand if he had once recognised that Australia is still, as always, one of the world's havens for refugees. |
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Earth strengthened with cement was used to form sundried bricks, which were laid in walls two bricks wide to enhance stiffness. |
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She strengthened her grip on my arm, steered me onto a smaller path which forked off the main route to the left. |
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At the same time, the odious extremism at the other end of the spectrum, in the shape of the BNP vote elsewhere, has also strengthened. |
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The standard set-up includes revised front suspension knuckles for additional negative camber and a strengthened twist beam rear axle. |
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To avoid an eventual catastrophic world conflict, the U.N. must be strengthened with a standing army. |
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Lampkin was third in the qualifiers and his result has strengthened his grip on third place in the overall standings. |
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The pub itself has been strengthened by buttresses to stop the subsidence worsening, and survived the tremor unscathed. |
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He believes that the role of non-profit organizations should be strengthened and expanded. |
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These topcoats are highly flexible, non-porous, extremely scratch resistant, and strengthened by exposure to moisture. |
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And one year later Ramon Berenguer strengthened his ties to Guillem Ramon by confirming his guardianship of the heir to the viscounty of Bas. |
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He had his castles rebuilt, the walls repaired and strengthened, brattices and battlements constructed and trenches made in front of castles. |
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Lastly, we strengthened accountability in 2003 by ending social promotion in our state once and for all. |
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The obsession with upholding tradition has strengthened the common perception of tennis as an elitist hobby. |
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People gather at weekends and special occasions at multi-family barbecues called braais, where community bonds are strengthened. |
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There a bare Focus bodyshell is strengthened with the addition of a roll cage and other supports. |
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Lastly, school effects research could be strengthened through longitudinal studies, possibility through multilevel modeling. |
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Again, there was no grandstanding, no implication that the nation needed to have its resolve stiffened or its sinews strengthened. |
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The success of these churches strengthened the established Reformed churches, which rejected the ecumenical stance of the Moravians. |
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The sheep bleated at such unkindness, and their resistance strengthened her resolve to continue. |
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Wheatstone's own research on binocular vision further strengthened the relocation of perception in the human body. |
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The Army conducted extensive testing of the trailer, with a modified brake actuator mechanism and strengthened trailer chassis and tow bar. |
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What I learned has strengthened my belief that the Premier is bent on independence at any cost. |
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The best-laid program planning can be torpedoed or strengthened by the staff that plan and implement it. |
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The tendency toward formal behavior is strengthened by the tradition of using titles. |
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It was not until the 1970s that the toll bridge was rebuilt and strengthened with iron. |
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Their leg, hip, and abdominal muscles become more flexible, and the back is strengthened to bear the additional weight. |
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Thus, strengthened by our life in God, we may grow in personal self-mastery to enjoy serving God and neighbor. |
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Participants illustrated that being older strengthened self-concept, self-advocacy, goal focus, and time-management skills. |
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Family relations are strengthened, however, by the law of inheritance, which does not recognize a principle of free testamentary disposition. |
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Now, with Labour weakened and the opposition parties strengthened, the scene is set for some tough political bargaining. |
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To keep the farmers going, they strengthened the network of rural savings banks and co-operatives. |
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Now he wants legislation strengthened to ban anyone from smoking cannabis before using boats, vehicles, aircraft or machinery. |
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The calls strengthened public opinion that she is authoritarian and allergic to criticism. |
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This result took Burley to the top of the table, a position they strengthened further with a win at Menston on Monday. |
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Some secretaries have also been love interests, and some have just strengthened an already strong supporting cast. |
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Promoting artisanal activities like basket-making has particularly strengthened the position of women in the oasis communities. |
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A folding wing was designed for carrier use while the rear fuselage was strengthened to handle the arrestor cable hook. |
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The rowing boat is honeycombed with storage lockers under its strengthened decks. |
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It is our hope that through deeper understanding, the diverse structural mosaic of Canadian society can be strengthened. |
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The company has restructured its marketing department and strengthened its sales force. |
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In 1714 his attendance at the council on Anne's death strengthened the Hanoverian position, and he was restored to the mastership. |
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While in Washington, Hal strengthened USDA's communication links with public policy educators in the land grant university system. |
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Your present relationship or marriage is strengthened through love and understanding. |
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Several more countries now had research councils, and others had strengthened or reinvigorated theirs, but global coordination was still lacking. |
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His presence reinvigorated the team, strengthened our message, and contributed substantially to controlling the outbreak. |
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Several concrete components of the dam will also be upgraded and strengthened by adding concrete for reinforcement. |
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The new Nine Dock is reinforced and strengthened to a level where it could now withstand earthquakes. |
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Additional measures could have further refined and strengthened the sanctions regime. |
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Bushes were cleared, the land was levelled and strengthened by filling it up with rubble. |
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The anticyclonic ridge strengthened on its northern side and interrupted the full force of the colder air mass. |
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Gradually, his body settled around the spike of his spine, and a sense of agelessness found its way into his bones and strengthened them. |
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These may be braced and strengthened by bathing the eye with brandy and water, Hungary-water, rose-water with white vitriol dissolved in it. |
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With the tributes of war and taxes, he erected tall and strong turrets at every corner of his city and strengthened the ramparts of Abeluma. |
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In turn, the anti-war movement strengthened the anti-capitalists. |
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The development of new electronic products has strengthened the company's position as the leader in digital technology. |
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Their financial situation strengthened her determination to find a new career. |
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Finally, Assad was back in the diplomatic arena, strengthened by his beau geste. |
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By this means we are told that waists can be reduced, flat chests inflated, hips broadened and lungs strengthened, to say nothing of reducing weight. |
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In the thirteenth century the Wallachians also created a first principality in what is now southern Rumania and strengthened Bulgaria by their cooperation. |
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Mazzini had not allowed Garibaldi to press home his advantage against the French, and, early in June, Oudinot, strengthened by reinforcements, again advanced on the city. |
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Plus, currencies in these markets have strengthened, meaning returns in Hungarian forints or Brazilian reals get a boost when rendered in dollars. |
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We are enriched in our understanding of the faith and strengthened for witness and service in the world as we listen to the voices of all God's people and receive their gifts. |
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This summer, Europe's top clubs have strengthened their sides in a way that should pay dividends when the crucial knockout matches come round in late-February and March. |
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In fact, our devotion to those ideals has only been strengthened by the selfless heroism we have seen. |
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And the benefits are promised to be worth the wait with new lights installed, bridges strengthened and a new smoother and quieter road surface laid. |
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Gillian's inability to relate her mental life to her body is strengthened by a proleptic vision of her ageing body within an analeptic description of her youthful body. |
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I'm not sure whether my resolve is strengthened or destroyed by this. |
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This recipe for trading your troubles for power is one strengthened every time a killer is called an enemy combatant. |
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This groundswell of patriotism has been nurtured and strengthened by political functions and religious ceremonies in remembrance of the September attacks. |
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The body purifies and detoxicates and the immune system is strengthened. |
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Since muscle mass is appendicular, it seems reasonable to propose that the addition of a calf or upper leg girth would have strengthened the prediction equation. |
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Surfers bobbing in the line-up make up a community of sorts, one often strengthened by the presence of locals who know and look out for each other. |
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What I want to do is to take a hard look at some of the thornier questions that localisers must address, so that our mutual case can be strengthened. |
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In the decade since then, the possibility of the courts asserting themselves against parliament in an appropriate case has been significantly strengthened. |
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Iran will be strengthened in the region by virtue of the mere fact that it was able to bring the great satan to the table. |
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Clarke felt that the violence against her highborn character, sold into marriage with a Dothraki warlord, strengthened Daenerys. |
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Ideally, this new structure would be backstopped by a strengthened system of group practices, enhancing general practitioners' roles as gatekeepers to the acute system. |
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I think that whole experience with The starry Messenger was ultimately a kind of lonely one for him, and yet it strengthened him. |
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Increased access to affordable birth control has strengthened the economic security of communities. |
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The potential significance of Nabta as a ceremonial site was further strengthened by the discovery of an arrangement of stone megaliths on the western edge of the Nabta basin. |
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The absence of democracy only strengthened the self-proclaimed fanatics. |
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The tenuous suggestion that Stonehenge may thus be a sepulchral monument, is perhaps strengthened by the large number of burial mounds in the surrounding landscape. |
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Instead, it would like to see additional, strengthened search and rescue missions like mare Nostrum put in place. |
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The Ukrainian dialect was greatly strengthened during, and after, the 18th century when Ukrainian began to overcome Russian as the language of literary choice. |
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Larger front bumpers and complex surface headlamps give the Boxer its new look but the bodyshell is greatly strengthened and more attention has been paid to impact protection. |
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With the flanker off, the Wallabies sensed an edge and probed a defence that had not been strengthened by the addition of Iain Balshaw after Matt Perry strained a muscle. |
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Indeed, the inclusion of these fine players in the opposition ranks strengthened the Colne side and it was they who nearly opened the scoring as Ilkley were caught napping. |
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He added that related mechanisms, such as social insurance and unemployment benefits are also being strengthened to build a comprehensive job-safety net. |
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The sailors hoisted the trysails a little way, tightened the sheets, fixed bunts to the sail, and strengthened the tackle and the stop of the lateen yard. |
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He believes Chelsea, strengthened by two more powerful signings, will do it again but acknowledges they may be reaching their peak and sounds a note of caution. |
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Ukrainian peasants turned inwards as centralized power broke down, yet their identification with the Ukrainian nation was strengthened as a result of independent statehood. |
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This view has been strengthened by the discovery that some forms of RNA, called ribozymes, can act like non-protein enzymes to catalyze biological reactions. |
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This prosperity also strengthened the local caudillo, Santiago Vidaurri, who dominated the Northeast of Mexico from 1855 to the end of the French occupation. |
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Ultimately, this new centralism strengthened the authority of the Church, while the revival of popular forms of religious practice further increased its appeal. |
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The Agenais was an important wine-growing area and its cession further strengthened the rapidly developing commercial links between Bordeaux and London. |
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He believed that without lows you couldn't experience highs, and that by getting through our problems together, our relationship was strengthened. |
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Colonial conquest was not only the result of the power of superior arms and military organisation, but sustained and strengthened as much by the cultural technologies of rule. |
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And though to many arguing may not have seemed like the best bonding activity, Morgan believed that every argument that was patched up strengthened a relationship. |
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Inspired by the famous Pavlovian dog experiments, Hebb theorized that connections among neurons that fired at the same time should become strengthened. |
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Hill have clearly strengthened their side in the close season, and have made an early impact, recording good results against established Premier Division sides. |
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The quality of striving in learning, which is known as conation is strengthened by the use of the internet as the access to information is increased. |
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Membership in the Continental Army only strengthened feelings of national loyalty, just as membership in a fire company might strengthen group and local loyalty. |
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The lengthy voyage of the USS Oregon around Cape Horn during the Spanish-American War strengthened their resolve to secure an interoceanic passage. |
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This certainly has strengthened his hand, especially in foreign affairs. |
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The machine-milled frames are strengthened for crashworthiness. |
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Hilary and other Gallicans have been strengthened by the example of Irenaeus, and by his faithful words of reproof and exhortation, to resist Rome, even down to our own times. |
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Carlow's ties with Slovenia were strengthened further recently with a visit by the Slovenian Ambassador to Ireland, Her Excellency Helena Drnovek Zorko. |
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They also wish to control the world through the use of prestidigitation, strengthened by their alliance with the Secret Order of Clowns and Balloon Animal Artisans. |
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Earlier, the government had positively encouraged citizens to use cards but then strengthened restrictions because of the sharp increase in the number of credit defaulters. |
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Behind this variety was a unity of purpose which strengthened Shakespeare in resisting the pressure from his contemporaries to conform to pseudo-classical ideals. |
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The Naga way of life and cultural and economic bonds among all the Naga peoples can surely be strengthened without derogating from the integrity of any other Indian State. |
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He said revised planning policy guidance strengthened Government policy in favour of building on previously developed sites before greenfield sites. |
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Though marriage outside the ethnic group was tolerated, these people practiced a high rate of endogamy, which strengthened family and community bonds. |
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Marthoma Church's evolution from a reformation base only strengthened it to follow best practices of its Syriac traditions. |
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The theory of a Mediterranean origin is further strengthened because the ferret is less tolerant of cold than northern polecat subspecies. |
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The Teifi Valley Railway, opened in 1895, further strengthened the link from the rural south west to the industrial south. |
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On his return from France, Edward found his political position greatly strengthened. |
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Edward and the Despensers strengthened their grip on power, formally revoking the 1311 reforms, executing their enemies and confiscating estates. |
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This was supported by temporarily strengthened monarchies in both areas, as well as by newly established universities. |
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Henry's position in Wales was strengthened during the first two decades of his personal rule. |
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This practice strengthened royal influence but it also made the Church vulnerable to criticisms of venality and nepotism. |
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Proreform arguments proved more persuasive, and the debate slowly strengthened the position of reform proponents. |
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The fortifications and towers were strengthened and other buildings such as the Principia were repaired. |
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Since the 2000s, the Djiboutian authorities have strengthened ties with China. |
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This has a negative effect on Ethiopia's economy, but strengthened the ruling coalition. |
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Moon further strengthened the reversal of traditional rock instrumentation by playing lead parts on his drums. |
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Nationalism strengthened in other parts of the empire, particularly in India and in Egypt. |
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This may have further strengthened the Bolshevik animus against the church. |
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This transformed the carbon into graphite which further strengthened and smoothed the filament. |
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If successful, the expedition would have strengthened France's hand at the negotiating table. |
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The Crown strengthened its political and economic ties to Bermuda, and the colony's independence on the world stage was diminished. |
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These doctrinal reforms have further strengthened the industry, lending the MPAA even more power and authority. |
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Border controls thereafter strengthened such that, by 1928, even illegal departure was effectively impossible. |
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Kitchener was a figure of national renown and his participation strengthened the reputation of the government. |
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This centralization was strengthened by a good system of roads and by a disproportionately large capital city, London. |
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Whitney's invention made upland short cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation of slavery in the United States. |
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If you leave out important things or events that you know about, the story is strengthened. |
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The bridge was strengthened in 2004, so that HGV vehicles could continue to use it. |
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The neo-liberal reforms after the fall of the Soeharto regime in Indonesia sustainedly strengthened the big business groups. |
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The independent position of Swiss Standard German has been strengthened by Swiss neutrality and the recent German past. |
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Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. |
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They showed that a single-letter change in the RNA of an alphavirus strengthened the stem-loop. |
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World War I weakened the strongest of the Imperial Powers, Great Britain, but also strengthened the United States and, to a lesser extent, Japan. |
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In 1160 Louis strengthened his alliances in central France with the Count of Champagne and Odo II, the Duke of Burgundy. |
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Flying glass can be lethal, especially the annealed and heat strengthened glass that is built into the skin of New York City buildings. |
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In addition, prohibition encouraged disrespect for the law and strengthened organized crime. |
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Shortly after his baptism, their son died, which further strengthened Clovis's resistance to conversion. |
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Saving faith is strengthened and increased by the preaching of the word, the sacraments, and prayer. |
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Helu's defeat ended the Khaganate, strengthened Tang control of Xinjiang, and led to Tang suzerainty over the western Turks. |
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Peace with China strengthened the initial breakthrough to the Pacific that had been made in the middle of the century. |
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His refusal to participate in the war increased his popularity among his people, and strengthened his power base in the West. |
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Following this victory, Atahualpa strengthened his army and continued south into his brother's land, winning every encounter. |
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He strengthened fortifications, restored aqueducts, and rebuilt many churches. |
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Besides taxation, William's large landholdings throughout England strengthened his rule. |
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The reservations team has also been strengthened with the promotion of Jane Napper to revenue manager and Vicky Holding to senior reservationist. |
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Her detainment seems to have strengthened her determination. |
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The Reform Act strengthened the House of Commons by reducing the number of nomination boroughs controlled by peers. |
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Finding gold on the riverbanks and in villages only strengthened his resolve. |
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These crossed weddings strengthened the ties between the two crowns, facilitating an agreement regarding the Moluccas. |
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The Bourbons created a standing army in New Spain, beginning in 1764, and strengthened defensive infrastructure, such as forts. |
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Portuguese presence in Macau was further strengthened in 1568 when they aided the Ming in fighting off a hundred pirate ships. |
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Another characteristic of junks, interior compartments or bulkheads, strengthened the ship and slowed flooding in case of holing. |
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Kublai's armies suppressed the rebellion and strengthened the Yuan garrisons in Mongolia and the Ili River basin. |
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He built a second castle at York, strengthened Norman forces in Northumbria and then returned south. |
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The Council of Constance confirmed and strengthened the traditional medieval conception of church and empire. |
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Since 2003, the exports of natural resources started decreasing in economic importance as the internal market strengthened considerably. |
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The monarchies strengthened their positions in the 12th and 13th centuries through imposing taxes on peasants and a class of nobles also emerged. |
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Nevertheless, Senegal's commitment to democracy and human rights strengthened. |
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And it is the bhikkhu sangha responsibility to see to it that both the sanghas prosper so that Buddhism will be strengthened. |
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At about the same time that the westwork was built, the arcade walls were strengthened and towers added to the eastern corners of the church. |
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Meanwhile, the Roman Republic strengthened through victory over Carthage in the Punic Wars. |
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The team has been strengthened by the addition of several new players. |
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Lewis may have been a metaphorist all along, and his visual reach was probably strengthened by his own racial struggles. |
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It strengthened the racial segregation begun under Dutch and British colonial rule. |
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He also strengthened the Norman chapter house, added buttresses and changed its vault. |
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In 2014, new or strengthened RFRAs were proposed in eight states. |
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This predominantly religious movement was propelled by social issues and strengthened Czech national awareness. |
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King Athelstan again strengthened the walls around 928, and at the same time drove out the remaining Britons from the city. |
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And he strengthened the walls of Llvndain, surrounded the city with many farmsteads, and lived in it the greater part of the year. |
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During the 1887 season, 19 tropical storms formed, of which a record 4 occurred after November 1 and 11 strengthened into hurricanes. |
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The long conflicts of the period strengthened royal control over their kingdoms and were extremely hard on the peasantry. |
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Because of the approaching hurricane, the owner strengthened the mooring ropes and put out two additional anchors. |
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Flydubai on Monday further strengthened its commitment to the Russian market by adding Novosibirsk and Nizhniy Novgorod to its network. |
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The main nerve, very protuberant, in the adaxial and abaxial face, was strengthened by laminar collenchyma. |
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The 2012 show was a commemorable one, in the sense that BIO tech has further strengthened itself as a full-scale partnering event. |
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Although the reflected radar signals captured by the receiving antenna are usually very weak, they can be strengthened by electronic amplifiers. |
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It left the British state strengthened to deal with the more revolutionary movements that developed later in the 18th century. |
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Steve, even on his own, would have been very good but he's strengthened by his offsider. |
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Steve even on his own would have been very good but he's strengthened by his offsider. |
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The individual collagen fibrils are strengthened by inter-molecular cross-links that develop as a natural part of their maturation process. |
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In the late Middle Ages, the dike system was gradually strengthened and flooding diminished. |
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The 1973 oil crisis strengthened Sweden's commitment to decrease dependence on imported fossil fuels. |
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However, the few surviving farms' tenants found their bargaining positions with their landlords greatly strengthened. |
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It greatly strengthened the authority of the executive in relation to parliament. |
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David Schiraldi took the cow milk protein casein and strengthened it with a little bit of clay and glyceraldehyde, a triose monosaccharide. |
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During the quarter just ended, the Deutsche mark gradually strengthened in comparison to the dollar. |
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In 1958, the weak and unstable Fourth Republic gave way to the Fifth Republic, which included a strengthened Presidency. |
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He strengthened Hadrian's Wall and reconquered the Southern Uplands up to the Antonine Wall, which was also enhanced. |
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The Opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, strengthened the Ottoman decision to remain in Yemen. |
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The Hibs boss has also strengthened his squad by snapping up the likes of James Keatings and Danny Carmichael. |
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With his position thus strengthened he declared Stilicho a public enemy, and he established Alaric as magister militum per Illyricum. |
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Around 370 AD, the line of fortifications was considerably strengthened under the Emperor Valentinian I to counter the Alemanni who were steadily advancing southwards. |
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A new military command, the praetentura Italiae et Alpium was established to safeguard the roads into Italy, and the Danubian fleet was strengthened. |
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He strengthened the circuit wall around the city with military towers and fortified gates, and began building a palace complex in the northeastern part of the city. |
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When, at the age of seventeen, one of his paintings was accepted at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, he was strengthened in his conviction to become an artist. |
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The Rogi Kalyan Samitis and the Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees should be strengthened for community participation and monitoring. |
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The post road built by Thomas Telford from London strengthened Holyhead's position as the port from which the Royal Mail was dispatched to and from Dublin on the Mail coach. |
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In the following centuries, Luxembourg's fortress was steadily enlarged and strengthened by its successive occupants, the Bourbons, Habsburgs, Hohenzollerns and the French. |
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One of the Earth's major natural barriers to global warming could be strengthened by the first commercial venture to grow vast plankton blooms, a US eco-restoration firm said. |
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The Gallipoli campaign played an important part in fostering New Zealand's national identity and strengthened the ANZAC tradition it shares with Australia. |
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Huawei strengthened its UK board with the appointment of Lord Browne of Madingley, Sir Andrew Cahn and Dame Helen Alexander as non-executive directors. |
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The Lisbon Treaty further strengthened the leadership ambitions. |
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After lengthy discussions it was decided in February 1980 that the hull would first be emptied of all its contents and strengthened with steel braces and frames. |
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Republican influence strengthened after Scheveningen, which led to peace negotiations with the Commonwealth, culminating in the Treaty of Westminster. |
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Blanche strengthened her rule over the county by forcing the castellans to sell their estates and by having a say in the nobles' right of fortification. |
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The professional staff should be strengthened and better paid. |
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Historian Clyde Binfield says their fervent Methodist faith strengthened their commitment to economic independence, spiritual certainty and civic responsibility. |
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Their discoveries strengthened the economy and power of European nations. |
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And frequent perusal of the Book of Shadows has strengthened their magical powers, but has also drawn the attention of increasingly scary warlocks and demons. |
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Peter I the Great reduced the power of the Russian nobility and strengthened the central power of the Tsars, establishing a bureaucracy and a police state. |
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Over the next few years, Henry appears to have strengthened his power base in western Normandy, visiting England occasionally to attend at William Rufus's court. |
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The newly discovered Latin connection strengthened the national consciousness of the Rumanians, who successfully employed their Latinhood in their struggles. |
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In 1990, Renault strengthened its collaboration with Volvo by signing an agreement that allowed both companies to reduce vehicle conception costs and purchasing expenses. |
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This episode strengthened Richards' resolve to stop using heroin. |
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This parallelism is strengthened by the meaningful homonymy between the Gihon spring, found in Jerusalem, and one of the four paradisiacal rivers. |
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The ship's clinker-built structure also strengthened the hypothesis that the vessel found in the Luro archipelago, in the middle of Lake Vanern, dates from the Viking era. |
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Rather than holding a purely symbolic view, Calvin noted that with the participation of the Holy Spirit, faith was nourished and strengthened by the sacrament. |
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Following the First World War, a weakened Europe left a greater share in international markets to the United States and Japan, which emerged greatly strengthened. |
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Conventional agricultural fencing of any type may be strengthened by the addition of a single electric line mounted on insulators attached to the top or front of the fence. |
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In 1958, General Ibrahim Abboud seized power and pursued a policy of Arabization and Islamicization for both North and South Sudan that strengthened Southern opposition. |
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Researchers have found evidence by using computer hydrological models to show that this strengthened the Gulf Stream by diverting more warm currents towards Europe. |
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Foreign powers, including France and Sweden, intervened in the conflict and strengthened those fighting Imperial power, but also seized considerable territory for themselves. |
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This law created the municipal organization that was later adopted, revised, and further strengthened by the American and Filippino governments that succeeded Spanish. |
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While they are umbilically attached to iPads in centrally-heated bedrooms, our immune systems were strengthened by Going Out To Play from the ages of five onwards. |
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In the face of English threats, Richard III of Normandy strengthened the fortifications of the castle at the same time as those of the other major strongholds of Cotentin. |
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In 2008, a finding of approximately 28 Stone Age handaxes in material from the bottom of the North Sea strengthened the evidence of human settlements in the area. |
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Henry, having been acclaimed King Henry VII, then strengthened his position by marrying Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV and the best surviving Yorkist claimant. |
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He posits that democratic spirit is further strengthened by the Igbo principle of equality and equivalence that according to him, Afigbo says is the root of Igbo democracy. |
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In 1620, the rebellion in Bohemia was crushed at the Battle of White Mountain, and the ties between Bohemia and the Habsburgs' hereditary lands in Austria were strengthened. |
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As the gateway widened, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current strengthened. |
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Had the North government held out for a few more months they would have been considerably strengthened and could have continued the war in spite of Yorktown. |
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Afterwards, emergency plans were implemented, and dykes were shortened and strengthened, leaving some river arms and bays unattached from the sea. |
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By his marriage to his two wives, Tapuwae quietly strengthened all of the pas of the Wairoa district, as many of them came under his control through these unions. |
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The power this narcobourgeoisie gained throughout the 1980s crippled efforts to control and capture traffickers and strengthened the efforts of the traffickers themselves. |
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The fresh support strengthened their position in Parliament. |
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Tego Airex 990 is a compatible deaerator for clear and pigmented coatings, strengthened by its ability to balance compatibility and effective deaeration. |
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Fire crews strengthened old containment lines on Wednesday to keep a blaze in Yosemite National Park from reaching a grove of treasured giant sequoia trees. |
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In the following two decades the property sector strengthened. |
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Dr Najma noted that the state wakf boards are to be strengthened. |
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Singha argues that after 1857 the colonial government strengthened and expanded its infrastructure via the court system, legal procedures, and statutes. |
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However, the issue of the documentary evidence was a joke because only a jellybrain would expect Bush to have the levees strengthened with only a day's warning. |
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This globalized democracy is facilitated by a strengthened conception of human rights that includes increasing the currency of economic and social rights in international law. |
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Edward strengthened his claim with a decisive victory at the Battle of Towton in the same year, in the course of which the Lancastrian army was virtually wiped out. |
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