buttressing

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• Mr. Obama's laundry-list of initiatives—steep tax increases on wealthier Americans, fresh investigations into the mortgage crisis and support for domestic manufacturing—was aimed at buttressing a re-election message that posits him as defender of Americans beset by inequality in the tax code and broader economy. Obama Makes Populist Pitch
• Cap the whole with the mighty double quoin of gypseous Jebel el-Kharaj, buttressing the eastern flank of its valley, and with the low, dark metal-revetted hills of the Kalb el-Nakhlah, a copy of the Fahísát. The Land of Midian
• From the number of e-mails I've received from the "disagreeables," those people who are reading my articles and asking me in Sean Hannityesque fervor why I hate America, I have to admit that several more among the animal kingdom, in addition to Barney-the-dog and Laura-the-wife, remain loyal in buttressing George. The Blood of October
• It seems clear that Sarah Palin has been working hard on buttressing her knowledge of foreign policy issues, and her facility in discussing international affairs in a public setting. Sheldon Filger: Palin Scores on the World Stage, Does India and Israel in One Stride
• What's truly emblematic of the present-day alliance is the way Jeep -- and Chrysler overall -- is now buttressing Fiat, just two years after Fiat was the only thing standing between Chrysler and liquidation. David Kiley: Chrysler Adding Jobs In Detroit Part Of Bigger Success Story
• By 1981, it was reputedly the most profitable casino in the world, buttressing much of the Playboy empire with its gambling revenues.
• It reformed the judicial system, buttressing its independence, and introduced parliamentary scrutiny of important public sector contracts and appointments.
• The arrival of Bruce Lehman and Allan Timmerman were very important in buttressing the finance side of this research area. Robert F. Engle III - Autobiography
• A timely report from an independent prosecutor would surely be helpful in buttressing and justifying that order.
• Preparing for all these people, and buttressing runways for a plane that can weigh 544 tonnes on takeoff, is not cheap.