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Maybe you could work up a little stronger language to shore-up that conviction?
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North Korea experts say Kim also is attempting to shore-up Chinese support for his son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un.
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As the world's population expands beyond the capabilities of its natural resources, individual European Union EU Member States will increasingly vie with each other to shore-up food security.
James Thornton: On the Menu This Week: Pesticides James Thornton 2011
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A third party candidate can really shore-up a Republican candidate in terms of that Republican candidate having to be very strong and sharp and debate aggressively, regarding the positions that they have taken.
Think Progress » Palin Supports Creation Of Third Party: ‘That Can Be Part Of A Healthy Process’ 2010
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A third party candidate can really shore-up a Republican candidate in terms of that Republican candidate having to be very strong and sharp and debate aggressively, regarding the positions that they have taken.
Think Progress » Palin Supports Creation Of Third Party: ‘That Can Be Part Of A Healthy Process’ 2010
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As the world's population expands beyond the capabilities of its natural resources, individual European Union EU Member States will increasingly vie with each other to shore-up food security.
James Thornton: On the Menu This Week: Pesticides James Thornton 2011
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UBS financial chief John Cryan expressed confidence in nearing the 300 billion Swiss francs goal as he detailed some of what the bank plans to do, including a further cutback of its book of U.S. student loan-related securities, acquired as part of an ill-fated hedge fund venture which ultimately tugged the investment bank into losses and prompted a Swiss government shore-up two years ago.
UBS to Resume Profit Payouts in 2013 Katharina Bart 2010
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UBS hasn't returned anything to shareholders since 2007, when it paid a stock dividend amid a full-year loss, the beginning of what ultimately totalled more than $50 billion in write-downs on mortgage-related securities and ended in a Swiss government shore-up in 2008.
UBS to Resume Profit Payouts in 2013 Katharina Bart 2010
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First is the widely discussed action that Google has taken to shore-up the quality of its search results against the tide of search engine manipulators, optimizers, content mills, etc., that has been building for years.
Jarvis Coffin: Richard J. Tofel Foresees Better Media Days Ahead Without Search Engine Optimization Jarvis Coffin 2011
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A third party candidate can really shore-up a Republican candidate in terms of that Republican candidate having to be very strong and sharp and debate aggressively, regarding the positions that they have taken.
Think Progress » Palin Supports Creation Of Third Party: ‘That Can Be Part Of A Healthy Process’ 2010
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