Strengthened

He saw it first -- he was on the ground, and the place was his by right of discovery, the title strengthened by the fact that four of his ancestors had been Concord clergymen, and the most excellent and venerable Doctor ❋ Elbert Hubbard (1885)

AT&T's perhaps most persuasive point is what it terms a strengthened ability to bring 4G service to a greater percentage 97% of the U.S. than it could on its own. ❋ Forbes (2011)

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Mexico's links to France were once again strengthened after Porfirio Díaz consolidated his power. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The power to regulate commerce among the several States can not include a power to construct roads and canals, and to improve the navigation of water courses in order to facilitate, promote, and secure such commerce with a latitude of construction departing from the ordinary import of the terms strengthened by the known inconveniences which doubtless led to the grant of this remedial power to Congress. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The wall of the turret is a series of cellular spaces, like the chine of a shell-fish; and all these iron cells are to be filled up with teak, making one solid and uniform mass, which is to be again strengthened and rendered well-nigh impregnable by armour-plates. ❋ Unknown (1863)

Everything, in short, strengthened my suspicions with regard to the nature of the festival they were now celebrating; and which amounted almost to a certainty. ❋ Herman Melville (1855)

To be strengthened is to be furnished by the grace of God for every good work, and fortified by that grace against every evil one: it is to be enabled to do our duty, and still to hold fast our integrity. ❋ Unknown (1721)

On the one hand, Financials and InfoTech have strengthened, which is bullish, but on the other hand Consumer Discretionary and Industrials have weakened somewhat. ❋ Scott Martindale (2010)

"As we progressed through the first quarter, customer bookings strengthened, which is reflected in our anticipated sequential revenue growth in the second quarter of 2009." ❋ Unknown (2009)

All at the same time, the dollar has strengthened, which is in-line with this debt-deflation theory! ❋ Unknown (2008)

If by "strengthened," the CJC means making it explicitly illegal to criticize Israel, then this should be resisted might and main. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is a trap that rubberstamps almost any retaliation - 204 out of 207 cases have gone against whistleblowers since Congress last unanimously "strengthened" its free speech mandate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His committee ' s most recent report, from February, found that since 2005 U.S. bank regulators have " strengthened " their oversight of money-laundering compliance at the banks they oversee. ❋ Matthias Rieker (2010)

It would be easy for a Republican or the commission to claim that Social Security would be "strengthened" by raising the retirement age and saving the benefits which now go to those under 70. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That's what I learned from Battlestar – it kind of strengthened a belief in me that people are really very very excited and willing to change. ❋ Unknown (2009)