The German Army chief, General Erich Ludendorff, tried to capture the French capital without waiting to strengthen his forces.

VOA: special.2010.10.21

The National Research Council, part of the National Academies, suggested ways to strengthen forensic science in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

President Obama wants all countries in the Group of Twenty to coordinate their separate efforts to strengthen their economies.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

The White House says President Obama stated his strong wish to work together to strengthen global economic recovery and fight climate change.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

The idea is to look for ways to use modern information and communications technologies to strengthen health systems.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

It contained seven hundred eighty-seven billion dollars in spending increases and tax cuts to strengthen the economy.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

Workers also used more than twenty million kilograms of steel to strengthen the concrete in the dam.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

The device made it possible to strengthen radio signals and to send them over long distances.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Other materials such as lime and cement can be added to strengthen the adobe.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

They will discuss economic policies and ways to strengthen financial regulation after the crisis.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

He has faced economic problems and worked to strengthen relations with other countries.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

So delegates gave Arthur the vice presidential nomination to strengthen party unity.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

One material that is commonly added to strengthen the adobe is straw.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Sometimes other materials are added to the adobe mixture to strengthen it.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Announcements included a series of measures to strengthen cooperation on clean energy.

VOA: special.2009.11.21

Throughout his administration, Rutherford Hayes worked hard to strengthen presidential powers.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

He planned to strengthen the presidency whenever he could.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

This was the surprise announcement Friday from Oslo,Norway "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for two thousand nine is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

VOA: special.2009.10.10

"Safety and security of our volunteers is absolutely our top priority and we are continually looking at this topic and I have to say that in the last few years we have done an amazing amount of work to try to improve both our systems to support volunteers, to ensure confidentiality and to strengthen their preparedness and training."

VOA: special.2011.03.28

President Obama says Republicans and Democrats can cooperate to strengthen the economy, even though they disagree on many issues.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

The Lisbon Treaty is set to tighten the existing structure of the European Union to strengthen its leadership and international clout.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

Chad Ramsey with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says his group simply wants to strengthen the laws.

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

"The United States is moving aggressively to fix the things we got wrong, and to strengthen our economic fundamentals."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

Mr.Obama defended his efforts to strengthen the U.S.economy, which included unpopular moves to bail out banks and rescue automakers.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

U.S.officials maintain the aid package is meant to strengthen the bilateral relations and help Pakistan fight its growing insurgency led by Taliban militants.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

In the statement, APEC economies with large deficits pledged to encourage private savings, while those with large surpluses pledged to strengthen domestic growth.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

So,we need to strengthen that foundation." The WMO chief says climate change is a global problem.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30