But those efforts have failed to wow investors or do much to bolster the bottom line.
The move to bolster shareholder payouts marked the biggest dividend increase in the past decade.
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For all the efforts to bolster the IMF, some emerging-market borrowers look even worse off.
Doug MacGregor, is that the Pentagon uses statistics selectively to bolster the case for success.
When hospitals are judged by patient outcomes, savvy hospital administrators find ways to bolster their statistics.
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Bressler and Loring will also work separately with Seacrest to bolster their capital investment.
Beyond advice to external organisations, there is increasing pressure on Twitter to bolster its own security.
Text messaging is an increasingly valuable way for businesses to bolster relationships with their customers.
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To bolster its overall competitiveness, Nokia has been focused on improving its smartphone offerings.
Are they lending to Greece just to bolster their own cases down the road?
Accounting and law firms volunteered a free first year in order to bolster the city's economy.
And, yes, he plans to bolster ticket sales through the Internet and mobile phones.
To bolster his case, Yang might want to call on Scott Cook of Intuit.
Murkowski accused the other Democrats of uniting behind the bill to bolster Reid's chances.
Meanwhile, Apple will look to bolster its margins by fostering greater competition in its supply chain.
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Meanwhile, defense lawyers are scrambling to secure another witness to bolster their conspiracy theory.
He was prepared to deliver statistics to bolster his candidacy and to bring down his opponent.
Lawmakers, too, acknowledged they can't agree on legislative measures to bolster protections for computer networks.
Naturally, the higher rents are going to bolster cash flows and dividends for apartment REITs.
Reformers use anecdotal evidence of high-performing schools to bolster their case while ignoring the broader data.
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The results could influence whether Italy continues austerity measures meant to bolster the country's finances.
The bill, designed to bolster the safety of the nation's food supply, passed 73-25.
But his imprudence has left the Treasury with little leeway to bolster a weakening economy.
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But in order to raise those funds, American Tissue had to bolster its balance sheet.
Her statement said that the Journal on Thursday completed a network overhaul to bolster security.
The Journal in recent weeks has been preparing measures to bolster security through the company's networks.
Judge Wright may view them as lawyerly confections designed to bolster a weak case.
It would be a mistake for western countries to bolster the opposition, except with moral support.
America is trying to bolster it by coaxing Mr Sharif into a power-sharing agreement.
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The next chairman may have to be relatively hawkish early on, to bolster his inflation-quashing credentials.
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