Sentence examples for bolster a position from inspiring English sources

The Scottish international midfielder Barry Robson is expected to arrive from Middlesbrough of the English Championship (second division) in the summer to bolster a position that includes Jun Marques Davidson, Gershon Koffie, John Thorrington, Matt Watson and the standout former Canadian under-17 captain Bryce Alderson.

It will be very interesting to see if Southampton's full-back Nathaniel Clyne joins United's ranks in the close season to bolster a position Valencia has made his own.

Presidential candidates across the decades, from Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton to George W. Bush, have honed the art of picking out stories to bolster a policy position in particularly human terms.

As a black woman, I am mildly intrigued by their various expressions of privilege, but I've recently discovered that I am more interested in embracing the power of my own agency than bolstering a colonial position through reactionary means.

Patents can bolster a company's strategic position, and they can also attract partners.

The authority of science may bolster a philosophical or religious position, but our belief systems do not rest only upon scientific data.

Yahoo plans to acquire Right Media, a privately held company that runs an advertising marketplace, in part to bolster its position as a seller and broker of ads outside its own sprawling network of Web sites, the companies' chief executives said yesterday.

His opponents have accused the government of staging the attack, perhaps to bolster its position during a visit by an Arab League delegation that Syria was facing Islamist militants, not peaceful protesters.

At his party conference in the southern resort of Brighton last month, Mr. Clegg made his move to bolster his position, offering a much-derided apology for breaking a campaign pledge to resist increases in college tuition fees.

He did little to bolster his position with a rally at the Colosseum on Thursday.Just a few thousand supporters turned out, and Mr Berlusconi made what appeared to be a serious error, mocking a local soccer hero.

Bill Dreher, an analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities, said that by becoming a Web destination for videos, Wal-Mart would bolster its position as an authority for all things digital, perhaps enticing customers to buy a PC or television at either WalMart.com or a store.