"I think that once readers realized that David and Co. weren't just doing this to write puff pieces," Mr. Butler said in an e-mail message, "the credibility rose and more and more people started tuning in".
His credibility rose after the Patriot case, which began in 1991 when the Army contended that the weapon had knocked out nearly all of the Scud missiles that Iraq had fired at Israel and Saudi Arabia.
And he is betting that his credibility will rise in the Middle East, where he can now argue that the American missile shield will defend both Israel and the Arab states, notably Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
A written introduction ahead of time will create a positive first impression; you will be far more accepted, and your credibility will rise to the top!
Figure 3 shows the corresponding cost is increasing when the credibility level rises from 0.6 to 0.9.
This rising credibility as a medium of exchange supports Bitcoin values.Yet Bitcoin is not exactly a stable store of value.
He said his assumption of wider powers was meant to get Egypt past its post-Mubarak political sclerosis, but he may well deepen Egypt's political polarization, scare off desperately needed foreign investment and waste Egypt's rising credibility in the region and the world.
The findings will make grim post-holiday reading for the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, who along with shadow chancellor Ed Balls has seen a much smaller rise in credibility, with 24% of the public preferring them compared with 19% two months ago.
This is particularly acute after links emerged between the three terrorists shot dead by the police this week.There are also doubts that Mr Hollande, the most unpopular president under the Fifth Republic, has either the political strength or the credibility to curb the rise of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
"The Bank of England has tolerated rising inflation but now that longer-term inflation expectations are rising, the credibility of its target is threatened and it looks like they will soon hike, probably in the second quarter".
The effort came after the militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, saw its credibility and standing with Palestinians rise after eight days of fighting with Israel.
