But the presence of the educrats has not enhanced the overall effect.
Ultimately, he said, "it has not enhanced the quality of my ride significantly".
Whatever the reasons, it has not enhanced South Africa's reputation for diplomacy.
At the other end Joe Denly, who has not enhanced any reputation for grittiness this summer, stayed alongside him, batting with unusual self-denial.
If BP has not eroded it, the administration's signal achievement - passage of health care legislation - has not enhanced it much, either, as joblessness hovers near 10 percent.
On foreign policy, Mr. Lazio and Mrs. Clinton have presented themselves as firm friends of Israel, and in our view, Mr. Lazio has not enhanced his foreign-policy credentials by trying to take advantage of Mrs. Clinton's comments on Palestinian statehood and the awkwardness of her encounter with Suha Arafat.
Its significance will lie in deciding whether the American government justly punished an auditor for failing to act with integrity, or whether Andersen was made a scapegoat for business failure at Enron.Whatever the verdict and with a Texan jury, there are no certainties the trial has not enhanced Andersen's standing.
One night he served a garlic soup ($9) that would have been delicious even if he hadn't enhanced it with chopped razor clams and foie gras croutons.
"The recent developments have had a chilling effect on the discussions and haven't enhanced the attractiveness of New York State in any way," Mr. Dahncke said, adding that the company preferred to remain in New York, but that negotiations with the state over the group's headquarters were "at a standstill".
Her dalliances with scientology and the online appearance of nude photos of her haven't enhanced her reputation, and the red-top press have wasted no opportunity to lay into her; all you can say is that she's remained magnificently unperturbed.
