Although key injuries doomed Jeff Bower's only season as an N.B.A. head coach, they indirectly strengthened his credentials as an evaluator of talent.
By then, Giles will hope to have strengthened his credentials, which are in need of touching up after the poor performances of the one-day teams under his stewardship in Australia.
These strengthened democratic credentials leave a sweet taste for Nigerians and should also be as a warning to the president-elect that it is no longer possible to take the voters for granted.
In interviews with students around India recently, most said they wanted to strengthen their credentials outside of the country and voiced hope for growth in India after returning.
Beyond their low salaries, they often lack benefits, offices, collegial support and the opportunity to pursue scholarship that strengthens their credentials and skills.
Today, 11 months before the French election, his presidency of both the G-8 and the G-20 has been widely seen as an asset, strengthening his credentials as a world-class leader.
And Brazilians will be embarrassed to reflect that the shocking conditions in Carandiru's Pavilion Five, and in thousands of prisons and police lockups across the country, are a nasty stain on the country's otherwise strengthening democratic credentials.
Stuart Lancaster faces the most delicate motivational task of his international career as England seek to strengthen their credentials as potential winners of the home World Cup in 2015 by beating New Zealand, the reigning champions, at Twickenham this weekend.
A former Muslim religious leader, Mr. Kadyrov recently resigned his post as mufti of Chechnya, a move that appeared to be intended to strengthen his credentials as a civilian leader.
The hostilities between the candidates erupted at the start of a week when both were aiming to cut a presidential profile and to strengthen their credentials on the international stage by meeting with foreign leaders in New York at the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly.
