Sentence examples for strengthening himself from inspiring English sources

Kertanagara thought that he could stop an invasion only by aligning himself with or conquering neighbouring states and by strengthening himself with religious rites.

After getting injured last postseason, Beleskey worked not only on strengthening himself during the offseason, but on the art of shooting.

Another conspiracy claim was propagated by General Trần Văn Đôn, who conjectured that Khánh had tried to provoke or bait rival generals, such as Khiêm, into revolting against him so he could defeat and remove them from the scene, thereby strengthening himself and boosting his political image.

By his withdrawal he has strengthened himself & weakened his rivals in both parties.

The second possibility is that Mr. Yanukovich's priority is to strengthen himself internally.

During the rest of the 1580s, while Hideyoshi busily extended his control over the daimyo of southwestern Japan, Ieyasu strengthened himself as best he could.

"Bush didn't strengthen himself tonight, but Kerry's the one who needed to, and he didn't, or at least not enough," Mr. Fanson said.

By taking on the provincial police, President Kirchner hopes to strengthen himself on two related fronts, government officials and public security experts said.

It means Karzai must think that anti-Americanism plays well on the streets of Afghanistan and that by dabbling in it himself — as he did during his presidential campaign — he will strengthen himself politically.

At the launch party on Thursday, the feared Berlin legend claimed that at 52 he was "fast on my way towards age-related mildness", and said he strengthened himself for his nine-hour shifts with a healthy diet of Ryvita and bananas.

Ho tried to broaden his support in order to strengthen himself, in addition to decreasing Chinese and French power.