This is contrary to much of the research in the field which suggests that strong relationships aide in retention (Waddell 2010).
GOP leaders stood strong, the aide said, persuading everyone to stick together.
Strong's aide William H. Sumner negotiated an agreement with the Army command for the defense of Portland, but the ironically Republican-dominated district militia objected, first to the idea of serving under any regular army leadership, and then to serving under a relatively low-ranked officer (a lieutenant colonel) who was given command of Portland after the agreement was signed.
"It needs to be made in a substantial and strong way," one aide said.
Senator John Kerry is set to introduce a major television advertising push on Monday that will highlight his biography and service in Vietnam, which his advisers have always viewed as his strong suits, campaign aides said on Sunday.
"We Kurds have never been this strong," said Hoshyar Zebari, an aide to Mr Barzani.
Those children were now employed and independent, and, except for the oldest — her rebel son, who held down two jobs as a nursing-home aide — were strong in the church.
Aided by strong returns in some corporate debt funds, such as a loan fund run by Mr. Inglesby, his former business partner, GSC expanded into subprime mortgage debt.
Caring for him at home required an enormous managerial effort, the assistance of strong, patient home-care aides and, not incidentally, a lot of money.
Aided by strong international demand for aircraft and rising production rates, the Brazilian jet maker Embraer more than doubled net profit in the third quarter to $96.5 million.
