Sentence examples for that would fortify from inspiring English sources

Mr. Fox had promised change and openness that would fortify Mexico's fledgling democracy.

Among Pushkin's qualities was a suspicion of power and corruption that would fortify his successors and help see them through the darkest hours.

In the centre of the capital and the neighbouring towns the buildings are too often made of weak concrete, cut with sand and lacking the steel rods that would fortify them against shocks.

Even if Mr. Bloomberg in the end does not run, he is now assured of a platform to speak out on national issues and the country's political climate, a stage that would fortify him as he enters what is normally the lame-duck portion of his term.

He sought out only things that would fortify his inner world – St Thomas Aquinas and the architecture of Filippo Brunelleschi were two favourite sources – while those things that simply cross everybody's path, such as the latest novel, exhibition or (God forbid) pop song, held no interest for him.

After a massive wave of grassroots support, including an online action reminiscent of the blackout against SOPA/PIPA, the FCC finally proposed rules that would fortify the openness of the Internet and our right to access it.

While some economists, notably Milton Friedman, long argued that transparency would fortify the Fed's independence, the economic case crystallized more recently.

Mr. Campbell also explained that he would fortify the Met's curatorial staff working with its renowned collection of Impressionists and post-Impressionists after the departure of Mr. Tinterow, a leading scholar in the field.

Having inspected Portsmouth and found it less favorable than Yorktown, Cornwallis wrote to Clinton informing him that he would fortify Yorktown.

It had been a close thing, but on 11 September Helmuth von Moltke, German commander and nephew of the victor of 1870, ordered a retreat to the river Aisne, lines that would be "fortified and defended", he ordered – in other words trenches.

Poverty in Gaza will strengthen the militants at the expense of Mr Abbas and increase the risk of terrorism; that in turn would fortify Mr Sharon's hard-right critics who opposed the disengagement plan.