That said, Putin is keeping his options open to join the national plutocrats, in case their position dramatically strengthens.

According to Gorbachev, Western pressure merely strengthens Putin, because in essence his position is very close to the aspirations of the people.

Indeed, the Arab Spring strengthens rather than weakens Turkey s position in the Arab world, and vindicates the new strategic thrust of Turkish foreign policy.

Each strengthens and weakens the other.

All of this strengthens the Greek government s negotiating position considerably. Small wonder, then, that Varoufakis and Tsipras are playing for time, refusing to submit a list of meaningful reform proposals.

With the success of its considerable efforts to locate and bring Gotovina to justice, Croatia significantly strengthens its candidacy for its eventual full Euro Atlantic integration.

This strengthens purchasing power and ultimately private consumption. The ECB has fulfilled its mandate for the present and the foreseeable future.

Pursuing its comparative advantage strengthens a country s resilience to crisis and allows for the rapid accumulation of human and physical capital.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Indeed, even when problems originate in the US, the dollar strengthens.

With soft power, however, the energy of empowered followers strengthens leaders.

But as the yen strengthens, Japan, too, seems to stop growing.

Rather, it strengthens the sanctions by increasing global support for them.

In other words, this strategy is compatible with EU accession only if the EU strengthens its own capacity for concerted action on foreign policy.

She hoped that Israel would change its position.

The Committee should reserve its right to return to its original position.

Mexico is in favour of Security Council reform that strengthens that body's representativeness, effectiveness and accountability and ensures its members are selected in a democratic manner.

The Committee should therefore stick to its original position.

Iran, too, evidently has not thought its position through to its logical conclusion.

As its economy slows, the improvement in its fiscal position may be minimal.

With that, Hezbollah threw away its political position in Lebanon.

On the contrary, shared hardship usually strengthens the ties between citizens and their rulers.

To judge China s economic dynamism, the key indicator is its fiscal position. When, and only when, China s fiscal position is worsening rapidly will its economy suffer a hard landing.

That said, Putin is keeping his options open to join the national plutocrats, in case their position dramatically strengthens. If he crosses over to their side, he could even become their leader and triumphantly return to the throne that he formally abandoned only recently.

We believe that it strengthens the authority of the Security Council in its efforts to promote peace, security, international justice and law in all societies, particularly those in conflict.

We share the widely held view that today the United Nations requires effective reform, but only if such reform strengthens the Organization and broadens its role in the world.

The meeting adopted a revised donor structure that strengthens the role of the Palestinian Authority.

Migration increases remittances to rural areas and strengthens market linkages between rural and urban areas.

India is simply rising again to reassert its traditional global position.

On 25 April this year, the EU updated its common position.

Accordingly, the Committee recommends that the State party reconsider its position.

We hope that country will reconsider its position in future interventions.

And again, that's not all. I can adjust its position like this, and rotate, and it freely moves in this new position.

Americans now see Europe as compounding its military weakness by losing its leading position in science.

Consider a struggling firm that is trying to improve its competitive position.

Third, the UK has once again weakened its own position within Europe.

However, it later changed its position and denounced flights with immediate effect.

It is over represented at G 20 world summits, for instance, but the presence of four European national leaders, plus EU representatives like Barroso, weakens rather than strengthens its political weight.

5.2 The Committee maintains its position that it is generally not in the position to evaluate facts and evidence presented before a domestic court.

This strengthens Kate's faith and makes it much harder for Ann to reveal the letter to her.

The Protocol strengthens the protection regime for personnel in the field who are subjected to various risks.

The US is still in a position to lead the world, but, without far sighted leadership, its relative position is likely to continue to erode.

Only one power can rob the US of its unique position America itself.

For its part, Cameroon continues to support the position of the African Union.

If this trend continues, the EU s waning influence will inevitably weaken its economic position and reduce its competitiveness.