11.   Even if they fall short of that goal, Republicans seem likely to bolster their claim to majority party status.

12.   He brings in research to bolster his claims.

13.   He steadfastly clung to narrow legal definitions to bolster his claim that he did not lie in earlier sworn testimony about the affair.

14.   Her claim is bolstered by the ambivalence of some leading abortion rights supporters and opponents.

15.   Her claim is also bolstered by results from a cyclospora outbreak in Tallahassee, which points to Peruvian lettuce as a source.

16.   In the Times interview, however, Whitacre admitted fabricating some documents he has shown to reporters to bolster claims of FBI misconduct, the paper said.

17.   LaGuer pointed to an earlier report from Blake to bolster his claims that he was innocent.

18.   Many in Congress are sure to use the new studies to bolster claims that hospitals and insurance companies are overpaid for serving Medicare patients.

19.   Ms. Medlar said she plans to use the tapes in court to bolster her claim that Cisneros promised to continue paying her.

20.   One lawyer, Pamela D. Hayes, said the defense had found new evidence to bolster their claims that a man named Dino committed the crimes.