11.   Democrats will latch on to the scraps of positive news in order to lobby for more federal dollars and shore up defenses against further attacks.

12.   Even the IMF, which has only recently been thrust into the front lines of the battle to shore up weakened banking systems, is a reluctant savior.

13.   Fire crews had to get power cut to an exposed underground electrical wire and shore up the sides of the trench.

14.   For much of the region, the biggest one-day gain in the yen against the dollar helped shore up exchange rates.

15.   Gore would also provide money to shore up Medicare and increase spending on education, health care and the military.

16.   Government plans to shore up the economy through public-works spending are likely to be shelved.

17.   He ticked off goals to increase military spending, shore up Social Security and revamp the budget process.

18.   Hong Kong stocks rose for a second day as declining interest rates and brisk apartment sales over the weekend helped shore up confidence in the local property market.

19.   In the meantime, the club brought up right-handed reliever Russ Springer to help shore up the bullpen.

20.   Indonesia is in talks with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on how to stop the slide of its currency and shore up its financial system.