1.   Being irreplaceable is an important source of power in social systems, and groups may take steps to strengthen their indispensability.

2.   Argentina also told the IMF it would take steps to strengthen the banking system.

3.   Argentina also said it would take steps to strengthen the banking system.

4.   Ghatalia said Indonesia had earned that confidence by finally taking steps to strengthen its financial system.

5.   Harvard recently took another step to strengthen the NIH connection.

6.   Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations endorsed a plan to take further steps to strengthen oversight of global financial institutions.

7.   The cabinet also agreed to take steps to strengthen Jewish settlement in the West Bank.

8.   They also seem to be concerned about being on the wrong side of a bet if Japan does take steps to strengthen its economy and the yen.

9.   To restore confidence in American markets, Congress and regulators need to take specific steps to strengthen the disclosure regime, Levitt said.

10.   Poland and Lithuania took steps to strengthen relations Tuesday by signing a border agreement, together with several other documents on political and military cooperation.